But who dined at the Elysée with the king and queen of Belgium?
No fries for the Belgian king and queen for the state dinner in their honor this Monday at the Elysée Palace. To taste blue lobster, there were people on the red carpet. Many women and men in politics (we have spared you as much as possible in this slide) and also some personalities from Belgium. Here is who Philippe and Mathilde and the Macron couple spent the evening with.
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron flank the Belgian royal couple on the red carpet at the Elysée, October 14, 2024. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are in France for a three-day state visit. — Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock/SIPA
Who says crowned heads, says Stéphane Bern. The TV host shared his smile with journalist Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre and Belgian fashion designer Edouard Vermeulen. — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
Red on red, nothing is moving for the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet (and her husband Vianney Pivet). — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
Hélène Mercier-Arnault and her businessman husband Bernard Arnault climb the steps of the Elysée Palace for the Belgian royal couple’s honorary dinner. — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
Belgian photographer Charlotte Abramow. — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
Belgian TF1 TV presenter and ex-Miss Belgium Tatiana Silva was present at the dinner in honor of the King and Queen of Belgium at the Elysée on October 14, 2024. — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
This Monday evening, it wasn’t Mallory Gabsi behind the stove. The Belgian chef, semi-finalist of season 11 of “Top Chef” and presenter of “Cauchemar en cuisine” on M6 was invited to dine with the king and queen of the Belgians. — JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA
