Sunday, July 21, 2013

Philippe Becomes King of Belgium

Queen Mathilde, King Philippe, and their children
Crown Prince Philippe became King of Belgium, on Sunday, at the age of fifty-three.

He took his oath in all three of the the country's official languages: Dutch, French, and German.

Philippe swore to uphold the constitution and stressed the importance of Belgian solidarity, in the face of increasing threats of secession, by two areas.

His swearing in followed the abdication of his father, King Albert II, who had cited ill health.

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