Queen of Belgium spends New Year’s holiday in Aswan and Luxor
Queen Matilda, Duke of Brabant, wife of King
Philip of Belgium, is on a New Year's leave in the city of Aswan, Egypt, where
she arrived last Thursday, accompanied by members of the royal family.
The queen is currently visiting Aswan city, Upper
Egypt for a three-day tourism visit accompanied by the Belgian royal family
during the New Year’s vacation, which she will spend in Aswan and Luxor.
The Queen’s visit to Aswan saw tight security
measures and closure of some streets to traffic during the Queen’s movement.
The Queen and her family arrived on charter flight
to Aswan airport directly before going to the residence at the historic Old
Cataract hotel amid high security.
The program for the Queen’s visit includes the
Philae Temple, the High Dam, the unfinished obelisk, the Temple of Kom Ombo and
the Temple of Edfu.
The Belgian Queen and her family decides to visit a
number of tourist attractions and archaeological in Aswan, including the High
Dam and the Temple of Phila and missing link, and then go to the city of Luxor
across the River Nile to complete her tour.
Queen Matilda is elegant during her celebration of
the National Day of Belgium
Mattilda's big hat puts her in an awkward position
during her kissing Queen of Jordan
