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Prince Philippe swore allegiance to the constitution in the Belgian Senate. He became the 7th. King of Belgium. Belgian Senate in Brussels - Pictures - Wikipedia I took some snapshops of the television screen. So, enjoy this historic day. Children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde  Queen Mathilde  Queen Mathilde & Queen Fabiola  The Belgian Royal Family

Just a few minutes ago, King Albert II has signed the abdication document. Belgium has for 1,50h no King. King Albert II gave a moving speech. He adressed Prince Philippe directly. What an historical event! I could take some screenshots from television:   The Belgian Royal Family Princess Astrid - Prince Lorenz - Princess Claire - Prince Laurent Queen Fabiola Princess Mathilde - Prince Philippe The Beautiful location A tender moment between father and son Almost The Three Queens  Princess Mathilde and Queen Paola Princess Claire - Prince Lorenz Father & son - Prince Philippe and King Albert II The Beautiful Princess Mathilde

Readers of this blog know that I like travelling. My trips have mostly a Royal Connection. So, what about Bern in Switzerland? Well, according to a local legend Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen , founded Bern. He named the city after the first animal that he met on a hunt. That was a bear. A second important thing for me was the historic old town, that is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bern Switzerland Was Bern worth a Visit? Definitely! What are the famous landmarks of Bern? 1/ Zytglogge Zytglogge Bern Switzerland 2/ Bern Minster Bern Minster - Bern - Switzerland inside the Bern Minster - Bern - Switzerland 3/ Bundeshaus (Federal Palace of Switzerland) Federal Palace Bern Switzerland During our visit (at Saturday) there was a market in Bern Of course, Bern has a lot more to see and to do than these pictures and landmarks. Did you know that Albert Einstein was born in Bern?

  Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is very stylish. Her elegance was praised by the American Designer Tommy Hilfiger . The Crown Princess was interviewed for several magazines Besides that Crown Princess Mary is a fashion ambassador for Denmark. She is patron of: - Designer 'Nest Award & Show' for design students in Denmark and Scandinavia; - Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) (on following link you can read more about this organization)  With this post I'll end the Weekend Special about  Mary, born in Tasmania (Australia), Crown Princess of Denmark. I hope you have enjoyed the Special. I wish you all a very nice Sunday (evening)! Suggestions are always welcome! Source pictures: Wikipedia

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have 4 children. They were all born in the Copenhagen University Hospital .   Copenhagen University Hospital -Source picture: Wikipedia The Children are: Prince Christian Source picture: Wikipedia Princess Isabella Source picture: Wikipedia and a twin: Prince Vincent & Princess Josephine Crown Princess Mary is godmother of: Holger Reedtz-Thott, a son of Mary's friend barones Helle Reedtz-Thott; Josephine Flemming, daughter of Caroline and Rory Flemming; Prince Henrik of Denmark, son of Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie; Princess Estelle of Sweden, daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel;   Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is godmother of Princess Estelle of Sweden  Picture: Wikipedia

On May 14th. 2004, Crown Prince Frederik married Crown Princess Mary in the Church of Our Lady  (Cathedral) in Copenhagen (Denmark).  Source picture:  Wikipedia The Wedding Dress of Crown Princess Mary was designed by a  Danish Designer Uffe Frank . The Danish Folketing (Parliament) passed a law (Mary's Law) to give her the Danish citizenship. Mary had a dual citizenship: Australian and United Kingdom. Crown Princess Mary had to change her faith. She was a Presbyterian but she  became Lutheran. The Royal Couple lives @ Frederik VIII's Palace, one of the 4 Palaces of the Amalienborg Palace (see in the right banner of my blog).

Trier is located in Germany within the Mosel Wine Region, near Luxembourg. The City was very important in History. The Archbishop of Trier was an important Prince of the Church. The Most Famous Landmarks of Trier are : 1/ Porta Negra Porta Negra Trier Germany Porta Negra Trier Germany 2/ Constantine Basilica 3/ Palace of Trier & Garden Palace of Trier Germany There were Renovation Works @ the Palace of Trier -  So I can't show the beauty of the Palace. 4/ Cathedral (Dom) of Trier Cathedral of Trier Germany   inside view   inside view

During a Speech on 6 p.m (local time), King Albert II of Belgium announced his abdication. Screenshot of the last speech of King Albert in 2013 Albert became King of the Belgians on 9 August 1993, after the death and the burial of his brother King Baudouin of Belgium.  Queen Fabiola, Queen Paola and King Albert on the first Day of Kingship Source: Gazet Van Antwerpen - 1993 This is the first time in Belgian History that a ruling King will abdicate. Except King Leopold III,in 1951 he was forced to abdicate in favour of his son King Baudouin.   King Leopold III and his wife Queen Astrid of Belgium   King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium - picture from a stamp On 21 July 2013, Albert's eldest son Philippe, became King of the Belgians.

Today's Royal Destination is Dinant in Belgium. Dinant is located in the beautiful province Namur (this is in the French Speaking Part of Belgium). Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone, was born here. The City's landmark is the Colligiate Church of Notre-Dame The 13th. century Gothic cathedral is located on the banks of the River Meuse. It replaced another Romanesque Church, which collapse in 1228. The most special is the bell tower from the 16th. century Collegiate Church of Notre Dame Dinant Belgium Collegiate Church of Notre Dame Dinant Belgium Above the church rises the vertical flank of the rock with on top the citadel. The current fort was built in 1815 but it replaced a site founded in 1051, when the region was under the rule of the Prince Bishop of Liège. The citadel overlooks the city and the Meuse Citadel of Dinant - Belgium Citadel Dinant Belgium The history for Dinant wasn't always that good. In 1466, Charl