The Walloon tv programme Place Royale has
conducted a new survey in which several Belgians were asked
questions about the current monarchy. The survey showed a quarter
of the Belgians want to get rid of the monarchy and make Belgium a
republic. After 1500 days of King Philippe, it was time for another
survey in which the Belgians were able to comment and show their
vision on the monarchy.
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…
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 award. There are
three branches of the order, Military (Armed Forces), Maritime
(Merchant Navy) and Civilian. Like many…
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…
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…
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 mention an exact number
before. Although, one can only wonder if such an amount will have a
big enough impact on…
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…
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…
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 Philippe, you had to answer several
questions. Following that, the yes button shrunk and became
impossibly hard to select as…
