Good question, maria-olivia! I also feel sorry not to see more often the queen and the princesses together, and with the grandchildren... Why not a visit with the Queen Paola and Elizabeth together? I wonder if there is complicity between them...
I don't think there is a complicity between them, I think there agenda's don't allow many activities together. And then both have diffrent areas of work.
We see princess Elisabeth rarely doing an official activity (besides the photoshoots and unofficial events). I have the impression they want to keep her out of the picture and give her a 'normal' education where possible. When Elisabeth is older she will have more official event and then it would be nice seeing her doing this with the queen.
The other grandchildern we only see a few times a year when there is a photo shoot, an event with the entire royal family, somethimes a christmas concert and during the national day.
I have taken a look in activities of the queen with her grandchilden, I only found a few:
- 2003 Table Tennis match Belgium vs Czech Republic with princess Louisa Maria and Prince Joachim.
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- 2006 - Panamarenko exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum of Brussels together with prince Joachim.
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-2007 - Reception birthday queen Paola together with Princess Louise Maria, Princess Letitia and princess Louise (other memebers family where also present except princess Astrid and prince Lorenz)
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- 2008 - Opening of the exposition 'Science and Culture in the Palace' together with pricess Elisabeth (and prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde-
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- 2009 - Visit to the Bouglione Circus together with Princess Laetitia Maria,Princess Louise, Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric (and princess Claire and princess Astird)
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