The Power of Mathilde: The True Impact of the Queen of the Belgians

The wife of the head of state and the progenitor of no fewer than four heirs to the throne has already had influence from the first day she unexpectedly entered the Belgian royal family.

Every royal house relies on popularity and influence. The most subtle form of this comes from the person with the least fixed position. The power of the indirect. Besides Mathilde, there are six other women who have held the same position. Six official, in addition there are just as many unofficial who have often had more and stronger influence. This book is about Queen Mathilde and the profession of Princess of the Belgians that she has perfected.

It is the story of the crown and who has worn it. It is a book about the woman, the function and what she has done with it. For better and for worse. Mathilde has been alive for fifty years and has been queen for ten years. That may have started unexpectedly, but certainly not by chance. This is how it really went.