2023-06-21 17:29:13
Royalty King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were loudly welcomed by about 100 to 200 people on Wednesday during their short walk to the schoolyard of Institut Saint-André in Charleroi. On the way, they greeted countless people, shook hands and received flowers.
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21 jun. 2023
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Adults and children formed a path for the royal party on two sides. They held Belgian and Dutch flags and tried to hand over their flowers to the royal couples. “I come from The Hague,” someone from the line told the royal couple. “Fantastic”, replied Queen Máxima, “so nice to have you here”. A 45-year-old woman from Brussels tries to get as much of the state visit as possible. “And I was able to give both the queens flowers and shake hands.”
After the royal party passed the line, the unveiling of a comic book wall took place. The meter-high mural on the tower of Institut Saint-André was made by the Dutch Dido Drachman and the Walloon Christian Durieux. The comic strip wall symbolizes the connection between the city of Charleroi and the Netherlands. The royal couple then talked to the students of the school.
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The unveiling of the comic book wall is one of the closing activities of the festival of Canaux, Pays-Bas x Pays-Noir, in which Charleroi, local cultural institutions and the Dutch Embassy in Belgium collaborate.
The second day of the three-day state visit to Belgium will be concluded with a concert by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta string orchestra in the Flagey cultural center in Brussels, which King Willem-Alexander and Máxima offer as a token of thanks for their hospitality.
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