Belgium honours their King

This past Saturday the annual flag- and celebration day of the monarch took place in Belgium, the so called Fête du Roi (King’s Feast). This day falls on 15 November each year. This time almost the whole Royal Family attended, only Queen Paola was absent as it was reported that she was at home with a flu.

King Albert instead escorted the widow-Queen Fabiola up the stairs to the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral in Brussels where the day was started with a Te Deum led by Cardinal Danneels, Archbishop of Brussels-Mechelen. At his side the King also had his children Crown Prince Philippe with wife Mathilde, Prince Laurent with wife Claire and Princess Astrid with husband Lorenz. Usually King Albert does not attend the mass, but since he celebrates 15 years on the throne this year, he made an exception.
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