Today is National Day in Belgium. Last night a few of the senior members of the family attended a concert to start the celebration early. The winner of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth competition, violinist Stella Chen, was the featured performer. She was accompanied by the Belgian National Orchestra.
Concert – July 20
Too bad we ran our Dries Van Noten feature last week since Tils took this opportunity to bust out this Dries Van Noten One-Shoulder Draped Floral Midi Dress. The dress actually features that blurred effect, it’s not your eyes or the photos.
I am not entirely sure how to describe Astrid’s “Bocktail” wrap (by Essentiel Antwerp), which is described as going from “beach to boulevard.” I am not sure one garment should really fulfill such different duties.
Tils is wearing some eye-catching accessories by Christine Bekaert, including the Lotus Poppy bracelet and earrings. Over at ModekoninginMathilde, there’s some interesting theorizing about where the earrings (and the large brooch worn today) came from.
Te Deums and Parade – July 21
In the morning, the King’s family attended Te Deums in Brussels, Liege, and Ghent. We do not have any solid identification of the Queen’s dress (possibly Natan), but Princess Elisabeth is wearing a dress from one of Stella McCartney’s Victoria Beckham’s lines. Her earrings are from the same jewelry designer her mother wore last night, Christine Bekaert. Princess Eleanore is wearing a blue Meer high/low hem dress. ModekoninginMathilde has the breakdown of all the accessories.
The wonderfully harmonizing family at the parade.
Princess Delphine joined this year, much to the delight of those who like to be sartorially surprised.
And we have a Princess Clare sighting! She’s wearing a lovely print, so I take back everything I said about prints ; )
Party in the Park – July 21
The Queen and King visited with folks in several cities, took in some music, and viewed some demonstrations. Mathilde wore her Odile Jacobs print shirtdress.
Fireworks – July 21
Argh, we seem to have lost Elisabeth, but the rest of the family showed up for the evening fireworks! The Queen is in Diane von Furstenberg jumpsuit, and Eleanore is wearing a Maje dress. Also – Tils is wearing some *more* Christine Bekaert jewelry in the form of another cuff bracelet.
🎇 Nous clôturons la #FêteNationale par un concert et le traditionnel feu d’artifice. Les Souverains, le Prince Gabriel, le Prince Emmanuel et la Princesse Eléonore rencontrent les artistes 🇧🇪 dans les coulisses et montent sur scène pour saluer la population. pic.twitter.com/BlcPpR9vFR
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) July 21, 2022
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More family members should appear at the festivities today, which include a military parade, party in the park, and the evening fireworks. You know the drill. Add your photos and comments below, and we’ll be back with official photos when we have them!
