King Philippe & Queen Mathilde of Beligum - Christmas Reply (2023)

 I received this reply earlier this month from Belgium after I had written to King Philippe & Queen Mathilde for Christmas.

The envelope was the usual from the couple for Christmas. It matches the card, and is listed here #2B. 

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde create a similar card each year.  The front of the card features King Philippe & Queen Mathilde's joint Monogram. The F & P stand for the different spellings of King Philippe's name in the 3 official languages of Belgium:

• French: Philippe
• Dutch: Filip
• German: Philippe

The inside left side of the card has a message. The message is in Belgium's 3 official languages (Dutch, French, German) plus English.  The signatures are printed on and the same as recent years. The 4 children's names are arranged in order of age. The date reflects the new year. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Philippe Mathilde

Elisabeth Gabriel Emmanuel Eleonore

2024

The right side shows a photo of the family. The photo was taken by Bas Bogaerts.

L-R: Princess Eleonore, Prince Gabriel, Queen Mathilde, King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Emmanuel

The back of the card is blank except for a photo credit. 

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