King Albert II & Queen Paola: Current Events, Part 2 (Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2010)


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Do you think Queen Silvia underwent plastic surgery?
Btw you're right, Queen Paola is still wonderful...She has perfect italian genes...:lol:
 
I agree with you ! Paola is very beautiful, even with the wrinkles!
 
Don't forget that Paola was a beauty as was Grace of Monaco when she was young.They were the 2 most beautiful european Princesses in the sixties..( she was not happy- now with her wrinkles she is! Life is strange.
 
How can I say...she has "matured" with the time...
 
Let's keep this thread on the topic of Current Events of the Belgian King and Queen, please!

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King Albert II visiting the organisation Renovassistance
at Anderlecht, Belgium, 22 October 2009 :


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Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is welcomed by King Albert at Laeken
Royal Palace in Brussels October 22, 2009. Nkurunziza is on a three-day visit
to Belgium.


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In Brussels, near the Atomium, Queen Paola accompanied by Princess Astrid and Princess Claire of Belgium and by 4 grandchildren princesses Laetitia Maria and Louise and Princes Nicolas and Aymeric, attended a Cirque show Bouglione. Like every year, the circus calls time representation about a thousand underprivileged children, aided by Work of the Princess Paola Cribs which celebrates its 50th anniversary.

La reine Paola en famille au cirque Bouglione | Noblesse & Royautés
 
A funny little detail that struck me

iceflower said:
Queen Paola visiting arboretum Kalmthout near Antwerp,
Belgium on 16 October 2009.


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Viewing this photo’s I suddenly noticed that on the picture of her arrival [pic 1] Queen Paola wears not the same shoes as on the other ones.
I find nothing wrong with changing shoes.
The shoes she wears at a.o. the guided tour, are a tiny little bit solid perhaps, but very appropriate for the occasion, contrasted to the ones she wears at her arrival.
I just wonder what she found wrong with the second pair of shoes, Were they to “old lady” like? :unsure:
Why she did not wear them at the arrival?:unsure:
 
I think the Queen is right.
She was perfectly dressed when she arrived, when she was working in the garden (she likes that) she was wearing garden shoes.
One the first pic she looks great , but on pictures taken nearly, she looks her age and accept her age. Well done Your Majesty!
 
Yes, that makes sense maria_olivia. She wouldn't want to ruin nice shoes while digging in the dirt. It's a nice gray coat she's wearing.
 
Pics 11.11.2009

King Albert II salutes during the Armistice Day ceremony marking
the 91st anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels
November 11, 2009.


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Pics 16.11.2009

Queen Paola and King Albert with Foreign Minister Yves Leterme and
winners of the "Grand-Croix de l Ordre de la Couronne / Grootkruis in
de Kroonorde" medal, at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November
16, 2009.


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Pic 1 : Mr Yves Leterme, pic2 Tia Hellebaut with her child , pic3 Philippe Geluck and?
 
King Albert hands out the Order of the Grand Cross of the Crown (free translation, btw)

video - Tia Hellebaut, who won a gold medal at the Olympics in Bejing, doesn't quite know what she is receiving.
video - Kim Gevaert and Sister Jeanne Devos also receive the order. Both Kim and Tia brought their babies (and husbands?)along.
 
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Award winner Dutch author Cees Nooteboom with his wife and
King Albert II with Queen Paola of Belgium attend the literary
award ceremony of the 'Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren' delivered
by the 'Nederlandse Taalunie' Dutch language organization at the
Royal Palace, in Brussels, Belgium, 18 November 2009.


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Pics 24.11.2009

Queen Paola of Belgium attends the Academic Session at the
Royal Palace on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the
"School of Hope" (Ecole de l espoir / School van de Hoop),
Tuesday 24 November 2009.


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Iceflower, No pictures of King Albert II opening to-day the exhibition about his grandfather Albert I, whose reign started 100 years ago.
 
maria-olivia said:
Iceflower, No pictures of King Albert II opening to-day the exhibition about his grandfather Albert I, whose reign started 100 years ago.
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Of course ;), here they are :flowers:

King Albert attends the opening of the exhibition "Albert I" at the
BelVue Museum in Brussels, November 24, 2009.


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Pics 25.11.2009

Belgian Yves Leterme of the Flemish Christian democrat party (CD&V)
is sworn in as Belgium's Prime Minister in the presence of Belgian King
Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 25, 2009.

Leterme replaced his party member Herman Van Rompuy, who resigned
following his election as European Union President during an EU leaders
summit last week in Brussels.


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Pics 26.11.2009

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa meets Belgium's King Albert
II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 26, 2009.


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King Albert during a visit to the Royal Belgian Shipowners
Association, 26 November 2009, in Antwerp. The Royal
Belgian Shipowners Association moves to a new historical
building in the center of the city.


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Pics 8.12.2009

Concert of Christmas of the Foundation Queen Paola in the presence
of Queen Paola at the hotel Le Plaza. Tuesday 08 December 2009, in
Brussels.


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King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium pictured during their visit to the town of Soignies, in the province of Hainaut - Henegouwen, Thursday 10 December 2009.

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King Albert's Christmas message in Dutch and French (videos)

Also the written texts: Dutch and French

The King started by saying how his thoughts go out to those who suffer from the economic crisis. However, he also emphasised the country had a lot of positive things to remember about this year. He mentioned the appointment of Herman Van Rompuy as European President and the canonisation of Father Damien. He also quoted President Obama on that canonisation and emphasised how Father Damien is an example of solidarity which exeeds the boundaries of the different language communities.
Then he talked about the importance of the Lisbon Treaty: however diffcult it was to get the Treaty accepted by the entire Union, in the end all difficulties were conquered. He stated that Europe should be an example to Belgium: within the little country the opinions may diverge greatly, but in the end the difficulties should be conquered just as well.

The message ended with a merry christmas and a happy new year in name of himself, the Queen and the entire Royal family.
 
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