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#1
10-18-2008, 11:44 AM
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Without any Statemen concerning the private life of the late King Leopold III, whe should better be careful.
Anyway , it is a good coming out for the Count's book. 
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10-22-2008, 03:02 PM
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Well, I never said I believed it, I just thought this is the kind of revelations worth mentioning.
And here's another piece of gossip: Vaessen tells Dag Allemaal (and his readership) that Laurent was never accepted, not in his family, but not among the other European princes either. He even states they like to ridicule and bully him. He goes on to describe a birthday party of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. Prince Albert had to blow out the candles on his birthday cake, and he turned to Laurent and asked him if he would like to help him. So Laurent, always ready to oblige, leans over towards the cake to blow out some candles, and ... Albert and some other princes pushed our poor Laurent into the cake... He ended up smudged in whipped cream (or whatever the cake was made of). No wonder he ended up in a mental institution if that is the way people generally treated him... I'll keep hunting for some more revelations, they always make me laugh, though mostly because they are so incredible.
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10-22-2008, 05:45 PM
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I'm afraid I'm with you, Lady L! I am sorry but I find these stories not only fascinating but hilarious! I don't know why we can't lighten up and have some laughs on these Forums-there are enough grim happenings to read about for people who want that!
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#4
10-22-2008, 03:30 PM
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Prince Laurent of Belgium is now the King's son...
What happened before belongs to the past. He is now Claire's husband and a beloved father of Louise and the twins. What VAESSEN says What Vaessen says , there is not any proof , Prince Laurent does not deserve this... Last edited by Marengo; 10-22-2008 at 07:11 PM.
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#5
10-22-2008, 03:54 PM
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you are right about that, maria-olivia. Laurent doesn't deserve the way Vaessen treats him, nobody in the family does. If he has any proof, I wouldn't know about it. He dared to write the book, so either he has proof, or he knows he doesn't need proof because nobody will contest him in court.
I'm just reporting what he says, so don't shoot the messenger 
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#6
06-02-2009, 06:40 AM
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Belgian Royals in books and other publications
I didn't know where else to put this article, so this seems the m,ost appropriate place as it deals with Philippe's suitability for the throne as well.
- Newspaper de Standaard reports that Kathy Pauwels, royalty journalist for VTM, has written a book about Albert & Paola. In the book she claims that Philippe and his father do not have the best relationship (no surprise here) and that the prince thinks his father does not prepare him well for the throne. According to Paulels, the king is too much under the influence of his cabinet chef Jaques Van Ypersele de Strihou, and the prince suffers from that. De Standaard Online - Prins Filip 'niet goed voorbereid op koningschap'
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06-02-2009, 06:57 AM
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And it's known that Philippe was prepared by King Baudouin to be his successor, and not the successor of Albert, who was skipped in the plans of King Baudouin in favour of Philippe...
I don't know what to think: it seems to me that King Albert is working quite well as King, and some belgian member of this Forum confirmed it, but...I hope the divergences between the King and Philippe are not deep, or that the ideas of Philippe are really better then his Father's ideas...
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#8
06-02-2009, 07:32 AM
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however alberts wife paola, was not over popular in belgium, due to the state of her marriage and her inabilty to speak flemish, she was forever being castigated in the press and by the belgium public due to her lifestyle. it would appear that this may been one of reasons that if he should become king, albert was to step down, as his wife, might not be accepted as queen !!!!. anyhow as things have worked out both the present king and his queen is popular and proved to be a credit to the belgian people. no worries there.
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#9
06-02-2009, 03:31 PM
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Yes, well, that the King is too much under the influence of his Cabinet Chef is not unheard of either. And, unfortunately, the same is true for Prince Philippe and his cabinet, or so some people say.
I must modify some of the above comments, though. It is true that Baudouin took Philippe under his wings, and prepared him for the throne. It is, however, not true that Albert was never meant to succeed. But Albert, as Prince of Liege, had a lot of practise, being the second in line, leading lot's of economic missions and improving Belgium's image abroad, for over 40 years. If Philippe had not been "educated" and prepared for his "job" by Baudouin, you must realize he would only have started to prepare about 16 years ago. I think both Albert and Baudouin thought that it would be best to prepare Philippe from as early on as possible - since after a while it became quite clear that there was no hope for the King to have any children. And who better to prepare him than the reigning King? I do wonder about that book, I think it will be pretty interesting. And the article is right, Albert and Philippe do not "go out" together much. Not many official engagements they do together. Certainly no official trips abroad in recent history that I can think of.
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#10
06-02-2009, 03:40 PM
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What actions by Crown Prince Phillipe or King Albert will signal to royal commentators that the royal training is already well underway? What should Crown Prince Phillipe do to improve his approval ratings? Torrents of never-ending criticism aimed at Crown Prince Phillipe is rather annoying. It is never enough for some people ...
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#11
06-02-2009, 03:53 PM
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K Albert was not that popular during his brother's reign and the state of his marriage was also a reason for some to believe that he would not ascend to the throne. However,K. Albert and Q. Paola seem like a very happy couple now and P Mathilde has always seemed like the ideal wife for Philippe. The fact that they do not create fireworks every time they appear in public should not be a negative. They seem like a very happy couple and in tune to one another. As CPs go P Mathilde seems the most qualified to make a very regal queen.
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#12
06-17-2009, 11:27 AM
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There´s an interesting book on Philippe "Philippe, prince héritier" by Barend Leyts, Brigitte Balfoort and Mark Van den Wijngaert, published in 2008.
I like Mathilde very much, I went to their wedding in Brussels, almost 10 years ago! Times goes by so fast...
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#13
06-17-2009, 03:34 PM
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A little word about the book mentioned above. Yes it is interesting, but not very revealing. When I read it, i saw it as a collection of stories we already know. The authors of the book say this about the sources:
L'ouvrage fut difficile à réaliser car peu de gens de l'entourage du prince ont accepté de parler. On retrouve cependant des propos de Wilfried Martens, ancien Premier ministre, et du comte Michel Didisheim, ancien chef de cabinet du roi Albert II. Ce livre est la traduction en français de l'ouvrage "Kroonprins Filip" sorti en octobre 2007. Very few people accepted to talk. People who did talk, are a old prime ministre and the old chief of the cabinet of Albert II. So, no close friends. In my eyes, these are people who had several conversations with the prince, but who don't really know him. The more 'cause Philippe is a very introvert person. It is remarcable that the period from when Philippe was 20 till his 30 is a black whole, very little is known about that period of his life. I think it is wrong to say that the prince was lonely and isolated. As a member of a royal family they have many contacts with other noblemen all over the world. It is true he was far away from the media, but I don't think that means he was doing nothing. I think he has travelled a lot, studied and volunteered in several organisations (more than we know about). Hopefully the princely couple will give an interview and photosession on the occasion of their 10th weddinganniversary...
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#14
10-23-2009, 11:37 AM
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Bacause of the 10 jear wedding anniversary f prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde this year photographer Olivier Polet has made a new book with more then 100 pictures of the family. Also new exclusive pictures.
Cover of the book Olivier Polet : Photographer
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10-26-2009, 05:05 PM
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Some screenshots
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1021/polet.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4056/polet2.jpg http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6149/polet3.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1106/polet4w.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6121/polet1.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1021/polet.jpg
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10-31-2009, 07:20 AM
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On the occasion of their 10th wedding anniversary they celebrate in December, the Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium have opened their doors to photography Olivier Pollet.
Album de photos du prince Philippe et la princesse Mathilde en famille | Noblesse & Royautés
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10-31-2009, 02:05 PM
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http://img265.imageshack.us/i/livre21.jpg/
http://img217.imageshack.us/i/livre3.jpg/ http://img527.imageshack.us/i/livre4.jpg/
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