Royal Family of Belgium Part 2

[hillary_nugent]

Originally Posted by saxon

not cold and frosty like the Windsors.

I agree. Queen Elizabeth II is not really a 'smiley', open type of person of course this is not required as a Royal but at least show some warmth woman...

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1) South African President Thabo Mbeki and his wife meet with King Albert II and Queen Paola, Tuesday 16 November 2004 at the Royal Palace. Mbeki arrived Yesterday for a two-day visit to Belgium. Gettyimages

2, 3) King Albert II of Belgium talks to South African President Thabo Mbeki prior to their meeting at the Royal Castle of Laeken, outside Brussels, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2004. Polfoto

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Brussels - November 16, 2004 King Albert and Queen Paola received at the Castle of Laeken, the personalities who received an honorary distinction by royal decrees.

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Also on 16/11/2004:

King Albert II and queen Paola of Belgium at inauguration of the new National Theatre of the Frenchspeaking Community in Brussels

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17/11/2004

Albert II & Paola made a visit to the Belgian village Couvin. After the official welcoming at the town hall, the couple had a chance to meet with the population (the so called bain de foule :)).
Then Albert went to the factory "Saint-Roch" where the economic situation of the region was explained to him, and he visited the factory where cast-iron boilers are made.
After that Albert joined Paola for a visit to the "Albatros", a care center for mentally handicapped people. Then there was a reception at the Albatros with the local authorities and with people who work with handicapped persons.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

He recieved a cast-iron motor as a gift

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8th November 2004

King Albert II at a workmeeting on the isuue of debts at the National Bank in Brussels.

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Brussels - November 22, 2004

Within the framework of the 60th Liberation's anniversary, King Albert received at the Palace of Brussels a hundred burgomasters and their Governors for the honour diploma's ceremony as 'City or Town victim of acts of World War II'.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

and afterwards there was time for a drink and a good laugh :)

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Brussels - November 23, 2004

Queen Paola, Honorary President of Child Focus (a Belgian center for abused and missing children), in collaboration with the European Federation for Missing and Exploited Children, organized an academic meeting in Brussels. Queen Silvia of Sweden and her daughter, Princess Victoria, Mrs Bernadette Chirac, wife of the President of the French Republic, Mrs Jolanta Kwasniewska, wife of the President of the Republic of Poland and Princess Astrid of Belgium were also present.

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23 November 2004

At night there was a concert organised by the European Federation for sexually abused and missing children. The Federation gathers children defence associations of 15 European countries organised around Belgian association Child Focus.

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Queen Paola, princess Astrid, queen Silvia, princess Victoria, Bernadette Chirac and Jolanta Kwasniewska at the Child Focus Gala.

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and two more (isopix)

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25th November 2004

King Albert II receives king Abdullah of Jordan at the castle of Laeken.