The Belgian Royal Palace has released two new portraits of King Phillipe and his two oldest children, Princess Elisabeth and Prince Gabriel.
Each smiling confidently into the camera, the Belgium royal family looked majestic before attending the military parade at the Palace Square in Brussels.
The senior members of the family donned formal military uniforms before attending the parade in celebration of National Day on Friday 21 July.
Princess Elisabeth, 21, and Prince Gabriel, 19, sported matching black uniforms with red stripes and gold embellishments, echoing their country’s colours.
The Princess, also known as the Duchess of Brabant, also held a sword as part of her ensemble.
The Belgian Royal Palace shared two new portraits of King Phillipe, Princess Elisabeth, and Prince Gabriel before the National Day Parade in Belgium
Young Prince Gabriel looked smart as clutched onto the formal army hat, that featured lavish white feathers.
King Phillipe, 63, appeared dapper as he proudly stood between his two of his children.
The monarch wore traditional military uniform, which also featured a plush purple ribbon.
The Belgian Royal Palace’s official Instagram account shared the portraits to its followers with the caption: ‘We didn’t want to withhold these photos from you!
‘The King, Princess Elisabeth, and Prince Gabriel before the parade on July 21.’
In the second portrait, only featured the two eldest children of King Phillipe and Queen Mathilde.
While Princess Elisabeth and Prince Gabriel took part in the parade, other royal family members were still in attendance, including Queen Mathilde, 50, Prince Emmanuel, 17, and Princess Eleonore, 15.
The royals looked smart as they donned traditional military uniforms that echoed the country’s national colours
The national holiday is celebrated annually on July 21, marking one of the country’s ten public holidays.
Independence Day celebrates the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands in 1831, as well as the formal establishment of the Kingdom.
The royals had a jam-packed day celebrating the festivities, and earlier that morning the family attended a traditional mass.
Queen Mathilde was a vision in pillar-box red for the patriotic celebration.
The 50-year-old monarch posed up a storm as she arrived at the ‘Te Deum’ mass at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels.
The mother-of three looked chic in a red long-sleeve dress with pleat detail at the waist, matching the look with a wide-brimmed hat, heels, leather gloves and a clutch bag – all in the same shade of vivid red.
A celebration! Crown Princess Elisabeth, Princess Eleonore and Queen Mathilde of Belgium pose before they attended the Te Deum mass, on the occasion of Belgian National Day, at The Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral on Friday 21 July
Alongside her was Princess Elisabeth who took inspiration from the Belgium flag in a bright yellow fit-and-flare dress.
She donned an over-sized straw hat with matching clutch for the ceremonial occasion.
Meanwhile, Princess Eleonore opted for low-key glamour in a shimmering gold tiered dress – the Belgian flag’s yellow is also often portrayed as gold – wearing her blonde hair tied back loosely.
The day saw a varied programme of festivities, from the Place du Jeu de Balle to Brussels Park, taking in the various districts of Brussels for National Day.
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