Funeral of Queen Fabiola: December 12, 2014

[Arrjann]

Thank you for your first-hand witness account. This is in line with what I saw on television: in the end a nice funeral with before and after an organization which left a chaotic and ad-hoc impression on me.

I like that intertwined crowned C in your avatar. Very stylish.

Thanks! It really was amazing. It all went chaotic and against protocol, but because of that I had a unique chance to see many royals very closely. Fantastic.


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[maria-olivia]

Arrjann and I were in touch the day before for attending together the Royal Funerals but we missed each other perhaps because I said I would wear a black hat but I wore a skarf it was to windy.!!
I left immediately and Arrjann stayed until the end.
So we complete our comments and both will never forget this Royal Event.
Arjann, I am not connected on Twitter..

 

[wartenberg7]

Euh... isn't that weird, that a Prince and Princess of Belgium do not want their children (Two Princes and one Princess of Belgium) to learn the language of 2/3rd of the Belgian population but prefer English? They have no any problem whatsoever with accepting the lavish dotation, paid for them by Dutch speaking Belgians...

Wouldn´t believe everything is said and written! There´s so much nonsense circulating everywhere these days....!

 

[Frelinghighness]

Wouldn´t believe everything is said and written! There´s so much nonsense circulating everywhere these days....!

Oh I certainly wouldn't believe a word that is written or said about Claire or Laurent
I still haven't watched the funeral but am amazed that the children were able to speak so well.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

Arrjann, I left the Cathedral after the belgian Royal Family(Group1)because I wanted to see the Car with the late Queen leaving for always the Cathedral . It was terribly windy and I did not know if I could enter the Cathedral again. So I did not see the Royals leaving.... I saw then entering next to me.
I hope the Royals of Goup II ( dinner hosted by the King in Laeken )were escorted by an important Security Service when they left.

The idea that people did not want to wait outside in dreadful weather for their cars does indeed make perfect sense to me. I certainly would not have done it under those conditions.

 

[Arrjann]

Thank you for your first-hand witness account. This is in line with what I saw on television: in the end a nice funeral with before and after an organization which left a chaotic and ad-hoc impression on me.

I like that intertwined crowned C in your avatar. Very stylish.

Thank you!


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[Duc_et_Pair]

Wouldn´t believe everything is said and written! There´s so much nonsense circulating everywhere these days....!

That is true. at the same time...: you never know with Prince Laurent...

 

[Blue_]

Laurent laat dochtertje geen Nederlands leren - De Standaard

Accordign to the Flemish press her parents didn't want her to learn Flemish.

She and her brothers goes to "taalkampen". It's a camp during the vacation (mostly summer vacation), where you learn dutch while doing an other activity, like horse riding or surf.
What the Walloon press (the flemish press only took it over) said was wrong is that the little princess is in a private school. They feel offended "Is the education in public school not good enough?"

I know this thread is not about princess Louise. And I find she did read very well. She's still very young and talking as good as she did in front of a big audience while mourning over someone of her family... it's amazing

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

The idea is that the Dutch-speaking press is bashing the royals and the French-speaking press is supporting them. Reality is more diffuse, so to see.

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

The Empress of Japan was one of the first, if not the first who were escorted out of the cathedral.

No, even the Empress of Japan had to wait ages before she could leave the Cathedral. While people were stumbling out of the Cathedral and could even go back in (rain) they could see the senior foreign royal guests waiting, and waiting, and waiting and looking around and waiting again. See the eyewitness report of a fellow poster: Royal Musings: Attending a royal funeral: the final goodbye to Queen Fabiola of Belgium

 

[Arrjann]

No, even the Empress of Japan had to wait ages before she could leave the Cathedral. While people were stumbling out of the Cathedral and could even go back in (rain) they could see the senior foreign royal guests waiting, and waiting, and waiting and looking around and waiting again. See the eyewitness report of a fellow poster: Royal Musings: Attending a royal funeral: the final goodbye to Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Thanks for mentioning my eyewitness report.

Of the highest ranking royals guests, the Empress was the first to leave. But, indeed, some lower ranking guests had already left before her (not to mention the 'ordinary citizens', like me), f.e. Grand Duke George. The senior royals waited in their seats, it was not like they were just standing by the door of the Cathedral. As you can see in my pictures, one by one, they walked from their seats straight to the door and left.

 

[maria-olivia]

Great Report and perfect knowledge of the Royals and even the minor Royals .
Thanks for sharings it. Kind regards Maria Olivia

 

[Arrjann]

Great Report and perfect knowledge of the Royals and even the minor Royals .
Thanks for sharings it. Kind regards Maria Olivia

Thanks!


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[Marengo]

The entire funeral in two youtube clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AovdLsD3sCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlV8v81L1go

 

[episcogal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fews_ZCRdhs

 

[NoorMeansLight]

This Darling Queen is dead now! Oh!
May she rest in peace!

 

[Moonmaiden23]

And I miss her graciousness, warmth and her class. RIP Fabiola.

 

[melina premiere]

Me too, I miss her , she was a so great and warm person.

 

[NoorMeansLight]

And I miss her graciousness, warmth and her class. RIP Fabiola.

Word. Her generation was fabulous!

 

[Schatten]

Word. Her generation was fabulous!

Indeed! Totally agree!

 

[leidi]

The entire funeral in two youtube clips:

It's a shame the videos are unavailable now, did anyone record it? if so, would you mind sharing a link or something on DM?

Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience

 

[An Ard Ri]

Here are some clips from Euronews ,hard to believe it will 10 years this December!