Queen Mathilde of Belgium attends ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge Queen Mathilde of Belgium was pictured attending a ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Bulge today in Luxembourg.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium is pictured while attending an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
She joined her husband King Philippe for as well as other prominent figures, including Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden for the event at the American Military Cemetery in Hamm.
Today's ceremony honoured the memories of US soldiers who were wounded or killed during the battle, which took place from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945.
It saw 200,000 German troops counter-attack across the front line in Belgium and Luxembourg.
