King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are on a 3-Day State Visit to the Republic of Lithuania at the request of the Belgian Government to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties in a year marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Lithuania.
Embed from Getty Images🖋️ C’est l’heure de la photo officielle et de la signature du livre d’or au Palais Présidentiel. pic.twitter.com/HuLERF6uGa
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022
Embed from Getty Images 🗣️ Tête-à-tête entre le coupe royal 🇧🇪 et la couple présidentiel 🇱🇹 . #BELLTU2022 pic.twitter.com/6N4Ml7J8Ps
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022
🖋️ C’est l’heure de la photo officielle et de la signature du livre d’or au Palais Présidentiel. pic.twitter.com/HuLERF6uGa
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022🗣️ Tête-à-tête entre le coupe royal 🇧🇪 et la couple présidentiel 🇱🇹 . #BELLTU2022 pic.twitter.com/6N4Ml7J8Ps
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were welcomed by President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, with a Guard of Honour ahead of the presentation of the delegations and exchange of gifts and decorations (with the King and Queen receiving the Grand Cross of the Collar and the Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, while the President and First Lady got the Order of Leopold and the Order of the Crown) before a Tête-à-tête.
Embed from Getty Images🖼️ La Reine et la Première Dame 🇱🇹 visitent le Musée Vilna Gaon de l’Histoire Juive, une institution qui signera un accord de coopération avec le Musée Juif de Belgique durant la visite d’Etat.#BELLTU2022 pic.twitter.com/IRxShleCyx
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022
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🇱🇹 @Lithuania had to declare, defend and build its independence over and over again.
Belgium has always supported Lithuania's independence.
The Belgian delegation laid a wreath today at the Memorial to those killed in the struggle for Lithuanian Independence. pic.twitter.com/BkyY4nNrEE
— 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA 📍 #BELLTU2022 (@BelgiumMFA) October 24, 2022
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🖼️ La Reine et la Première Dame 🇱🇹 visitent le Musée Vilna Gaon de l’Histoire Juive, une institution qui signera un accord de coopération avec le Musée Juif de Belgique durant la visite d’Etat.#BELLTU2022 pic.twitter.com/IRxShleCyx
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2022📍 #BELLTU2022
🇱🇹 @Lithuania had to declare, defend and build its independence over and over again.
Belgium has always supported Lithuania's independence.
The Belgian delegation laid a wreath today at the Memorial to those killed in the struggle for Lithuanian Independence. pic.twitter.com/BkyY4nNrEE
Afterwards, the King and President gave Press Conferences while Queen Mathilde and the First Lady visited the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History ahead of Tea at the Presidential Palace. Later, the King and Queen laid a Wreath laying at the Memorial to those killed in the struggle for the Lithuanian Independence at the Antakalnis Cemetery.
Embed from Getty Images🇧🇪🇱🇹 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, paying a 3-day visit to Lithuanian, are invited by the president and the First Lady to the state dinner in this Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. #BelLtu2022
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— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) October 24, 2022
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🇧🇪🇱🇹 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, paying a 3-day visit to Lithuanian, are invited by the president and the First Lady to the state dinner in this Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. #BelLtu2022
📸 Dirk Waem/ Belga pic.twitter.com/tQo0merJcF
Queen Mathilde is wearing the Wolfers Necklace Tiara for the State Banquet at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius tonight! #BELLTU2022
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— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) October 24, 2022
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Queen Mathilde is wearing the Wolfers Necklace Tiara for the State Banquet at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius tonight! #BELLTU2022
🔗 https://t.co/oEMZbH0NjU pic.twitter.com/j84oKo516U
In the evening, President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė hosted a State Banquet in honour of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde (wearing the Wolfers Necklace Tiara and Queen Paola’s Aquamarine Earrings) at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, at which both he King and President gave speeches.