OTD: 8 September 1831: VIP diner @ the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium
On 8 September 1831, there was a very important diner at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium. The Book with the diners' guest list of the royal palace in Brussels, Belgium That day, King Leopold I of Belgium held his opening speech before the first meeting of the brand new Belgian Parliament. This was just elected on 29 August 1831. 1831 really had lots of major changes for the recent founded country. That year, on 3 June 1831, King Leopold I of Belgium (who was the widower of Princess Charlotte of Wales) was chosen as King of the Belgians by the National Congress. King Leopold I of Belgium own picture The 2018 summer exhibition of the royal palace in Brussels displays this remarkable document. On the first picture you can see that the table arrangement was written in French. At that time this was the most spoken language at the royal courts in Europe. Diner at the royal palace in Brussels, Belgium own picture Lally Brown asked me on Twit...