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The royal family first attended Holy Mass at the St Michel & St Gudule Cathedral, the so called "Te Deum", in honour of the King.
Mass was read by Cardinal Danneels. All important politicians were there too, but honestly, they seemed to be bored 
Queen Fabiola looked remarkably well this morning, in royal blue as often. Princess Mathilde still seems to be in mourning...
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Lovely photos! Was Princess Astrid and her family in attendance? I thought Mathilde looked lovely. Claire seemed a bit casually-dressed for this event, IMO.
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Pics of the ceremony in Parliament & Senate (Belga)
Some clips of the festivities (in Dutch) and an article here.
The fact that the King attended the Te Deum Mass was exceptional. Normally he doesn't attend the Mass because it is held in his honour.
In his speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Leterme called the King " the cement of the nation" and " a factor of cohesion".
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Thank you, stephanievl! Princess Astrid looks beautiful.
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Where was Queen Paola? Did she attend the Te Deum?
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Where was Queen Paola? Did she attend the Te Deum?
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She had the flu so she was forced to stay home at the Belvedere.
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did any of astrid's children attend???
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I love these pics of Philippe and Mathilde! They are such a nice-looking couple.
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 Gorgeous pics, stephanievl! Thanks 
They all look nice!
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Nowhere else could we find such a lot of beautiful photos at a time, as here in these Forums. Thank you very much.
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