Royal Palace

Department..................
Rue Bréderode 16 Brederodestraat
B-1000 Bruxelles - Brussel
Tel.: +32 (0)2-551.20.20

All letters addressed to the King or the Queen may be followed by the name of the Department charged with presenting this letter to the Sovereigns and, if appropriate, to deal with it on their behalf.

Economic, Social and Cultural Department

Head of Department: Mr. Marc Mullie.

Any letters dealing with economic, social and cultural activities.

Cabinet of the King

Head of Department: Mr. Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou.
Deputy Head of Cabinet: Mr. Yves Costers.
Press Advisor: Mr. Pierre-Emmanuel De Bauw.
Archivist: Mr. Gustaaf Janssens.

Any letter of a domestic policy or legal nature, and those concerning the media and the archives.

King's Military Household

Head of Department: General Jef Van den put.
Advisor: Wing Commander Serge Vassart.

Any letter relating to the Armed Forces and national and international security institutions or emanating from patriotic associations, as well as letters of a scientific nature or relating to police, sport and information science.

King's Civil List

Head of Department: Mr. Vincent Pardoen.
The Director of Logistics for the Royal Palaces: Colonel e.r. Robert Vandezande.
The Commandant of the Royal Palaces: Lieutenant-colonel BEM Georges Roman.
The Treasurer of the King's Civil List: Marie Christine Vanden Brande.

Any letter dealing with the resources and operation of the Royal Household, suppliers holding royal warrants, any correspondence concerning the Queen's Charities and the Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation.

Foreign Relations Department

Head of Department: Mr. Ghislain D'hoop.

Any letter of a diplomatic nature (international policy, relations with States).

Protocol Department

Head of Department: Vice-admiral Pierre Warnauts.
Secretary to the Queen: Mrs. Caroline Vermeulen.

Any request for a visit, attendance or audience.

Petitions Department

Head of Department: Mrs. Chantal Cooreman.

Any letter relating to petitions, i.e. requests for assistance, welfare support, favours, information and congratulatory messages.

Correspondence addressed to Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde

If you wish to transmit correspondence to Prince Philippe and/or Princess Mathilde, Dukes of Brabant, you can do this as follows :

To His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium
Royal Palace
1000 Brussels

Or

To Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Royal P alace
1000 Brussels

You can also address yourself to their direct assistants, as follows:

For Prince Philippe :

To Major General Noël De Bruyne
Chief of the Household of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant
House of the Dukes of Brabant
Rue Bréderode 16
1000 Brussels

For Princess Mathilde :

To Mrs. Machteld Fostier
Adviser of Princess Mathilde
House of the Dukes of Brabant
Rue Bréderode 16
1000 Brussels