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  -  Queen Paola  -  Queen Fabiola  -  Belgium  -  


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  -  Queen Fabiola  -  Queen Paola  -  King Albert II  -  Belgium  -  


Inauguration of King Albert, 9 August 1993



Belgium has no crown (except as a heraldic emblem); the monarch’s formal installation requires only a solemn oath on the constitution in parliament, symbolic of the limited power allowed to the King under the 1831 Constitution. During the enthronement of King Albert II (9 August 1993), a member of the Chamber of Representatives, Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, shouted out “Long live the Republic of Europe!”, only to be shouted down by the others, who cried “Vive le Roi!”. A similar protest had occurred during the 1950 enthronement of King Baudouin. Source

Albert became King after death of his elder brother King Baudouin, who died suddenly on the 31 of July, 1993. Baudouin had no children with his wife Fabiola, so they groomed Alberts eldest son Philippe as heir to the throne. But when Baudouin died, they decided that Albert should be King.



Family and other guests at Laurents and Claires wedding



2 months ago (Mar 16, 13) | 17 notes | reblog
  -  Queen Beatrix  -  Queen Paola  -  Belgium  -  Netherlands  -  Dutch  -  




The Consorts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reigning House in Belgium

HRH Princess Marie Louise of France (1812-1850), wife of King Leopold I

HI&RH Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria (1836-1902), wife of King Leopold II

HRH Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (1876-1965), wife of King Albert I

HRH Princes Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935), wife of King Leopold III

Ms. Mary Lilian Baels (1916–2002), econd wife of King Leopold III, was just styled as Princess of Réthy

Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón (1928), wife of King Baudouin I 

Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (1937), wife of King Albert II