The Countess of Wessex isn’t the only royal who had a birthday yesterday. Queen Mathilde, the wife of King Philippe of the Belgians, celebrated her 42nd birthday. Mathilde has been a member of the Belgian royal family since 1999, and in that time, her jewel collection has slowly grown. Today, let’s look at some of her glittering gala appearances during her 16 years as a royal. As with yesterday’s birthday jewels post, stay tuned for part two later today!
December 1999: Royal Wedding
April 2001: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s Accession Celebrations
May 2001: Swedish State Banquet
January 2002: Dutch Pre-Wedding Gala
February 2003: Golden Camera Film Awards
May 2003: Norwegian State Banquet
December 2003: Charity Gala at Versailles
March 2004: Charity Gala
March 2004: Finnish Gala Dinner
May 2004: Danish Royal Wedding
May 2004: Spanish Pre-Wedding Gala
October 2004: Polish State Banquet
November 2004: Belgian Gala in Shanghai
February 2005: Greek Gala Dinner
April 2006: Birthday Gala for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
June 2006: Diamond Jubilee Banquet for the King of Thailand
June 2006: Dutch State Banquet
July 2006: Luxembourg Silver Wedding Celebrations
February 2007: Birthday Celebrations for King Harald V of Norway
March 2007: Luxembourg State Banquet
June 2007: European Festivals Association
July 2007: Birthday Celebrations for Queen Sonja of Norway
September 2007: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands’s Birthday Gala
September 2007: Gala Concert
October 2007: Antwerp Diamond Center
