Royals Vote In European Elections

Over the last few days all member states of the European Union organised elections for the European parlament. Belgium’s royal family set a good example and all adult members of the royal family were pictured while visiting the polling stations. The duke and duchess of Brabant voted at a polling station in Laeken, as did princess Astrid, her husband Lorenz and their two eldest children prince Amedeo and princess Maria Laura. Prince Laurent and his wife princess Claire went to a polling station in Tervuren to vote.

The king and queen however were unable to vote, as the constitution prohibits that. Apart from elections for the European parlament the Belgians yesterday also voted for the regional parliaments. In Luxembourg Princess Alexandra and her brother prince Félix of Luxembourg went to the polling station in Luxembourg city. Click here to see a picture.

In Hungary archduke Georg and archduchess Eilika voted in Soskut, some 30 kms south of Budapest. The archduke is a member of the junior opposition conservative party, the Hungarian Democratic Forum. He was also one of their candidates for the European parlament, but according to the first reports his party did not get enough votes to get him there. In Turin, prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, son of the pretender to the Italian throne, voted for the first time in Italy. Like archduke Georg, Emanuele Filiberto tried to get elected into European parlament but failed. Click here to see a picture.

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Tagged Archduchess Eilika of Austria, Archduke Georg of Austria, Elections, European Union, House of Austria-Este, House of Habsburg, House of Savoy, King Philippe of the Belgians, Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince Laurent of Belgium, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Princess Claire of Belgium, Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.