Death & Funeral of Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz, Father of Mathilde; Sept. 2008

[dbarn67]

My condolensces to the the D'Udukem d'Acoz family.

[maria-olivia]

The Funerals of Count Patrick are next Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Bastogne (St Peter's Church.).

[stephanievl]

The activities of Princess MAthilde, Prince Philippe, Queen Paola and King Albert who were schedueled on monday and tueseday are cancelled or prosponed due to the funeral.

[stephanievl]

Message of Caterine on the Benelux royal message board

The funeral for Mathilde's father will be held at the Saint-Pierre church in Bastogne, on 30th September.

He will be burried at the cemetery of Lutrebois, a small village near Losange.
Patrick's body has been brought to the castle of Losange this afternoon. After the (presumable) stroke in August, he never returned home.

Last Friday Patrick' s conditioned deteriorated, and Mathilde and Philippe then cancelled their engagements.

According to a neighbour: "The last months he hardly spoke. From time to time he was conscious, he asked for his mother."

[marmi]

Originally Posted by stephanievl

The activities of Princess MAthilde, Prince Philippe, Queen Paola and King Albert who were schedueled on monday and tueseday are cancelled or prosponed due to the funeral.

Well, thats as expected, but I would understand Mathilde taking more time.

[Ilary]

My condolence to the Family, Count Patrick was Mathilde's biggest support

[Al_bina]

I hope Crown Princess Mathilde will be allowed to take all time she needs to mourn her father's death. There will be no snide remarks about her being lazy or not doing enough for the monarchy.

[Amely]

Sad news
My condolence to CP Mathilde and to the family

[zinzen]

My condoleances to the family, Zinzen

[agami.pearl]

My condolence to Crown Princess Mathilde and to the family.

[Carminha Stalker]

To lose a Father, be it an important person or just a normal one, is a terrible loss. I hope CP Mathilde will have the strength and faith recquired to bear this very sad event. I´m sure, she´ll have plenty of support from her family and also the consolation of her four gorgeous children.

[hilal]

My condolences for Mathilde and the D'Udukem d'Acoz family.

[Al_bina]

According to Royalblog.nl, "Princess Mathilde’s first engagement will be on October 3; her husband is scheduled to leave on a trade mission to Argentina and Uruguay one day later".
News Summary Royalblog.nl: Belgian Prince Philip cancels engagements

[Shikha Pal]

That is really sad, I am so sorry to hear this

[CaliforniaDreamin]

The loss of a beloved parent at any age is heartbreaking...condolences to CP Mathilde.

At least the poor Count is done with his pain and suffering.

[kaydura0717]

I sorry to hear this. My condolences to the Matilde.

[Her_Majesty]

PPE Agency

I feel so sorry for Mathilde. It breaks my heart to see those pictures of her. My condolences to her and the family.

[Marengo]

From Belga: here.

It seems princess Astrid, prince Laurent and princess Claire also attended. Does anybody know if count Raoul and count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz were there too?

The count is burried on the same cemetary as his in-laws, Count Leon Komorovski and Princess Sophie Sapieha.
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Before the funeral PPE took some pictures of the church, burial place and the castle Losanges: look here.

[CASSARD]

Elisabeth and Gabriel are presents to the funerals...

[rominet09]

I've just seen the images on TV Mathilde's mother seems to have aged terribly with this ordeal