State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families

Posted by Maria Olivia on June 20, 2026, 10:09 am

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Posted by Jürg on June 20, 2026, 10:51 am, in reply to "State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Maria Olivia on June 20, 2026, 11:44 am, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

I know but these two were Adults representing their King and Emperor. You mention young Children. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Maria Olivia on June 20, 2026, 11:46 am, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

To Kongetro , Am I correct for the coming Decorations? Previous Message I know but these two were Adults representing their King and Emperor. You mention young Children. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Stefan on June 20, 2026, 11:54 am, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

But Princess Anne wasn't at the Abbey so she did not see the actual coronation Ceremony. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all. Stefan

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Posted by Jürg on June 20, 2026, 12:20 pm, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

Yes, that’s right, I was just thinking back to those lovely photos of Queen Mother Elizabeth with her grandchildren, King Charles III and Princess Anne – oh, they were so lovely; I’ll never forget them. Previous Message But Princess Anne wasn't at the Abbey so she did not see the actual coronation Ceremony. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

Re Expectation of Belgian and Japanese Royal Decorations

Posted by Maria Olivia on June 20, 2026, 12:55 pm, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

I am upset. My thread was not about Princess Anne. It is the first time we will see the 4 Children of the King and the Queen at a State royal Event It is a long time we did not see Princess Astrid , Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princesss Claire at State Events Previous Message Yes, that’s right, I was just thinking back to those lovely photos of Queen Mother Elizabeth with her grandchildren, King Charles III and Princess Anne – oh, they were so lovely; I’ll never forget them. Previous Message But Princess Anne wasn't at the Abbey so she did not see the actual coronation Ceremony. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Jürg on June 20, 2026, 1:17 pm, in reply to "Re Expectation of Belgian and Japanese Royal Decorations"

Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset anyone; I’m also looking forward to the state banquet, especially the tiaras worn by the young princesses. What would please me most is if Queen Paola had finally passed Queen Elisabeth’s diamond bandeau on to her son, King Philippe, so that one of his daughters can wear it. Of course, I’m also looking forward to seeing the handsome Prince Gabriel; perhaps, like his grandfather King Albert II used to, he’ll wear a «white Tie Uniform» – that always looked so good. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) Previous Message I am upset. My thread was not about Princess Anne. It is the first time we will see the 4 Children of the King and the Queen at a State royal Event It is a long time we did not see Princess Astrid , Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princesss Claire at State Events Previous Message Yes, that’s right, I was just thinking back to those lovely photos of Queen Mother Elizabeth with her grandchildren, King Charles III and Princess Anne – oh, they were so lovely; I’ll never forget them. Previous Message But Princess Anne wasn't at the Abbey so she did not see the actual coronation Ceremony. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Hans on June 20, 2026, 4:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Re Expectation of Belgian and Japanese Royal Decorations"

It is very exciting dear Maria Olivia. I hope that princess Leonore will wear a tiara, The duchess of Brabant looked Amazing regal this afternoon. Previous Message Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset anyone; I’m also looking forward to the state banquet, especially the tiaras worn by the young princesses. What would please me most is if Queen Paola had finally passed Queen Elisabeth’s diamond bandeau on to her son, King Philippe, so that one of his daughters can wear it. Of course, I’m also looking forward to seeing the handsome Prince Gabriel; perhaps, like his grandfather King Albert II used to, he’ll wear a «white Tie Uniform» – that always looked so good. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) Previous Message I am upset. My thread was not about Princess Anne. It is the first time we will see the 4 Children of the King and the Queen at a State royal Event It is a long time we did not see Princess Astrid , Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princesss Claire at State Events Previous Message Yes, that’s right, I was just thinking back to those lovely photos of Queen Mother Elizabeth with her grandchildren, King Charles III and Princess Anne – oh, they were so lovely; I’ll never forget them. Previous Message But Princess Anne wasn't at the Abbey so she did not see the actual coronation Ceremony. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all.

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Posted by Nellie on June 20, 2026, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

Previous Message Yes, that’s right, I was just thinking back to those lovely photos of Queen Mother Elizabeth with her grandchildren, King Charles III and Princess Anne – oh, they were so lovely; I’ll never forget them. Forgive me but there are few opportunities left now to post these pics.

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Posted by Nellie on June 20, 2026, 6:38 pm, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

re to Hans

Posted by Maria Olivia on June 21, 2026, 9:53 am, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

I am also excited by this extroardinary Imperial State Visit.Two whole pages about it in my french newspaper. I don't remember seing Princess Claire with a tiara during King Philippe's Reign and am not sure if She hs the Leopold Order. We will wait Tuesday Evening. Previous Message

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Posted by Jürg on June 21, 2026, 11:50 am, in reply to "re to Hans"

Princess Claire have the Leopold Orden, she wore it at the state visit of the Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom to Belgium at state Dinner on 15. April 2008, there are pictures on gettyimages, but there are very bad. Previous Message I am also excited by this extroardinary Imperial State Visit.Two whole pages about it in my french newspaper. I don't remember seing Princess Claire with a tiara during King Philippe's Reign and am not sure if She hs the Leopold Order. We will wait Tuesday Evening. Previous Message

Princess Claire

Posted by Hans on June 21, 2026, 1:55 pm, in reply to "Re: re to Hans"

Didn’t she attend the French State visit? Previous Message Princess Claire have the Leopold Orden, she wore it at the state visit of the Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom to Belgium at state Dinner on 15. April 2008, there are pictures on gettyimages, but there are very bad. Previous Message I am also excited by this extroardinary Imperial State Visit.Two whole pages about it in my french newspaper. I don't remember seing Princess Claire with a tiara during King Philippe's Reign and am not sure if She hs the Leopold Order. We will wait Tuesday Evening. Previous Message

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Posted by Kongetro on June 22, 2026, 2:56 am, in reply to "Re: State Visit and close relationship between the Imperial and Royal families"

I am also pretty excited about the State Banquet in Belgium. Hopefully we will see both daughters of the King and Queen wearing tiaras, even though I have a sneaking feeling that Princess Eleonore might show up without wearing a tiara. We shall see. I do hope I am wrong. As for the exchange of Orders: according to the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs only the Duchess of Brabant will receive an Order out of the Royal Family. Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore are not on the list. And yes, the Duchess of Brabant will receive the Grand Cordon of Order of the Chrysanthemum. So this will probably be the only Order awarded to either Royal Families because both Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have been awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold. They can be seen wearing the purple sashes at the State Banquet in Tokyo in 2016: Previous Message To Kongetro , Am I correct for the coming Decorations? Previous Message I know but these two were Adults representing their King and Emperor. You mention young Children. Previous Message There are 5 more royals how was at the coronation 1953 and stil are on live: King Charles III Princess Anne, the Princess Royal Duke Edward of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Duke Richard of Gloucester Previous Message King Albert II and Emperor Emeritus Akihuto are the last survivals of Queen Elisabeth II Coronation on June 2 1953. The Crown Prince of Japan was introduced to King Baudouin A close relationship started between 2 Generations and for Emperor Naruhito Baudouin and Fabiola were his European Parents. Born both on 1960 King Philippe has already the Collar of the Chrysanthemum and Queen Mathilde the Sash of the Precious Crown. Princess Elisabeth will award the Order of the Chrysanthemum. (Thanks to Kongetro) The Emperor and Empress will receive our first Order the Leopold Order . We never had collars. Prince Gabriel, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire have the Leopold Order . Will they receive a Japanese order ? Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore have no Order at all. Kongetro To visit my website Regal Events use this link: https://regalevents913271078.wordpress.com/

Re: Princess Claire

Posted by GertJan on June 22, 2026, 5:04 am, in reply to "Princess Claire"

yes she did! https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2M2MCXJ/prince-lorenz-of-belgium-queen-mathilde-of-belgium-princess-astrid-of-belgium-president-of-france-emmanuel-macron-king-philippe-filip-of-belgium-prince-laurent-of-belgium-french-first-lady-brigitte-macron-and-princess-claire-of-belgium-pictured-during-the-state-banquet-at-the-royal-castle-in-laken-laeken-brussels-on-the-first-day-of-the-state-visit-of-the-french-presient-to-belgium-monday-19-november-2018-belga-photo-benoit-doppagne-2M2MCXJ.jpg Previous Message Didn’t she attend the French State visit? Previous Message Princess Claire have the Leopold Orden, she wore it at the state visit of the Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom to Belgium at state Dinner on 15. April 2008, there are pictures on gettyimages, but there are very bad. Previous Message I am also excited by this extroardinary Imperial State Visit.Two whole pages about it in my french newspaper. I don't remember seing Princess Claire with a tiara during King Philippe's Reign and am not sure if She hs the Leopold Order. We will wait Tuesday Evening. Previous Message

Re: Princess Claire

Posted by Maria Olivia on June 22, 2026, 11:47 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Claire"

Very grateful GertJan , I forgot completely their attendance, tiaras and Sashes of the Leopold Order. Queen Fabiola never wore Sashes and Queen Paola ordered smaller Sashes for Ladies.Queen Paola never wore the Sash of the Leopold Order but all the foreign ones. Previous Message yes she did! https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2M2MCXJ/prince-lorenz-of-belgium-queen-mathilde-of-belgium-princess-astrid-of-belgium-president-of-france-emmanuel-macron-king-philippe-filip-of-belgium-prince-laurent-of-belgium-french-first-lady-brigitte-macron-and-princess-claire-of-belgium-pictured-during-the-state-banquet-at-the-royal-castle-in-laken-laeken-brussels-on-the-first-day-of-the-state-visit-of-the-french-presient-to-belgium-monday-19-november-2018-belga-photo-benoit-doppagne-2M2MCXJ.jpg Previous Message Didn’t she attend the French State visit? Previous Message Princess Claire have the Leopold Orden, she wore it at the state visit of the Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom to Belgium at state Dinner on 15. April 2008, there are pictures on gettyimages, but there are very bad. Previous Message I am also excited by this extroardinary Imperial State Visit.Two whole pages about it in my french newspaper. I don't remember seing Princess Claire with a tiara during King Philippe's Reign and am not sure if She hs the Leopold Order. We will wait Tuesday Evening. Previous Message