The brother of Queen Paola of Belgium,
Don Antonello Ruffo di Calabria has died at the age of 87 in Rome.
The death was announced yesterday via the Italian press. He had
been admitted to the hospital to undergo an operation. Antonello
founded the first ornithological nature park in Italy, the Selva di
Paliano. He was an avid collector of steam trains and even built a
private railway in…
Statues of the second King of the
Belgians, Leopold II, belong in a museum and not in any public
space. That any still exist and that streets are named for the
King is a disgrace. So writes the Belgium jurist from a Congolese
background Sandrine Efoko in Knack…
The Order of Leopold is the oldest order
of chivalry or knighthood in Belgium having been founded in July
1832, shortly after Belgium gained independence from the
Netherlands. It takes its name from King Leopold I, who was the
first King of the Belgians and instigated the…
Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Laura Dekkers, offers her opinions regarding the ongoing antics of
Prince Henrik of Denmark and Prince Laurent of Belgium. Who is
doing more to discredit constitutional monarchy in Europe?
Recently, two different royals from two different families
have made huge fools out of themselves, as well as possibly causing
hurt to their families and the institution…
It was discovered yesterday that Prince
Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been
deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday
morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his
younger brother to delete his account, but…
Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend
8th August 2017
Prime Minister Charles Michel is going to
request that the government deducts 10% from Prince Laurent’s
annual stipend of 308,000 euro, reports French Language newspaper
La Libre Belgique. Charles Michel had already spoken of a
“proportional sanction” but failed to…
It seems like in every royal family there
is a member who cuts corners from time to time. Often it is the
result of an exaggeration by the press but sometimes there really
are royals who do not feel the need to follow the rules or do not
behave like they are expected to. An excellent example of a
scapegoat in the Belgian Royal Family is the brother of King
Philippe of Belgium. Meet Prince…
Queen Paola of Belgium’s birthday is
actually on 11 September, but she took the opportunity before the
summer to get her entire family together. However, in true Prince
Laurent style, he was 1.5 hours late and missed the concert and the
cutting of the cake. The grand party…
Burger King has dropped its challenge to
the Belgian public to “crown” the true ruler of the country. Burger
King launched a controversial advertising campaign which asked
people to make a choice between King Philippe and Burger King. In
order to place a vote for…
Belgian PM suffers hearing loss after standing too close to Princess Astrid firing starting pistol
30th May 2017
The Belgian prime minister, Charles
Michel, was perhaps hoping for a few trouble-free days after
playing host to the President of the United States, Donald Trump,
but it was not to be. He appeared at the start of a 20km run in
Brussels on Sunday, where the starting pistol was wielded by
Princess Astrid, the younger sister of King Philippe of the
Belgians. He was visibly startled by the firing of…
