Belgian Royal State Visit To Bulgaria

[Alexandria]

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. King Albert II of Belgium and the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov, attend the welcome ceremony held in the capital city, Sofia.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Queen Paola and King Albert II attend the welcome ceremony held in the capital city, Sofia.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Queen Paola and King Albert II attend the welcome ceremony held in the capital city, Sofia.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Queen Paola and King Albert II attend the welcome ceremony held in the capital city, Sofia.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. King Albert II of Belgium and the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov speak at the welcome ceremony held in the capital city, Sofia.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Second day of the official visit: Belgian King Albert II meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Second day of the official visit : Belgian King Albert II meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion. - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria
The Belgian Royal Couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria : King Albert II and Queen Paola together with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and his wife.

 

[TOMMIX]

Originally posted by Alexandria@Oct 17th, 2003 - 9:41 am
www.corbis.com - Belgian Royal Couple State Visit to Bulgaria

The Belgian royal couple is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria. Second day of the official visit : Belgian King Albert II meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

These two men are closely related. Both the King of the Belgians and the Prime Minister[ he was formerly King Simeon II of Bulgaria] are both decended from the German Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
This same House produced Prince Albert[ Queen Victoria's husband] and the Duchess of Kent[Queen Victoria's mother]. They are related to HM The Queen[of the UK] also.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

pictures:IBL

IBL

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Orthodox bishops greet king Albert II of the Belgians, and his wife queen Paola in Sofia.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/imagenes/actualidad/imgActualidad/2003/10/15/bulgpic.jpg

 

[Alexandria]

www.ibl.se - King Albert of Belgium, queen Paola, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov awith his wife 10/14/2003. Official visit of King and queen of Belgium in Bulgaria.

www.ibl.se - King Albert of Belgium and Queen Paola 10/14/2003. Official visit of King and queen of Belgium in Bulgaria.

www.ibl.se - At the "Alexander Nevsky" temple-monument and crypt. 10/15/2003. State visit of King and Queen of Belgium in Bulgaria

www.ibl.se - At the "Alexander Nevsky" temple-monument and crypt. 10/15/2003. State visit of King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium in Bulgaria

www.ibl.se - At the "Alexander Nevsky" temple-monument and crypt. 10/15/2003. State visit of King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium in Bulgaria

www.ibl.se - 10/15/2003. Queen Paola and King Albert of Belgium visit the monastery of Rila in Bulgaria.

www.ibl.se - 10/15/2003. Queen Paola and King Albert of Belgium visit the monastery of Rila in Bulgaria.

 

[Josefine]

was there no state dinner?