Duc_et_Pair
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Albert attended when he had to as king and he attended the general mass of all deceased members of the family after his abdication (in 2015, so that was mostly mainly about Fabiola's memory). This was the first mass specifically organized for his brother after his abdication and he decided not to attend. So, while I sincerely hope that him not attending doesn't mean that he doesn't respect his brother, apparently his regards for his brother did not trump his childish desire to do as he pleases without any regard for the message it conveys.
All in all, we don't know exactly what but something was more important to Albert and Paola than publicly honoring their brother(-in-law)'s memory 25 years after his untimely death.
In the last alinea you are out of line with the qualification childish in your first alinea.