The Queen of Belgium, Princess Elisabeth Duchess of Brabant, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and the Belgian Ambassador to Cairo inaugurated a photo exhibition at Baron Palace. The event was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s visit to Egypt in 1923. Queen Mathilde of Belgium and her daughter Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, also visited King Tutankhamun’s tomb and other historical monuments in Luxor.
In the iconic Valley of the Kings, the Queen and Princess visit the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century: the tomb of Tutankhamun. Howard Carter discovered this virtually intact tomb on November 4, 1922. Queen Elisabeth and Prince Leopold were present at the opening of the tomb chamber in 1923 and were therefore among the first to visit it. A century after their visit, the Queen and Princess are now also in the grave of the most famous pharaoh.
The visit ends in the “Lost Golden City of Luxor”, which was discovered only in September 2020. The site is over 3400 years old and has been very well preserved. The Lost Golden City has not yet revealed all its secrets, but it is hailed as one of the major discoveries since Tutankhamun’s tomb.
On the sidelines of her current visit to Egypt, the Queen of Belgium and her daughter Duchess of Brabant visited sites currently excavated by Belgian archaeological missions and landmarks in Luxor. They were received by the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziry, who presented a souvenir to the queen, commemorating her visit to Egypt.
