Queen Mathilde of Belgium looked glamorous in green as she joined husband King Philippe for a visit to Austria today.
Mathilde, 45, opted for an emerald shift dress featuring a statement bow-shaped collar as she arrived at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
The mother-of-four finished off her typically chic ensemble with co-ordinating heels and matching fascinator, along with a pair of elegant emerald rings.
She and husband Philippe, 58, were greeted by Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen and his wife Doris Schmidauer as they arrived in the capital.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium looked glamorous in green as she joined husband King Philippe for a visit to Austria today. The couple were greeted by Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen (far right)
Mathilde, 45, opted for an emerald shift dress featuring a statement bow-shaped collar as she greeted at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna by the president’s wife Doris Schmidauer (left)
Mathilde and Doris were seen inspecting the guard of honour outside the Palace ahead of today’s meeting.
The Belgian royals are enjoying a one-day visit to Austria, where they will open the Bruegel exhibition at the Kunsthistorischen Museum.
In the afternoon, the couple will also visit the Rathaus and then walk to the National Library.
Addressing the President at a reception at the Austrian Palace, Philippe said: ‘It is a great pleasure for both of us to be here in Vienna on the occasion of the opening of the Bruegel exhibition. Parallel is now an exhibition in Brussels on Austrian art.
Mathilde, pictured in conversation with Doris Schmidauer, finished off her chic ensemble with a matching fascinator and emerald earrings
The Belgian Queen looked in high spirits as she and King Philippe were welcomed to Vienna by Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen and his wife Doris Schmidauer
Mathilde and Doris (far left) were seen inspecting the guard of honour outside the Hofburg Palace ahead of today’s meeting in Vienna
‘These initiatives are examples of the excellent cooperation between our two countries.
‘Not only on a cultural level, but also economically and commercially, in education or in the tourism sector, there are numerous and fruitful exchanges between us.’
Mathilde has had a busy month of engagements after dropping off her eldest daughter Princess Elisabeth at her new boarding school in Wales at the end of August, following the summer break.
Later this week, she will attend a gala evening in Antwerp for the King Baudouin Foundation, before taking part in the Global Girls Summit 2018 in Brussels next Wednesday.