King Albert & Queen Paola : Current Events Part 1

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Evo Morales will meet with King Alberto II of Belgium

The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will tomorrow make a brief visit from work to Brussels during which he will maintain an encounter with king Alberto Segundo of Belgium and he will entrevistará himself with the Belgian minister of Outer Subjects, Karel de Gucht, according to Bolivian embassy.

http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononli...noticia=279943

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Photos from Profimedia
Belgian King Albert II (R) meets with Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (L) 15 May 2006 at the Royal Palace in Brussels.

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Bolivia's President Evo Morales is welcomed by Belgium's King Albert II (R) at the Royal Palace in Brussels May 16, 2006.

#1-3: Reuters
#4: Polfoto

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20060516, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
King Albert II and Queen Paola pictured in Koninklijke Vlaams Schouburg during a visit Tuesday 16 May 2006 in the renovate Flemish Royal theatre.

from BELGA PHOTO / HERWIG VERGULT

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King Albert II adjusts his hard-hat during a visit to the Sibelco sand factory in Dessel, eastern Belgium, May 17, 2006

from yahoo/reuters

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More images from belga

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Last week a street shooting took place in Antwerp in which a man shot and killed a black woman and a child.A second woman, of Turkish origin, was critically injured in the shooting and a responding police officer shot and injured the culprit.
The woman who was killed was working as an au-pair. She was taking care of a Belgian child, who was also killed in the shooting. Both died at the scene.
The Antwerp public prosecution office later said the shooting appeared to be racially-motivated. The arrested suspect was described by authorities as an 18-year-old skinhead with extreme-right sympathies.

Today the little girl was burried. The king and queen also sent a wreath which was put next to the coffin.

Belga.

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That was a very wise decision.

[sara1981]

Originally Posted by Cathérine Bergeyck

Last week a street shooting took place in Antwerp in which a man shot and killed a black woman and a child.A second woman, of Turkish origin, was critically injured in the shooting and a responding police officer shot and injured the culprit.
The woman who was killed was working as an au-pair. She was taking care of a Belgian child, who was also killed in the shooting. Both died at the scene.
The Antwerp public prosecution office later said the shooting appeared to be racially-motivated. The arrested suspect was described by authorities as an 18-year-old skinhead with extreme-right sympathies.

Today the little girl was burried. The king and queen also sent a wreath which was put next to the coffin.

Belga.

that really wise tough decision for royals couple who think people getting shot,murders,injury but the Majesties think would paid respect to victims who got hurt but girl got bury also but the Majesties give wreath to the little girl who also died.

[martha-louise]

The royal family is very touched by the shooting, every person is, I think. But of course the king has to be carefull when he is protesting against the racism, that feeded this action, because then he does a political proclamtion against the extreme-right party: Vlaams Belang.

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Originally Posted by martha-louise

The royal family is very touched by the shooting, every person is, I think. But of course the king has to be carefull when he is protesting against the racism, that feeded this action, because then he does a political proclamtion against the extreme-right party: Vlaams Belang.

I think he can't protest loud enough!

Originally Posted by Emily

You can also see the small tube going into his inner ear in two of the photos from QP giving her awards out. I wonder how long he has had this? He is in his 70's isn't he?

Albert's 72. He's been wearing a small hearing aid at each ear since a couple of weeks.

[johann]

Originally Posted by Cathérine Bergeyck

I think he can't protest loud enough!

So true – but sadly enough there seems to be only little scope left for King Albert. And we only have to commemorate, what happened when Philippe spoke out against Vlaams Belang. When it comes to nationalism or even worse to racism it´s not enough to operate behind closed doors. I hope all this debates about reducing the King´s constitutional role will lead to nothing. It´s a pity (to say it in moderate way), that the Head of a democratic state can´t interfere stronger when things like this happen…

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20060517, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
King Albert II and Queen Paola (R) pictured in Laken/Laeken castle during a ceremony for the Queen Paola Prize for teatching, Wednesday 17 May 2006.

from BELGA PHOTO / HERWIG VERGULT

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[Emily]

What lovely photos, Jess. The queen looks especially nice in that pale yellow color.

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King Albert II of Belgium wears an electronic hearing device during his visit to the harbour of Brussels, 18 May 2006, on the occasion of the Harbour's Feast and to mark the anniversary of the BRYC ( Brussels Royal Yacht Club )

from getty

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Originally Posted by fanletizia

King Albert II of Belgium wears an electronic hearing device during his visit to the harbour of Brussels, 18 May 2006, on the occasion of the Harbour's Feast and to mark the anniversary of the BRYC ( Brussels Royal Yacht Club )

from getty

many old people always using hearing aids device because can hear than nothing.

my grandmother's husband using tube for his both ears not same hearing aids device

[Emily]

You can also see the small tube going into his inner ear in two of the photos from QP giving her awards out. I wonder how long he has had this? He is in his 70's isn't he?

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I read about King Albert wearing a hearing aid as well.
I think this is the first time he wore it in public, since Belga made the headline (or rather just photo caption) on it today. but i might be wrong.

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20060523 - MARCINELLE, BELGIUM
Belgium's King Albert II and Queen Paola pictured during a visit to the new tourist infrastructures and memorial of the Bois du Cazier coal mine, Tuesday 23 May 2006 in Marcinelle, near Charleroi. Some 262 miners died on 08 August 1956 during a fire in the Bois du Cazier mine.



20060523 - MARCINELLE, BELGIUM
Belgian King Albert II and Queen Paola (C) paid a visit to " Bois du Cazier " site in Marcinelle, with Charleroi Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (2nd R) and Jacques Van Gompel (R) Wednesday 23 May 2006, for the opening of the second phase of the renovation works of former coal mine wich hosted 8 August 1956 disaster when 262 men of 12 differents nationalities dyed in a fire.

from BELGA PHOTO / BRUNO ARNOLD