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Queen Mathilde of Belgium
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<p>Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (pronounced [matild dyd(ə)kɛm dakɔ]; born 20 January 1973) is <a href="/facts/List_of_Belgian_consorts/xg8Q90jN">Queen of the Belgians</a> as the wife of <a href="/facts/Philippe_of_Belgium/RMsmI6n0">King Philippe</a>. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children. She formerly worked as a <a href="/facts/Speech_therapist/VDaK0JCk">speech therapist</a>. She is involved with a range of organisations which address social issues including education, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, and the position of women in society and literacy. </p>