King Albert II and Queen Paola, Current Events; Part 3 (Aug. 2010 - July 2013)

[Lina RdC]

On December 6, 2011 Queen Paola officially opened the new hotel school "KTA" in Wemmel (Belgium):
Koningin Paola bezoekt nieuwbouw Campus Wemmel (Wemmel) - Het Nieuwsblad (article)
Koningin Paola steekt Sinterklaas voorbij (video)

 

[iceflower]

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King Albert hosted the ten-year anniversary of the "Declaration of Laeken on the future of
the European Union" at the Royal Castle in Laeken in Brussels on December 8, 2011.



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[iceflower]

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Queen Paola attended the annual Christmas Concert of the Queen Paola Foundation at
the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels on December 8, 2011.




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[fancatt]

Very elegant as usualy

 

[Lina RdC]

On December 11, 2011 Queen Paola visited Agribex for the 125th anniversary of the Royal society of Belgian cart horse ("Le Cheval de Trait Belge") in Brussels Expo -she was accompanied by two of her grandchildren, the twin princes Aymeric and Nicolas:
http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-zumawireworldphotosfour966552?inputPath=/db/ZUMA/zumawireworldphotosfour/docs/966/552.thm&fname=zumawireworldphotosfour966552; http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-zumawireworldphotosfour966553?inputPath=/db/ZUMA/zumawireworldphotosfour/docs/966/553.thm&fname=zumawireworldphotosfour966553; Picture details; http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-zumaredwestphotostwo351356?inputPath=/db/ZUMA/zumaredwestphotostwo/docs/351/356.thm&fname=zumaredwestphotostwo351356; http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-zumawireworldphotosfour966545?inputPath=/db/ZUMA/zumawireworldphotosfour/docs/966/545.thm&fname=zumawireworldphotosfour966545
BelgaPicture - Category details (picture gallery) viz. http://www.newscom.com/nc/displayOpenDetail.action?searchString=zumawireworldphotosfour966559&search1String=Queen%20Paola%20Dec%2011%202011&search2String=a&dispOutput=grid&eaCurrentPageNum=1&bylinesearch=&locationsearch=&sourcesearch=&actionsearch=&postersearch=&attrsearch=&capwrisearch=&categorysearch=&scatssearch=&scodesearch=&specialsearch=&subjectsearch=&feature=zumawireworldphotosfour&vg=false&searchPhoto=Y&searchVideo=N&searchText=N&searchGraphics=N&sort=d&searchSet=no&searchSetName=&searchHZ=Y&searchVT=Y&daterng=&searchtype=newsearch (searching keywords: "Queen Paola Dec 11 2011")
http://www.trekpaard.be/nl/nieuws/Nike-en-Juna-zijn-de-nieuwe-kampioenen/ (article including some photos)
http://www.galop.be/media/newsarticles/10290/banner.jpg; http://www.landbouwleven.be/GED/Files/00030000/39400/39425.jpg

 

[stephanievl]

Adorable pics of the twin boys. Very cute

2 more pics

Pic1 - Pic2

 

[fancatt]

They look so sweet...
I think the Queen should appear more often with their grandchildren, she seems happy and they seem close

 

[Lina RdC]

Oh yes, I absolutely share your impression ! Those boys are just lovely to watch and they certainly don't rank behind their nonna regarding their expressive faces : http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/fotoweb/featuresjob.fwx?position=1&archiveType=ImageFolder&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=jer11121407&txtid=jer11121407txt (IBL picture gallery)
Several contributions owing to the members of all things royal.nl: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/174/25itdtv.jpg; http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8585/r1a5bt.jpg; www.hollandse-hoogte.nl (searching keywords "Reine Paola cheval de trait Belge")

 

[stephanievl]

King Albert and Queen Paola will visit the province house of Liege today at 5pm.

Due to an attack 4 people are killed and more then 52 injured.
Liege attack death toll rises to four (google translate)

Belgium grenade, gun attack kills at least two, injures 64

 

[iceflower]

What a tragedy!!!


Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, Queen Paola, King Albert II and Interior Minister Joelle Milquet at a
meeting with local authorities after a a man threw explosives in the city center of the Belgian city
of Liege December 13, 2011. A gunman killed four people, including himself, in an attack in Liege on
Tuesday, Belgian media reported.


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[Lina RdC]

Oh my -how sad and beyond comprehension! Here is further coverage on this incident: Koning en koningin bezoeken Luik - Het Nieuwsblad (article)
Elio Di Rupo: 'We onderzoeken drama in Luik' - Het Nieuwsblad (video)
http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-afplivefour192200?inputPath=/db/AFP/afplivefour/docs/192/200.thm&fname=afplivefour192200; http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-afplivefour192195?inputPath=/db/AFP/afplivefour/docs/192/195.thm&fname=afplivefour192195; http://www.newscom.com/nc/wmark/Newscom-rtrlfour955323?inputPath=/db/RTR/rtrlfour/docs/955/323.thm&fname=rtrlfour955323
http://www.picturedesk.com/bild-disp/search/search.action?ts=1323881963862&data=eyJzb3J0IjowLCJucnAiOjUwLCJycyI6MCwicG4iOjEsInN0IjoiUVVFUllfU1RSSU5HIiwiYnIiOlsiMDoxMzpRdWVlbiBQYW9sYSBMaWVnZSBhdHRhY2siXX0 (photo gallery)

 

[Blue_]

Poor King. He looks exhausted. Difficult years about our gouvernement are just finished and now this... They are like us, so schoked...

 

[Marika86]

It's a terrible tragedy!

King and Queen of Belgium visit Liege after gunman attack - hellomagazine.com

 

[tommy100]

King Albert II and Queen Paola visit Liège after gun and grenade attack - video | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[iceflower]

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King Albert delivered his traditional Christmas speech at the Royal Palace in Brussels December 24, 2011.



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Here it is in French and translated via google:


** rtbf.be: Le discours de Noël du Roi Albert II ** translation **

 

[Renata4711]

Even today, on Christmas Day, there are even more problems for Belgium - not just the huge work undertaken to to form a government - but the aftermath of the drama at Liège - and now - the Belgian Congo is causing trouble again.....

"Vive la Flandre!": les Congolais de Belgique manifestent à Anvers - RTBF Belgique

 

[stephanievl]

Christmas Card Albert and Paola.
Lovely!!
http://i43.tinypic.com/2aewnpd.jpg

 

[iceflower]

Indeed very nice and a lovely idea! Thanks for posting, stephanievl!

It also makes you aware how large the number of grandchildren actually is

 

[Blue_]

Thank you for the picture! It is a great picture!!!
Number 1, 6 and 12 are the sweetest

 

[fancatt]

Very sweet
They are twelve like a clock! Clever idea

 

[Lina RdC]

Christmas Card Albert and Paola.
Lovely!!
http://i43.tinypic.com/2aewnpd.jpg

Thanks a lot for sharing -this photo composition looks simply fabulous! Do you own any christmas cards from the previous years?
The location of King Albert and Queen Paola in a forest could symbolize their rich genealogical "harvest" viz. ever growing family tree.

Number 1, 6 and 12 are the sweetest

I have a particularly soft spot for Laetitia Maria, Elisabeth, Emmanuel, Louise plus her twin brothers Aymeric and Nicolas.

 

[stephanievl]

King Albert and Queen Poala in Oostende.
FOTOSPECIAL. Koning bezoekt voor het eerst zijn appartementen

 

[Lina RdC]

picture 5 captures a lovely moment -Queen Paola must have looked fairly cute to her husband when she was wearing that hoody jacket .
Here is a recent article -including a short video- on how King Albert's official activities among his subjects as well as his foreign commitments have been decreasing: Koning Albert komt niet meer buiten - Het Nieuwsblad
A royalty watcher, Wim Dehandschutter, compared the monarch's agenda to those of Queen Beatrix, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Elizabeth, King Harald and King Juan Carlos reporting that they are 3-4 times more often among the people. But Dehandschutter complements this result by underscoring King Albert's peculiar role in dealing with Belgium's extremely difficult domestic political situation.

 

[Lina RdC]

On January 26, 2012 Queen Paola visited two projects in Mons that provide job trainings for adults and child care for those children whose parents take part in the trainings. Both are supported by the Foundation Queen Paola: Paola naar de bakker, Filip en Mathilde naar concert - Het Nieuwsblad

 

[iceflower]

Here's a short video of her visit yesterday:



** 26/01/2012 - Mons : La reine de Belgique à l'EFT au Four et au Moulin **

 

[Lina RdC]

Thank you! Luckily, there is a much longer version of this video: Mons Tlvision - 27/01/2012 - Mons : La reine Paola en visite l'EFT Au Four et Au Moulin
Archives (one further article)
...and I've found more pictures: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kwrkz9s7s6I/TyLTDP6VtqI/AAAAAAAACD8/yJDlQzeHo5E/s1600/paola-slaat-aan-het-kokkerellen_1000x667.JPG; La reine Paola au Four et au Moulin.Photos Eric Ghislain (large gallery)

 

[iceflower]

Thanks a lot for posting, Lina RdC!



King Albert and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo attended the Cyclocross World Championship
race in Koksijde, today, 29 January 2012.



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[iceflower]

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King Albert has received Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo for an audience at the Royal Castle
in Laeken, Wednesday 01 February 2012.



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[Lina RdC]

On February 1st, 2012 Queen Paola visited the "Heldenhuis" (The House of Heroes) in Halle, a large multifunctional house with a garden. Dozens of children or young people can find a shelter and the opportunity to take training, have time to relax through games and sports, find assistance and support:
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[fancatt]

^^^Beautiful and classy...