
The festive holiday season continued in Europe on Wednesday, with the Belgian royals attending the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
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The festive holiday season continued in Europe on Wednesday, with the Belgian royals attending the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Palace in Brussels.

Today we send happy birthday wishes to the Duchess of Brabant, the future Queen of the Belgians. Over at Hidden Gems, we’re talking all about her tiaras, and as a bonus here, we’ve got even more content about the tiaras worn so far by Europe’s future queens regnant.

This week, the Belgian royals hosted the Italian president for a state visit in Brussels. King Philippe himself has strong ties to Italy—his mother is Italian—but two generations ago, the daughter of another Belgian king married a future Italian monarch. Today, here’s a look back at that royal wedding, and the grand tiara that Princess Marie-José wore for the ceremony in Rome.

The King and Queen of the Belgians welcomed the Italian President during his state visit to Belgium on Monday, hosting official greetings at the Royal Palace in Brussels before bringing out a tiara and jewels for a state banquet at Laeken.