Princess Marie on the occasion of her 100th birthday Princes of noble blood, the House of Ligne is one of the highest ranking families in Belgium. It has been associated with the Belgian royal family since the 11th century, and, in 1923, its members were granted the style of ‘His or Her Highness’. Current descendants are known as ‘prince’ or ‘princess’.  Gina Coladangelo’s marriage broke down in 2021 when her affair with Matt Hancock was made public This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from They had three children: Hedwige Marie (born in 1943) also known as the Princess de Mérode; Charles-Antoine Lamoral (born in 1946) also known as the Prince de Ligne de La Trémoïlle; and Nathalie Marie (born in 1948) married Italian actress Isabella Orsini in 2009 at their family home of Château d'Antoing in West Belgium a 1700s Neo-Gothic castle with fairytale turrets and ivy growing up the walls This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from Though the main seat of the Ligne family is the Château de Beloeil, a 15th century castle in western Belgium, Princess Yayo was often seen visiting her grandson, Edouard Lamoral Rodolphe, his wife Princess Isabella De Ligne Princess Isabella shared photos of her children with their great-grandmother on a number of occasions including her 100th birthday in October 2022 She died in March 2023 at the age of 100. The family posted the news of Princess Marie’s death on the official Castle of De Ligne La Trémoïlle Facook account on 19 March with the caption: ‘Our dear Yayo flies to heaven… an angel with the angels’ Belgium: Heidelberg Materials Benelux will invest €450m in its Anthemis project involving the installation of an 800,000t/yr carbon capture system The project is scheduled for completion in 2029 Captured CO2 will travel by pipeline to the North Sea for storage Renowned hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group announced today plans to launch Your Nature an Unscripted Eco Resort by Dream Hotel Group Your Natureis a Belgian eco-friendly resort located on the French border in a 700-acre forest belonging to the Princes de Ligne This latest hotel signing represents a major milestone for Dream Hotel Group as it continues to grow its portfolio of lifestyle brands in Europe is a one-of-a-kind leisure destination designed with sustainability and conservation in mind Located on preserved land owned by the princely family for over 300 years the eco-tourism resort will be 100% environmental-friendly and built to maximize the conservation of the biodiversity and natural resources on the estate Nestled among 700 hundred acres of preserved natural forestland which contains a river and six private lakes Your Nature will take advantage of the land with 575 eco-lodges including an expansive wellness center with full-service spa yoga and fitness center and multiple indoor and outdoor pools A private airstrip with gliding classes and exclusive water ski school complete the visitor experience which pays homage to the richness of the ecosystem Your Nature aims to offer an experience where guests can find serenity and spend quality time with friends and family in a secluded nature retreat By providing guests with the freedom to choose and a quality stay visitors will rediscover the simple pleasures and joy of the outdoors Your Nature offers diverse experiences in housing and a multitude of recreational activities based on the four elements of earth Your Nature is located on the western edge of Belgium in Antoing a town in close proximity to several major metropolitan cities and less than two hours from London Paris and Brussels.The project required 81 million euros of investments including 23.4 million euros of private equity The de Ligne family is the main shareholder In addition to todays Belgium announcement the de Linge family and Dream Hotel Group plan to expand the Your Nature into new markets across Europe and North America With 18 hotels open today and 20 new locations currently in development worldwide Dream Hotel Group is on track to triple its existing portfolio by 2022 signals another exciting milestone in the continued growth and evolution of the company and its portfolio of lifestyle brands Hotel website Brand OwnerDream Hotel Group Heidelberg Materials announced it will equip its Belgian Antoing cement plant with a state-of-the-art carbon capture concept The project will aim to reduce the emissions of the plant by more than 97% which comes to around 800,000 metric tons of CO2 annually There are no details on when the plant is expected to be operational The Antoing plant is a cement facility with one of the world’s best-performing kilns in terms of specific CO2 emissions It was recently modernized and according to the company Relevant: HeidelbergCement Raises CO2 Reduction Target To 50% By 2030 The OxyCal technology it uses combines the established Oxyfuel and Amine capture tech in a hybrid unit that no longer requires an additional preheater tower That results in a significant reduction in the need for structural steel and concrete which considerably improves the resource efficiency of the system The carbon capture project is called Anthemis and Heidelberg Materials aims to seek national “We are excited to add yet another pioneering technology to our CCUS project portfolio and to build on what we have already achieved in terms of research and innovation,” said Dr Dominik von Achten Relevant: HeidelbergCement To Build Its Largest Ever Carbon Capture Project In Indiana He also explained that the Antoing plant alone will be able to offer more than 15 million tonnes of carbon-free cement on the market in the first ten years of its operation – a key contribution to Belgium’s transition to net zero. and the Spanish Royal Family have soaked up some rays in Mallorca this Italian actress turned Belgian Princess has access to two enviable holiday destinations: namely her husband’s dreamy Belgian chateau and her own summer villa in the Italian countryside Prince Edouard Lamoral Rodolphe de Ligne and Isabella Orsini on their wedding day at Saint-Pierre Church in Antoing BelgiumIsopix / ShutterstockHer Highness Princess Isabella Orsini married Belgian royal Prince Edouard de Ligne de la Trémoïlle in September 2009 wearing a dress inspired by a fellow actress-turned-royal accessorising with the Ligne Aquamarine Tiara which was made especially for the occasion Splitting their time between Isabella’s native Italy producer and journalist (as per her Instagram bio) it’s easy to see how their summer ‘staycations’ ended up being some of the most enviable This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from Passed down from generation to generation since the 1700s the Neo-Gothic castle is one of the best known in the country with fairytale turrets and ivy-covered walls it wasn’t a bad place to pass a few weeks of quarantine sprawling lawns (perfect for Antoine to ride his bike across) and dining rooms fit for a little Princess’s birthday party This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. With visits from her parents, too, it's no doubt a restorative spot to spend the last few weeks of summer.[#instagram:https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3c0rej3BJ/] Pilot error has caused a glider to crashed at Maubray Airfield News of the fatal crash was released by the Public Prosecutor’s Office earlier on Sunday afternoon The accident happened on Saturday at around 3.45 pm on the runway at the Maubray Airfield The pilot of the glider had obtained his pilot’s license in 2021 The Tournai-Mons Public Prosecutor's Office sent a forensic pathologist and an aeronautical expert to the scene of the accident The wreckage of the glider has been impounded and is now being stored in a hangar Investigators will return to the airfield next week to examine the remains of the aircraft Deputy Public Prosecutor Daniel Verheyen told journalists that "The glider took off using a winch operated by the pilot The glider was not pulled by another aircraft According to the initial findings of the aeronautical expert the pilot took off too fast and went up too fast 15 Apr 2009 By A Belgium Caterpillar dealer has disassembled a massive 193-tonne 994D wheel loader into thousands of pieces reworked them all and then reassembled the whole machine with new or refreshed parts the biggest wheel loader in the Caterpillar range has worked in the Belgian quarry Carrieres d’Antoing clocking up a respectable 48,000 hours of heavy duty when the need for a bit of rejuvenation was identified The machine was transported to the Bergerat Monnoyeur workshop in Overijse where eight technicians set about the task rebuilding it with a width of 5.5 meters and height of 6.5 meters was disassembled the original steering wheel was replaced by joysticks and it received a new engine The work took three months and more than 5,000 hours to finish The cost of a rebuild is significantly lower than buying new roughly 55 to 70 per cent of the price of a new model and extends the life of the machine for another 15,000-20,000 hours making the rebuild an attractive option in the current economic conditions This webinar took place on Thursday 27 March 2025 Watch the webinar… A construction company has been fined after a 64-year-old worker plummeted to… Bristol City Council is seeking contractors for road-related projects that could be… Earthworks specialist ZTL Contracting has grown its turnover by two-fifths Construction News editor Colin Marrs has won the top prize at the… Energy giant EDF has been fined more than half a million pounds…