Belgian National Day is celebrated on July 21 each year
The festival's formal establishment dates to a law of May 27,1890 and commemorates an event on 21 July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the New Belgian Constitution, thus becoming the nation's first monarch.
The July 21,1831, is therefore a date commonly used by historians to denote the end of the Belgian Revolution and the start of the Kingdom of Belgium.
The king's vow marked the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy and parliament
Prince Gabriel, Crown Princess Elisabeth, King Philippe of Belgium, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore pose after attending the Te Deum mass, on Belgian National Day at the Saint Michael and St Gudula Cathedral in Brussels
The royal family attended a religious service (Te Deum) at the Sainte-Gudule cathedral on Belgian national day in Brussels
Princess Eleonore, Prince Gabriel, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, Crown Princess Elisabeth and Prince Emmanuel attending the 'Te Deum' mass
The family looked to be having fun as they posed underneath a photo of a giant hat in the Belgian Comic Strip Center
The festival's formal establishment dates to a law of May 27,1890 and commemorates an event on 21 July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the New Belgian Constitution, thus becoming the nation's first monarch.
The July 21,1831, is therefore a date commonly used by historians to denote the end of the Belgian Revolution and the start of the Kingdom of Belgium.
The king's vow marked the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy and parliament
Prince Gabriel, Crown Princess Elisabeth, King Philippe of Belgium, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore pose after attending the Te Deum mass, on Belgian National Day at the Saint Michael and St Gudula Cathedral in Brussels
The royal family attended a religious service (Te Deum) at the Sainte-Gudule cathedral on Belgian national day in Brussels
Princess Eleonore, Prince Gabriel, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, Crown Princess Elisabeth and Prince Emmanuel attending the 'Te Deum' mass
The family looked to be having fun as they posed underneath a photo of a giant hat in the Belgian Comic Strip Center
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