A lovely reply arrived from Belgium last month. I had written to King Philippe & Queen Mathilde in December to wish them a Merry Christmas.
The Belgium Royals have a number of different envelopes that they use. This is a new envelope, that I've never gotten before, although it is similar to the ones I have received for past Christmas replies. The front of the envelope is pretty plain.
The back of the envelope features the couple's joint monogram. I rather like that they have changed the design to feature the monogram on the back of the envelope. This prevents the monogram from being covered by a postmark.
Inside is the couple's usual christmas card. The front of the card features the couple's joint monogram along with a red border. The M in the Monogram is for Mathilde. The F & P are for Filip/Philippe/Philipp the King's name in Dutch, French and German (Belgium's 3 official languages.)
