Upon arriving at a music academy in Waterloo, world leaders' spouses were greeted by Amelie Derbaudrenghien, the partner of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, and Ingrid Schulerud, the wife of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
During a break, they posed for a group photo, observed a display of hats by Belgian designer Fabienne Delvigne and tried treats created by Herman Van Dender, a pastry maker and chocolatier who is the official supplier to the Belgian royal house.
The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel is a music center for gifted young musicians in the middle of a park outside of Brussels, where the leaders met for the summit.
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Amelie Derbaudrenghien, the partner of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, second left, speaks with US first lady Melania Trump, center, and French first lady Brigitte Macron, second right, during a group photo at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium, during a spouse program on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
US first lady Melania Trump poses for a picture at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium.
Turkey's first lady Emine Erdogan arrives at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium.
France's first lady Brigitte Macron, Belgian Prime Minister's partner Amelie Derbaudrenghien and Jens Stoltenberg's spouse Ingrid Schulerud share a moment as they arrive at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium.
World leaders' spouses gather before the photography ceremony in Brussels during the NATO summit sidelines.
Husband of Luxembourg's Prime Minister Gauthier Destenay looks on during a musical performance during a visit to the The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, on the sidelines of the first day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Belgium.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's partner Desislava Radeva, Turkey's first lady Emine Erdogan and Jens Stoltenberg's spouse Ingrid Schulerud attend a concert at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium.
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US first lady Melania Trump, center, listens to a concert at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium, during a spouse program on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
Belgian Prime Minister Michel's partner Amelie Derbaudrenghien, US first lady Melania Trump and French first lady Brigitte Macron are seen ahead of the NATO spouses dinner at the Park of the Cinquantenaire during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
Turkey's first lady Emine Erdogan, France's first lady Brigitte Macron and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's spouse Ingrid Schulerud, guided by Director-General of the Royal Museum for Central Africa Guido Gryseels, visit the Royal Museum for Central Africa, during the NATO leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium.
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) kisses US first lady Melania Trump (R) next to US President Donald Trump (back-L) and French President's wife Brigitte Macron (L) before a group photograph ahead of a working dinner at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.
An acrobat performs ahead of a working dinner for NATO leaders and spouses at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels on July 11, 2018, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.
France's first lady Brigitte Macron poses during a visit to the Royal Museum for Central Africa, during the NATO leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018.
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US first lady Melania Trump, center, and others spouses and partners of heads of state and government listen to a concert at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
NATO leaders spouses (L/R): Slovenian Prime Minister's wife Mojca Stropnik , Bulgarian President's wife Desislava Radeva, Turkish President's wife Emine Erdogan, NATO Secretary General's wife Ingrid Schulerud, Belgian Prime Minister's partner Amelie Derbaudrenghien and US first lady Melania Trump pose during a visit to the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo on July 11, 2018, on the sidelines of the first day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Belgium.
