Royal Family of Belgium: Currents Events, Part 3

[oskana]

as usual she looks gorgeous.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Thanks Jelka, it's great to see those photos again.

 

[Emily]

Catherine, at year end you posted the most beautiful summary of 2004 pictures of the BRF on the GREMB. Is there any way you can post a link to that here so that we can see those photos again? I wish I had a copy but I don't.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Catherine, at year end you posted the most beautiful summary of 2004 pictures of the BRF on the GREMB. Is there any way you can post a link to that here so that we can see those photos again? I wish I had a copy but I don't.

No, I'm sorry, they're gone...

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

The Belgian RF in the eighties (when it was still a small family ) : Laurent, Astrid with Joachim, Fabiola, Lorenz, Philippe, Albert & Paola, Baudouin.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

official event

 

[Emily]

Catherine, thanks, anyway!

 

[Danielle]

Liege, Belgium: Queen Paola and King Albert II attend a performance at the High School for Circus Arts on the ocasion of the French Community Feast, Friday 23 September 2005. They are welcomed by French Community Minister President Marie Arena (in the photos). Photos from belga.be

 

[Danielle]

More photos from the event. From belga.be

 

[Danielle]

Gent, Belgium: King Albert II of Belgium attends the Flikkendag, Sunday 25 September 2005. All photos from Belga.be

It seems as if Albert really enjoyed himself.

 

[Danielle]

More:

 

[Danielle]

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Queen Paola of Belgium made a visit to the Child Focus' call center with Eva Luise Köhler, wife of German President Horst Köhler, September 28, 2005. All photos from: Belga.be

 

[Danielle]

More:

 

[fanletizia]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belgium King Albert II review an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony 03 October 2005, in Brussels. Putin arrived in the Belgian capital today, at the invitation of King Albert II, to inaugurate an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts as part of a Europe-Russia festival

From getty and anp

 

[Alisa]

I really like HM's outfit. She looks very elegant.

 

[Marengo]

The Queen looks absolutely stunning, the best outfit I have seen her with for years! Sometimes it is hard to imagine that she was so glamorous once, but her she is in every inch 'La Dolce Paola'!

 

[Emilia]

Congratualations to Albert and Paola with their new grandchild !

Now they 4 boys Amadeo , Joachim , Gabriel and Emmanuel
and 5 girls : Maria-Laura , Luisa Maria , Elisabeth , Letitia-Maria and Louise !

 

[mandyy]

Princess Astrid, Queen Paola, 10/03/2005. Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belgians souvereigns at the opening of Europalia Russia in Brussels., in Brussels, Belgium

Photo from Newscom

 

[Saragli]

Princess Elizabeth looks so much like her mother. She is so cute. Philip and Matilde have the cutest kids.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Prince Fabrizio Ruffo di Calabria, queen paola's eldest brother and head of the princely family Ruffo di Calabra has died yesterday in Rome. He was 82.



The queen and princess Astrid (godchild of prince Fabrizio) will attend the funeral, that will take place in family surroundings.

Paola's activities have been cancelled untill after the funeral.

Paola now has 1 brother and 1 sister left, she was originally the youngest of 7 sisters and brothers: Fabrizio, Maria Christina (1920, deceased), Laura (1921-1972), Antonello (1930), Augusto (1925-1943) and Giovanella (1927 - 1941). Paola was born in 1937.



Prince Fabrizio got married to Maria Vaciago in 1953, they had 5 children :Fulco (1954), Augusto (1955), Imara (1958), Umberto (1960) and Alessandro (1964). The prince fought in WWII. In 1958 he founded a company for the import of raw produces such as lad, chrome and zinc. he also was involved in an important transport company.

 

[martha-louise]

Only the queen and princess Astrid will go to the funeral? What a difference with the funeral of the sister of king Albert, when the whole family was present.
Clearly the belgian royal family wasn't that close with the Italian side of the family. Does anyone know more about that?

 

[mandyy]

Belgian singer Annie Cordy ennobled by Queen Paola and King Albert, in Brussels, Belgium,10/11/2005.
All from Newscom

 

[purple_platinum]

Today, from getty :

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 15: Prince Laurent, Prince Philippe, Queen Fabiola , Princess Astrid and Prince Lorentz attend the Te Deum to celebrate Kings Day at St Michel Cathedral on November 15, 2005 in Brussels, Belgium.

 

[purple_platinum]

more from getty :

where are the king & queen? or do they normally don't attend this te deum?

 

[pollyemma]

i'm a little confused by the turn-around chairs placed in front of the royal family. are those supposed to be makeshift prayer kneelers?

 

[martha-louise]

In the Catholic Church we used to turn our chairs at a regular times during the mass, to pray. Nowadays, it's not common to do so anymore. But Philippe and Mathilde were kneeling at their marriagemass. Ordinary people just turn their chair, royal highnesses have an extra chair in front of them. I think it's only been done on very official occasions.

 

[Emily]

Thank you so much for the photos. It looks like a cooold and rainy day in Belgium. Queen Fabiola was quite warmly dressed. I missed the all the color Mathilde and Claire add! It will be nice when all are back.

 

[Mette2]

From Belga.

King's Feast November 15th 2005: A reception at the Parliament in Brussels.

 

[pollyemma]

In the Catholic Church we used to turn our chairs at a regular times during the mass, to pray. Nowadays, it's not common to do so anymore. But Philippe and Mathilde were kneeling at their marriagemass. Ordinary people just turn their chair, royal highnesses have an extra chair in front of them. I think it's only been done on very official occasions.

Ok, thanks for the explanation. are there any photos of them kneeling?

 

[Mette2]

Ok, thanks for the explanation. are there any photos of them kneeling?

Picture of Philippe and Mathilde kneeling at their wedding:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58155&d1100875146