If that isn't love, after more then 40 years of marriage, the queen kisses her king's hand !
The national day parade took place yesterday afternoon and everybodey was surprised that it didn't rain ! The weather was sunny and nobody got wet as in other years.
Like France, Belgium put its parade under the sign of Europe. 28 young people carried a gigantic European flag and opened the parade. Danish, norvegian and portoguese pilotes flew the airplanes F 16 (whatever that is) and officers from the 27 member states of the EU marched by the King. It was the first time that the parade was made up under the sign of Europe because at the same time 50 years of the European Union were celebrated.
King and Queen and the whole royal family watched the parade cheerfully and apparently weren't bored at all ! After the parade, just in front of the city castle a big city party started, people dansed, children played, there was a show of country animals, like cows and pigs which is not so evident to see for city children. The youngest son of the king Prince Laurent and his wife participated at the party and mingled with the crowd. She was wearing Jeans and a blouse and it seemed that they had a lot of fun. This couple is very much liked by the Belgians, because the prince is very jovial, funny and plenty of humor. His wife Claire, not noble and half british is the same.
Claire and Laurent
At 11 pm fireworks lightened the whole country and parties were going on until early morning. As Belgium is such a small country (only 10 million inhabitants) it just was like a big family feast.
bonjour Gattina
ReplyDeleteCette fête avait l'air vraiment super et intime! Cette fois ça se confirme pour l'Europe! C'est bien! J'espère que les autres pays suivront!Pas de pluie pour cette belle journée! J'espère que tu en as bien profité. Es tu sortie voir le feu d'artifice?
wow,that's a whole lot of celebration. would have love to see the fireworks :) i haven't experienced something like that here except last year during the World Cup where people started to hang german flags too on their windows, cars and all got united (non germans, germans) all for the sake of the german team. too bad, football is over and so is unity and national pride :(
ReplyDeleteHallelujia! A blog NOT devoted to Harry Potter!
ReplyDeleteI think your royals behave exactly as royals SHOULD behave! WHAT is the FUN of being a royal if you can't ACT like a peasant and get away with it??? I do like the ladies hats though! But that is because I am a peasant who likes to behave like a royal!!!
Happy National Day!
ReplyDeleteHappy National Day!!
ReplyDeleteWow! I had never seen the King and Queen of Belgium before ... didn't realize, in fact, that you HAD a king and queen .... fascinating ...
ReplyDeleteThe queen was probably licking something sweet off her husbands fingers. And why were the queen and princess wearing almost the same clothes?? Tan hat, tan dress...doesn't someone tell them to dress differently?
ReplyDeleteDown below where you have the 13 things kids say, I wanted you to know you and I have the same clothes washing machine, did you get yours at Lowe's like I did?