Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
Mathilde in 2024
Queen consort of the Belgians
Tenure21 July 2013 – present
BornJonkvrouw Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz
(1973-01-20) 20 January 1973 (age 51)
Edith Cavell Hospital, Uccle, Belgium
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Issue
Housed'Udekem d'Acoz
FatherCount Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
MotherCountess Anna Maria Komorowska

Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz[a] (pronounced [matild dyd(ə)kɛm dakɔ]; born 20 January 1973) is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children. She formerly worked as a speech therapist. She is involved with a range of organisations which address social issues including education, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, the position of women in society and literacy.

  1. ^ "Giving a name". Diplomatie Belgium. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023. Under Belgian law, marriage does not have any effect on the spouses' surnames. You keep the surname that you had before you were married.


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