Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Born: January 20, 1973 (age 52)
Bio: Queen Mathilde of Belgium, born Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz, is the Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe, who ascended the throne following the abdication of his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013. She is the first Belgian-born Queen consort of the Belgians, and the only one with noble parents among the current queens consort of Europe.