Belgian Royal Family Attends Maundy Thursday Mass at Santiago Cathedral

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

On April 16, 2025, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, along with their three children — Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel — arrived in Santiago de Compostela, completing their pilgrimage in Spain. The family began this tradition in 2017 and has walked a section of the route each year during Holy Week.

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

On April 17, the day after completing their pilgrimage to Compostela, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel attended the Maundy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, during which he instituted the sacrament of Holy Communion before his arrest and crucifixion.

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eléonore, and Prince Emmanuel

Queen Mathilde wore Carolina Herrera Double-Faced Wool Straight-Fit Coat in Fuchsia
Carolina Herrera Double-Faced Wool Straight-Fit Coat

Queen Mathilde wore Natan Bride Top and Natan Bravo Trousers in felted wool jersey
Natan Bride Top and Bravo Trousers
17 Comments
  1. Anonymous18/4/25 17:02

    Looks similar to queen Maxima pants she wore. Must be Natan

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  2. Anonymous18/4/25 17:47

    Belle association du rose et du gris, ça lui va bien et c'est joyeux. Paloma.

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  3. Anonymous18/4/25 18:20

    From what I can see of Mathilde’s pants, they look well-fitting and elegant. — Jane

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  4. Anonymous18/4/25 19:09

    What a beautiful coat on Q Mathilde! That color really flatters her, perfect with gray pants and top.
    Mrs C

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  5. Les couleurs fuchsia et grise sont parfaitement associées !

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  6. Anonymous18/4/25 22:47

    Lovely coat and color. Emmanuel can take it easy he will get pushed by little sister.
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    1. Anonymous18/4/25 23:39

      Love this about this family they are not to uppity to help one another, rather than using staff.

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  7. Anonymous18/4/25 23:14

    I love the colors on Queen Mathilde. Gray and fuchsia go well together. The weather looks rather cold and rainy. I think King Philippe is wearing a kind of fleece under his coat instead of a jacket. Princess Eléonore is wearing an off-white coat in which I saw her during last winter. Prince Gabriel is not with them, he probably had other occupations and went back to Brussels already.

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  8. Anonymous19/4/25 02:28

    Lovely colour goes well with the gray though a sharp contrast

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  9. Anonymous19/4/25 03:27

    Je trouve Mathilde magnifique au naturel. Personne n’a pensé à couvrir le pied blessé du pauvre Gabriel?

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    1. Anonymous19/4/25 08:58

      Emmanuel not Gabriel...

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    2. Anonymous19/4/25 09:13

      .... Emmanuel !!

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    3. Anonymous19/4/25 10:24

      C'est Emmanuel qui a blessé son pied pas Gabriel. S'il aurait voulu une chaussette il aurait mis une. Ce n'est plus un enfant, peut-être il a des pieds chauds et ne trouvait pas nécessaire de couvrir son pied.

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  10. Anonymous19/4/25 06:31

    Too much ostentation. It should be private. Religion is not trivialised. Irene

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    1. Anonymous19/4/25 08:40

      Genau mein Gedanke! -Dorothe-

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  11. Anonymous19/4/25 08:20

    Beautifull combination: great in simple design and colour.

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  12. Anonymous19/4/25 11:05

    I have been interrupted and start again. @ Irene

    In Santiago de Compostella you are not alone. If another king of another country was there, he would be photographed too. If kings, queens, princes and princesses of another religion are going to church, to the temple or to another building, they are photographed too. With the social media the pictures of kings and queens can be seen everywhere. Kings and queens from other countries are showing their beliefs too, why not. I do not think that anybody who did the camino and come to the final point in the cathedral do it to trivialise their religion on the contrary. Religion is not private unless you are not able to show it in public. As long as you have the possibility to gather with other believers your religion is considered as a feast for the community. If you cannot go to a place with other people of the same belief there is no need anymore for churches, synagoges, temples, etc...If you must hide yourself to pray and cannot go with the other believers, you are going back to an ancient world where people were killed for what they believed.

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