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558:. In April 1943, the wearing of uniforms was banned by the occupation forces and although Leopold was told that the royal group was exempt, insisted that the ban should apply to them too. However, Baudouin was about to be invested as a Scout and persuaded his father to delay the ban for one day so that the ceremony could take place.
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In 2001, a parliamentary investigation set up by the
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Fabiola began undertaking official engagements immediately, accompanying the king to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in
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Within hours the Royal Palace gates and enclosure were covered with flowers that people brought spontaneously. A viewing of the body was held at the Royal Palace in central
Brussels; 500,000 people (5% of the population) came to pay their respects. Many waited in line up to 14 hours in sweltering
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orchestrated a secession that received substantial military and financial support from the
Belgian government, as well as from Belgian companies with business interests in Katanga. King Baudouin strengthened his relationships with the Katangese politician
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Degendieb von Léopoldville. Robert Lebecks Schlüsselbild der Dekolonisation Afrikas" In Paul, Gerhard (ed.) (2008) Das Jahrhundert der Bilder: 1949 bis heute Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, pp. 242–249,
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announced during Mass as part of an official visit to
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that was highly critical of the
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of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (the only foreign state funeral ever attended by her in person as monarch), as did Emperor
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to mental health, children's issues and women's issues.
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Léopold III, sa famille, son peuple sous l'occupation
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1809:Order of the Royal House of Chakri
1705:Asian and Middle-East distinctions
1189:Order of the White Rose of Finland
719:, gave a blistering response with
605:and the royal family lived at the
556:various Belgian Scout associations
25:
4813:
4697:Belgian people of Swedish descent
3519:Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
3294:, Royal museum for central Africa
3267:
3044:
2992:Montgomery, Paul (5 April 1990).
2106:Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
1843:Sovereign Military Order of Malta
1621:National Order of the Ivory Coast
1515:Grand Cross with Diamonds of the
1483:Extraordinary Grand Cross in the
1416:Stranger Knight Companion of the
1163:Grand Cross Special Class of the
1015:He was the 1,176th Knight of the
972:In 1990, when a law submitted by
515:during the opening months of the
4677:Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
4133:Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
3660:Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
2859:Purnell, Sonia (1 August 1993).
2699:Kroonenberg, Piet (1 May 2012).
2415:(Marshal of the Royal Household)
1903:Ancestors of Baudouin of Belgium
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3488:Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
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926:, during a 1964 visit to Israel
472:, and his first wife, Princess
255:
4538:Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant
3699:King Leopold I of the Belgians
3307:House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3233:La fonction royale en Belgique
3020:"Society of the Golden Fleece"
2970:. Nieuwsblad.be. 21 April 2008
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2565:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary
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1566:Order of Central African Merit
1394:Order of Isabella the Catholic
884:and former American President
794:, Baudouin was accompanied by
409:Baudouin was the elder son of
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4782:Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
4642:20th-century Belgian monarchs
3183:Wilsford, David, ed. (1995).
2540:(5th ed.). HarperCollins
2517:
1585:National Order of the Leopard
1430:Order of the Yugoslavian Star
1268:Order of the Netherlands Lion
998:opposes all forms of abortion
932:Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
443:
4707:20th-century Roman Catholics
2316:Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
2074:Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria
2048:Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
1891:Kings of Belgium family tree
1609:Order of the Equatorial Star
1597:Order of the Seal of Solomon
1392:Knight of the Collar in the
1380:Knight of the Collar in the
963:Catholic Charismatic Renewal
893:Church of Our Lady of Laeken
880:, Canadian Governor General
433:
428:
402:(known from 1971 to 1997 as
231:Church of Our Lady of Laeken
7:
4687:Alumni of Institut Le Rosey
3777:Crown Prince Louis Philippe
3462:Crown Prince Louis-Philippe
3292:Archive Baudouin of Belgium
3283:20th Century Press Archives
3210:. Oxford University Press.
3130:(7959): 12. 7 October 1970.
2848:. 1 April 1969. p. 32.
2780:Washington State University
2396:
1884:
1854:Order of the Holy Sepulchre
1819:Knight Grand Cordon in the
1461:Order of the Southern Cross
1437:Latin-American distinctions
1130:Other European distinctions
980:that liberalized Belgium's
978:Lucienne Herman-Michielsens
948:
907:
699:. The photograph, taken by
537:Belgian government in exile
533:surrendered unconditionally
511:Despite maintaining strict
69:17 July 1951 – 31 July 1993
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3078:: CS1 maint: url-status (
2942:"Dona Fabiola in Brussels"
2819:United Press International
2705:crossoflaeken.blogspot.com
2625:White, Sam (3 July 1953).
2263:
2147:
2021:
1915:
1888:
1852:Knight Grand Cross of the
1762:Order of the Chrysanthemum
1715:Knight Grand Cross of the
1370:Order of the Golden Fleece
1266:Knight Grand Cross in the
1254:Knight Grand Cross in the
1234:Knight Grand Cross in the
1054:
1017:Order of the Golden Fleece
911:
561:Immediately following the
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1091:Order of the African Star
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3956:Hereditary Prince Alfred
2724:Wilsford 1995, pp. 26-27
2647:Wilsford 1995, pp. 25-26
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2403:Crown Council of Belgium
2290:Frederik VIII of Denmark
1821:Order of Chula Chom Klao
1786:Order of Merit (Lebanon)
1774:Grand Order of Mugunghwa
1517:Order of the Sun of Peru
1497:Order of the Aztec Eagle
1339:Sash of the Three Orders
1328:Military Order of Christ
924:Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
811:King Baudouin Foundation
707:Death of Patrice Lumumba
666:referendum in March 1950
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529:campaign lasting 18 days
502:Princess Marie-Esméralda
244:Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
4802:Roman Catholic monarchs
4692:Belgian Roman Catholics
4657:Belgian anti-communists
4439:Baron Surlet de Chokier
4143:Prince Friedrich Josias
4018:Prince Joseph Ferdinand
3204:Conway, Martin (2012).
2917:"Baudouin Engaged 1960"
2437:King Baudouin Ice Shelf
1866:Supreme Order of Christ
1797:Order of King Abdulaziz
1726:Badge of honour of the
1717:Royal Order of Cambodia
1653:Grand Commander of the
1153:Bavarian Order of Merit
1102:Royal Order of the Lion
1025:Supreme Order of Christ
922:Baudouin and his wife,
4608:
4003:Prince Leopold Clement
3157:Boulden, Jane (2001).
3026:. La Confrérie Amicale
2671:. The Belgian Monarchy
2507:
2485:
2468:
2012:Leopold III of Belgium
1828:Religious distinctions
1528:Order of the Liberator
1304:Military Order of Aviz
1256:Order of Saint-Charles
1069:
1046:On 29 September 2024,
1043:
953:Baudouin was a devout
927:
866:Richard von Weizsacker
688:
583:106th Cavalry Regiment
454:Château of Stuyvenberg
449:
325:Leopold III of Belgium
193:Château of Stuyvenberg
4627:Belgian royal princes
4606:
4013:Prince August Leopold
3966:Duke Charles Edward I
3437:Belgian royal princes
1406:Order of the Seraphim
1292:Order of Prince Henry
1212:Order of the Redeemer
1177:Order of the Elephant
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860:, Egyptian President
846:Boutros Boutros-Ghali
822:mitral valve prolapse
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142:Paul Vanden Boeynants
53:King Baudouin in 1960
4023:Prince Ludwig Gaston
4008:Prince Pedro Augusto
3946:Prince Albert Victor
3888:Prince Ludwig August
3447:Leopold I of Belgium
3388:King of the Belgians
3312:Cadet branch of the
3302:Baudouin of Belgium
3259:H. le Paige (dir.),
3104:on 19 September 2008
2868:The Sunday Telegraph
1641:Grand Cordon of the
1583:Grand Cordon in the
1535:African distinctions
1382:Order of Charles III
1290:Grand Collar in the
1078:Grand Cordon in the
1060:Belgian distinctions
1006:Belgian Constitution
878:Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
876:, Italian President
872:, Bosnian President
788:Dwight D. Eisenhower
392:King of the Belgians
60:King of the Belgians
18:Boudewijn of Belgium
4427:Monarchs of Belgium
3245:Kardinaal Suenens,
3189:. Greenwood Press.
3045:Velde, François R.
2431:Pierre-Yves Monette
2427:(private secretary)
2421:(private secretary)
2132:Baudouin of Belgium
1954:Albert I of Belgium
1784:Grand Cross in the
1737:Grand Cross in the
1672:Grand Cross in the
1643:Order of the Throne
1630:Grand Cross of the
1619:Crand Cross of the
1607:Grand Cross of the
1564:Grand Cross in the
1553:Grand Cross in the
1459:Grand Cross in the
1447:Grand Cross in the
1418:Order of the Garter
1359:Order of San Marino
1357:Grand Cross in the
1326:Grand Cross in the
1314:Grand Cross in the
1302:Grand Cross in the
1278:Grand Cross in the
1224:Order of the Falcon
1222:Grand Cross in the
1210:Grand Cross in the
1198:Grand Cross in the
1187:Grand Cross in the
1124:Order of Leopold II
1122:Grand Cross in the
1111:Grand Cross in the
1100:Grand Cross in the
1089:Grand Cross in the
1021:Order of the Garter
868:, Polish President
864:, German President
858:François Mitterrand
856:, French President
850:European Commission
607:Château du Reposoir
478:Albert I of Belgium
4647:People from Laeken
4609:
4159:Prince Luís Filipe
3362:Title next held by
3128:Slobodna Dalmacija
2998:The New York Times
2896:The New York Times
2846:The New York Times
2689:Conway 2012, p. 29
2629:. Pittsburgh Press
2608:Cleeremans, Jean.
2170:Oscar II of Sweden
1655:Order of the Niger
1428:Great Star of the
1140:Grand Star in the
1113:Order of the Crown
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3263:, Brussels, 1994.
3018:Herold, Stephen.
2823:American Heritage
2740:978-3-525-30012-1
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1772:Recipient of the
1674:Order of the Lion
1316:Order of Santiago
1280:Order of St. Olav
1151:Recipient of the
874:Alija Izetbegovic
792:Kennedy's funeral
780:Charles de Gaulle
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563:Normandy landings
494:Mary Lilian Baels
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345:Roman Catholicism
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4092:King Edward VIII
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4060:King Leopold III
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3693:Prince Ferdinand
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3514:King Leopold III
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1080:Order of Leopold
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936:Palace of Laeken
796:Paul-Henri Spaak
752:Mobutu Sese Seko
737:Order of Leopold
728:Katanga Province
657:
654:
636:
629:
545:prisoners of war
541:Palace of Laeken
517:Second World War
498:Prince Alexandre
480:was killed in a
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4307:King Philippe I
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