On Wednesday, Egyptian renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass received Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium, and Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant in Luxor, as part of her three-day visit to Egypt.
Earlier today, the Queen visited the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, accompanied by the Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass, and Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Hawass accompanied Her Majesty Queen Matilda of Belgium and Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Belgium, on a tour of the Lost Golden City.
During the tour, Hawass told the queen that the city's history dates back to the reign of King Amenhotep III, noting that the city is the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the era of the Egyptian Empire on the West Bank of Luxor.
The Queen emphasized that the Lost Golden City is the most important archaeological discovery in the 21st century.
On Tuesday, the Queen of Belgium inaugurated, a temporary exhibition of photographs at Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis, under the title "1923-2023: Queen Elizabeth of Belgium - in Egypt", as she was accompanied by Ahmed Eissa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
The exhibition was part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of The visit of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and her son, Crown Prince Leopold, to Egypt to attend the official opening of the tomb of the golden king Tutankhamun in February 1923.
This exhibition is held under the auspices of the Belgian Royal Palace and the Embassy of Belgium in Cairo and in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Translated by Hassanain Tayea
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