Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz | |
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Queen consort of the Belgians | |
Tenure | 21 July 2013 – present |
Born | Jonkvrouw Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz 20 January 1973 Edith Cavell Hospital, Uccle, Belgium |
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House | d'Udekem d'Acoz |
Father | Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz |
Mother | Countess Anna Maria Komorowska |
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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.
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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