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		<title>Belgian Royals gather for The King’s Feast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Belgian Royals celebrated The King’s Feast (Koningsfeest in Dutch and Fête du Roi in French) on November 15 – a day that has been marked by celebrations in honour of the Belgian Monarch since 1866. Crown Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Prince Laurent, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Queen Fabiola were all present.
The celebrations started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Albert II Leads the Armistice Day Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ King Albert II led the Royal Family and Government officials in solemn commemoration ceremonies in Brussels today.
The King, Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and Belgian veterans placed wreaths at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Thousands turned out to pay their respects to the fallen heroes. At exactly 11:00, people paused for two minutes’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Albert welcomes President Yushchenko</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Royals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ King Albert received Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels on October 15.
During the meeting, a great number of questions were discussed, including cultural and economical cooperation, bilateral relations, as well as European and Euro-Atlantic ambitions of Ukraine.
President Yushchenko gave an interview, where he stressed Belgium’s importance for Ukraine, noting: “Belgium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Albert and Queen Paola in a private audience with the Pope</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Royals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ King Albert and Queen Paola were received in a private audience by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday.
As customary for a Catholic Queen, Paola wore a white veil (in contrast to other women, who have to wear black veil), while King Albert kneeled before the Pope.
A note published by the press office of the Holy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian Royals open &#8216;Son of Heaven&#8217; Exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Laurent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Princess Astrid of Belgium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Princess Claire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Princess Maria Laura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Princess Mathilde]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On October 8, the royal family, including Princess Maria Laura, daughter of Princess Astrid, attended the opening of the prestigious &#8220;Son of Heaven&#8221; exhibition at the Palace of the Fine Arts in Brussels. It is the opening exhibition of the cultural festival Europalia China.
The King and Queen opened the exhibition in the presence of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian King and Queen attend Father Damien Mass in Tremelo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canonisation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ King Albert and Queen Paola attended a mass in honour of the canonisation of Father Damien (Pater Damiaan, Père Damien) in Tremelo, the village where Father Damien was born as Jozef De Veuster. The canonisation is for next week, 11 October, but the village of Tremelo is taking the opportunity to celebrate it&#8217;s most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Albert still on spending spree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Royals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finances]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It hasn&#8217;t been a good summer for King Albert&#8217;s image. After all the controversy surrounding the acquisition of a new yacht, registering it in Italy and avoiding to pay taxes to both the Belgian and the Italian government by registering the yacht as a military vessel, the finances of King Albert II of Belgium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian Yacht Controversy Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Royals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The controversy surrounding the purchase of a new yacht by the Belgian King and Queen continues. Public opinion cries out injustice about this luxury expense in times of economic hardship, as this purchase shook up especially the southern part of the country.
RTBF journalist Cristophe Deborsu, the same journalist who asked former Prime Minister Yves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden wedding anniversary festivities</title>
		<link>http://www.theroyalforums.com/10940-golden-wedding-anniversary-festivities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Royals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Party]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On 30 August, the Belgian King and Queen hosted a garden party to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. At the same time, the wedding anniversaries of the other Belgian royals were commemorated, as this year is also the silver wedding anniversary of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, as well as the 10th wedding anniversary for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Albert buys New Yacht</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LadyLeana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New controversy hits Belgium while the royals are enjoying their holiday. It has become known that King Albert II of Belgium has bought a new yacht, the &#8220;Alpa&#8221; of 27 m long, 6.3 m wide, and capable of going up to 30 knots. According to the website of deredactie.be, the yacht is a &#8220;Technema 90&#8243;, [...]]]></description>
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