Open Post – Swiss State Visit to Belgium (Updated Day Two Evening!)
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Open Post – Swiss State Visit to Belgium (Updated Day Two Evening!)

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The President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis and his wife Paola Cassis will be in Belgium for a two-day state visit on 24 and 25 November, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Belgian News Agency

Thursday, November 24

  • King and Queen welcome the President at the Royal Palace
  • Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Visits to Parliament, City Hall, and the Museum of Musical Instruments
  • State Dinner at the Château de Laeken 

The welcome ceremony has commenced! According to Garderobe Royale, the Queen’s ensemble is a repeat Dior.

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Well this has been A WEEK for state dinners and capes. The Queen brought back this Armani Prive from 2019 (H/T to GardeRobe Royale). I feel she should simply live in the Armani Prive and Dries van Noten end of her closet.

She also wore the Laurel Wreath Tiara and her bow fringe earrings – she must have heard us all mumbling about tiaras and visits from republics ; ).

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Embed from Getty Images

Friday, November 25

  • Presidential couple travels to Liège and meets with the Governor of the province, the mayor of the city of Liège, and visits Saint Paul’s Cathedral. 
  • Concert at the Bozar with the Royal and Presidential couples

As the final activity of the state visit, the King and Queen and the Presidential couple attended a jazz concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. You will have to click through to the last slide to see a photo of everyone. The Queen is re-wearing a gown from the Christmas concert in December 2021, and the designer is still unidentified.

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