Queen Fabiola and the late King Baudouin: News and Pictures Part 2


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Breffney said:
Lovely footage, An Ard Ri. ! :flowers:
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Yes indeed it was,I recall seeing other footage of the King and Queen in Ireland during their state visit,I'll see what else I can find.
 
Well, there are tons of pictures of Baudouin/Boudewijn & Fabiola with Juan Carlos & Sofia and their family. They vacationed together many many many times for years. So, it's probably taken in Spain during a vacation. The problem is most of the pictures of all of them are watermarked and not easily seen.
 
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Well, there are tons of pictures of Baudouin/Boudewijn & Fabiola with Juan Carlos & Sofia and their family. They vacationed together many many many times for years. So, it's probably taken in Spain during a vacation. The problem is most of the pictures of all of them are watermarked and not easily seen.
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Thanks, episcogal. Yes, I can understand the difficulty in pinpointing the occasion. I was drawn to the scarf / rope belt worn around the waist by the two ladies and thought that they might have been significant. ?? A sports event or something like that. ? Or they may have no significance at all.
 
Breffney said:
Thanks, episcogal. Yes, I can understand the difficulty in pinpointing the occasion. I was drawn to the scarf / rope belt worn around the waist by the two ladies and thought that they might have been significant. ?? A sports event or something like that. ? Or they may have no significance at all.
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Might have been during the summer holidays on Palma de Mallorca,the Spanish RF often had invited guests,maybe the Belgian King and Queen joined them?
 
Your daily Baudouin/Fabiola post:

7/11/66 - Brussels, Belgium: A sad-looking King Baudouin of Belgium, wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant General of the Belgian Army, raises his hand to his eye as he stands 7/11 in the reception room of the Palace here. The King was welcoming guests to a gala dinner he gave in honor of visiting Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. The Palace disclosed 7/11 that the King's wife, Queen Fabiola, suffered 7/10 her third miscarriage in the coupe's six years of marriage. They are, as yet, childless. UPI Cable photo
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http://s693.photobucket.com/user/le...uin-Fabiola/Baudouin/245_zps91c67915.jpg.html
 
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Article from an American paper of the same date:

Queen Has Miscarriage:
Brussels (UPI) Queen Fabiola suffered a miscarriage Sunday and underwent surgery, the Royal Palace announced Monday. She was four months pregnant. King Baudouin, 35, had announced “with joy” only three days ago that his 38 year old wife was expecting a baby in December. Belgians were overjoyed by the news because they had almost given up hope of a child for the Royal couple. The Queen had already suffered two miscarriages. Their hopes were ended Monday by the palace communique made as King Baudouin was welcoming Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba to Belgium in cool, rainy weather on a three day official visit. “The Queen is in no danger,” a court spokesman said. The surgery was carried out in an unnamed Brussels clinic with “extreme urgency” due to a hemorrhage. King Baudouin and Fabiola, a Spaniard, were married on December 15, 1960. The heir to the throne is Baudouin’s brother, Prince Albert, 29.
 
I remember of this sad photo, Queen Fabiola suffered a dramatic mescarriage and was very the death because she had a big hemorrhage . it was very sad because the king was so happy to announce himself only two days before the future birth of a child they have waited for so long times. Queen Fabiola said she had five miscarriages. I recall she had a micarriage in 1961, then a miscarriage in 1962, in 1963, in 1966 I don't know when she had the other miscarriage. Each times, the palace said that Fabiola was pregnant before the three months of pregnancy because the medias spoke about a pregnancy and some days after palace announced a miscarriage. I was very desappointed and sad for them because I loved a lot this couple;
Thankyou Episcopal for all the photos and videos you posted. i was and I am yet an admirator of the couple. I began to love them after their wedding at 12 years old and now I am always happy to see photos of Baudoin and Fabiola and I am always happy to have news of Queen fabiola who will stay my prefered Queen.
 
Thank you very much, melina premiere. It is my pleasure to bring news of these two exceptional people.
 
melina premiere said:
I remember of this sad photo, Queen Fabiola suffered a dramatic mescarriage and was very the death because she had a big hemorrhage . it was very sad because the king was so happy to announce himself only two days before the future birth of a child they have waited for so long times. Queen Fabiola said she had five miscarriages. I recall she had a micarriage in 1961, then a miscarriage in 1962, in 1963, in 1966 I don't know when she had the other miscarriage. Each times, the palace said that Fabiola was pregnant before the three months of pregnancy because the medias spoke about a pregnancy and some days after palace announced a miscarriage. I was very desappointed and sad for them because I loved a lot this couple;
Thankyou Episcopal for all the photos and videos you posted. i was and I am yet an admirator of the couple. I began to love them after their wedding at 12 years old and now I am always happy to see photos of Baudoin and Fabiola and I am always happy to have news of Queen fabiola who will stay my prefered Queen.
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According to her biographer, Fabiola suffered her final miscarriage in February 1968.
 
Baudouin and Fabiola built themselves a modest cabin in the park near Laeken where they could live like and average man an woman. They didn't bring staff or servants. Fabiola did all the cooking and Baudouin did the cleaning up. When they had visitors the queen would sometimes pack a picnic lunch for everyone to take into the woods and hike.

Their nephew Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia thought it an odd way for the King and Queen of the Belgians to live, but they were reportedly very happy there.
 
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That's beautiful, Moonmaiden23! I shared that with my husband.
 
I have got a TREAT for you today.

The link below will take you to my Google document location where you can see a Spanish comic book of the story of Fabiola/Baudouin. I am working on getting the English translation.

Enjoy! :flowers:

Claro de Luna: Nº 77 Fabiola
 
One of the most poignant moments surrounding the funeral of Baudouin was when his body was transferred from Laeken to the palace at Brussels, the cortege stopped at the Colonne du Congrès, repose le Soldat inconnu (monument of the unknown soldier). The royal family listens as the Brabant is played. When the queen is getting back into the vehicle, someone shouted, “Courage Madame la Reine!” And, she did display deep courage and strength during all the events of the funeral and oath of Albert II.

Courage Madame la Reine!
 
The relationship between Queen Fabiola and Queen Mathilde is much better than with Queen Paola .
We did not see Queen Fabiola at the King's feast and at the Christmas Concert.
 
Love THIS picture I found it recently. They were very real.
 
I had not previously realized that her dotation has been lowered so much - although it still is quite a huge amount of money.
Btw, one may say that nowadays she doesn't need anymore to have 20 employees, especially 5 secretaries, given that the Queen lives nearly in seclusion.
 
I agree with you MAfan, Fabiola was a popular Queen but in her old age she did mistakes such as her Foundations and using a staff of 25 people in her Palace.
 
1) The only thing which this succeeded doing is putting Belgians out of work. She didn't use that money on her foundation or herself, but for staff. Many of her staff have been with her 30+ years.

2) It is a SIN how Fabiola is being treated at the end of her life. It just makes Belgians look like bureaucratic spoiled brats.

3) The foundation is and was completely LEGAL. That means there was no secrecy involved - the Belgian government doesn't know fully their own laws?

4) It is the job of tax attorneys and retirement / foundation accountants to shelter individuals from excessive tax laws. That's what they do. That's their job. They look at the laws and advise clients on how best to save money. That is not shameful or illegal in any way.

5) If Fabiola were a private citizen in Belgium of a considerable wealth, there would not be one word said about her foundation and estate. Instead, she is being penalized for being a member of a royal family.

6) Evidently, Belgians can not tell the difference between private money and public money. Simply audit the household accounts to make certain she's using all her civil list money on the household, which I have NO doubt she is, as she stated.

7) ONLY in socialism (and communism) is it deemed morally reprehensible for people to not want to give all their money to the state. 70% because she does no have direct descendents? And if she DID have direct heirs, she would not incur 70% - that's completely inequitable.

It is NOT a sin to not want all your hard earned money to go to the government.

It is NOT morally good character to give all your money to a socialist government. That's just insane.

Break it down:
* Not illegal
* Not immoral
* Not unethical

Too bad she wouldn't come live here in the United States where we're free.

Belgium owes Queen Fabiola a HUGE apology, starting with people on this very forum.
 
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You did my day! the history about our royal Queen and our Politics seen from Pittsburgh (USA) very funny ! What are your sources ?
 
Straight from the mouth of your queen. Do you claim her a liar?
 
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