On Wednesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a lunch to mark International Women’s Day at Laeken Castle.

Guests were Caroline Azad, journalist and doctoral student in the sociology of sport; Catherine Barreau, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer; Leïla Belkhir, infectious disease specialist; Francisca Bostyn, ad interim General Administrator of State Security; Ingrid Godart, Attorney General at the Mons Courts of Appeal and Labor; Binu Singh, psychiatrist and psychotherapist for children and adolescents; Valerie Trouet, scientific director of the Belgian Climate Center and professor of dendrochronology at the University of Arizona; Tessa Wullaert, international soccer player and founder of “GRLPWR by Tessa Wullaert”.

Queen Mathilde wore her Natan dress with her Natan pumps and her Rolex watch.