Princess Mathilde: the first forty years

On 20 January 2013, Princess Mathilde will celebrate her fortieth birthday. And perhaps a new life will soon begin for her as the seventh queen of Belgium. Due to her dedication, her intelligence and the ease with which she deals with people of all kinds, she will undoubtedly become the most popular queen Belgium has ever known. Journalist Brigitte Balfoort has been following the princess since her entry into the Belgian court in the autumn of 1999.

Never could she catch her on any imperfection or faux pas. Dozens of insiders tell her the same story. Does Mathilde not have a single negative point?