State visit to France

[Alexandria]

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and queen Paola of Belgium pay tribute to the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris along with french justice minister Dominique Perben on the first day of Belgium royal couple official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and queen Paola of Belgium pay tribute to the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris along with french justice minister Dominique Perben on the first day of Belgium royal couple official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and queen Paola of Belgium pay tribute to the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris along with french justice minister Dominique Perben on the first day of Belgium royal couple official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and queen Paola of Belgium pay tribute to the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris along with french justice minister Dominique Perben on the first day of Belgium royal couple official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium upon their arrival at the Elysee Palace greeted by President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette on the first day of their official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. Paola of Belgium upon her arrival at the Elysee Palace greeted by Bernadette Chirac on the first day of their official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace greeted by President Jacques Chirac on the first day of their official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium upon their arrival at the Elysee Palace greeted by President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette on the first day of their official visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium do a tribute at the statue of King Albert 1er.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27 2003. King Albert meets French President Jacques Chirac at Elysee Palace.

 

[Alexandria]

From the Benelux Royals message board, gala dinner hosted by President and Madame Chirac for King Albert and Queen Paola.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are greeted by President Jacques Chirac and the First Lady Bernadette as they arrive at the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace fo their State Visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are greeted by President Jacques Chirac and the First Lady Bernadette as they arrive at the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace fo their State Visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are greeted by President Jacques Chirac and the First Lady Bernadette as they arrive at the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace fo their State Visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium chats with First Lady Bernadette Chirac minutes before the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace for the Belgian Royals State Visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium and French president's wife Bernadette Chirac visit a particles accelerator in the Louvre Museum as part of the state visit of Belgium royal couple.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium and French president's wife Bernadette Chirac visit a particles accelerator in the Louvre Museum as part of the state visit of Belgium royal couple.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium and French president's wife Bernadette Chirac visit a particles accelerator in the Louvre Museum as part of the state visit of Belgium royal couple.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium and French president's wife Bernadette Chirac visit a particles accelerator in the Louvre Museum as part of the state visit of Belgium royal couple.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

 

[Alexandria]

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Polfoto 28-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 28 2003. King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium are received by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as part of their 3 days state visit in France.

Sorry to be going backwards ...

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium, First Lady Bernadette Chirac, President Jacques Chirac and King Albert II of Belgium pictured minutes before the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace for the Belgian Royals State Visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium, First Lady Bernadette Chirac, President Jacques Chirac and King Albert II of Belgium pictured minutes before the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace for the Belgian Royals State Visit in France.

Polfoto 27-10-2003 © Paris-France, October 27, 2003. Queen Paola of Belgium, First Lady Bernadette Chirac, President Jacques Chirac and King Albert II of Belgium pictured minutes before the gala dinner held at the Elysee Palace for the Belgian Royals State Visit in France.

 

[kristinvu]

I have seen that during this state visit, both the king and the Queen and the president have a kind of little 'pin' on their clothes. It's very small and blue or red. Has anybody an idea about the meaning of this?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Alexandria]

Some more pictures from the King and Queen's visit to France. Sorry they are a bit jumbled.

www.corbis.com - Queen Paola with the First Lady, Bernadette Chirac, upon her arrival in France.

www.corbis.com - Queen Paola at the gala dinner hosted by President and First Lady Chirac.

I read on the Glittering Royals message board that Queen Paola wore a tiara as a necklace. Can anyone shed more light on this?

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[Josefine]

© Antoine Serra/In Visu/Corbis

 

[Josefine]

© Antoine Serra/In Visu/Corbis

 

[Alexandria]

www.ibl.se - 10/27/2003. The Chiracs Host Dinner for Belgian Royals at the Elysee Palace Queen Paola of Belgium attends the gala dinner.

GETTY IMAGES - PARIS, FRANCE: (From right to left) - French Prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Belgium's King Albert II and Queen Paola and Raffarin's wife Anne-Marie pose before a dinner, 28 October 2003 in Paris.

 

[Hannelore]

Belgian King Albert II and Queen Paola are greeted by French Justice Minister Dominique Perben (3rd R), upon their. arrival 27 October 2003 at Orly airport, outside Paris. King Albert arrived for a three-day official visit to France.

 

[Hannelore]

the Belgian royal couple and the French presidential couple.

 

[Hannelore]

a visit to the Louvre museum. 28 October 2003

 

[Hannelore]

at the townhall in Paris October 28, 2003.

 

[Hannelore]

a dinner, 28 October 2003.