King Albert II
King Albert II
Albert IIreigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. He is a member of the royal house of Belgium; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the maternal uncle of the current reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth6 June 1934
CountryBelgium
course forget grown loved people sympathy thank ties
Queen Paola and I will never forget the ties that have grown between the people and us during the course of the years. Thank you for your confidence, tokens of sympathy and support, sometimes even with a little criticism. We always loved you.
Prince Philippe is well prepared to succeed me.
forgotten reactions crisis
The crisis of the 1930s and the populist reactions of that time must not be forgotten.
giving joy belgium
Belgium is modernizing itself and it gives me joy.
argument should troubled-times
In these troubled times we live in, we should remain vigilant and see through populist arguments.
mind vision independence
One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence endangered. One single duty imposes itself upon our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance.
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But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices.