The Royal Trust of Belgium

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Nowadays there is a lot of hoopla in the press about the Royal Trust of
Belgium (in Dutch: Koninklijke Schenking).

Knack Magazine and other journalists have examined the contracts and
especially the costs of the Royal Trust. They have made one big question:
how much do the Belgians pay for the Royal Family?

This examination was widely included on the journals of the national
press, exactly whether there were no more important news topics in the
world.

Although Belgium still hasn't a federal government (the elections were
on 26 May 2019), politicians thought it was more important to give their
opinion about the Royal Trust than to form a government. Just a matter of
priorities....

The Belgians are very indignant about the Royal Trust and it is their good
right to be. But no single Belgian Magazine nor Journalist have made an
examination about the proceeds of having a royal family. What do they
mean for Belgium on the field of an image, reputation, brand name and
most of all good pr.

Before speaking ... not many people know what the Royal Turst
exactly is. What belonged to the Royal Trust and are the properties open
for public or not.

Royal Villa in Oostende Belgium


History of the Royal Trust

At the end of his life, King Leopold II of Belgium, decided in 1900 to
give the nation the lands, the castles and the buildings he had acquired.

In his donation, King Leopold II of Belgium, put three conditions:

- the land and the buildings could never be sold;
- some of them had to retain their original function;
- the buildings etc have to be at the disposal of the heirs to the throne.

Nowadays the Royal Trust is an autonomous public institution with his
own legal personality. Financially its completely independent. However
the opposite is now claimed.

The main properties are used by the Royal Family:

- Belvédère Castle (residence of King Albert II);
- the Royal Castle of Laeken;
- Park of the Royal Castle of Laeken;
- Royal Greenhouses of Laeken;
- Villa Schonenberg (residence of Princess Astrid of Belgium);
- Villa Clémentine (the house of Prince Laurent);
- Ciergnon Castle (holiday retreat of the Royal Family).
and more

Maria Henriëttepark in Oostende


Open for public

 - Arboretum in Tervuren;
- Dudenpark;
- Parc Elisabeth in Laeken;
- Maria-Henriëttepark in Oostende;
- Leopold II park in Nieuwpoort;
- Jardin Colonial in Laeken;
- Memorial Chapel for Queen Astrid of Belgium in Küssnacht, Switzerland;

Astrid Memorial Chapel in Küssnacht Switzerland 


Rented to golf clubs

- Park and castle at Ravenstein in Tervuren;
- Park of Ardenne Castle;
- Golf Course in Klemskerke near De Haan in Beligum;

Others

 - Royal Villa in Oostende
- farmland
- woodland
- terrains of the British School in Tervuren
- Wellington racecourse in Oostende
- Offices in Brussels

and many more.


own pictures
Location: Brussels, Belgium

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