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      <title>First official pictures of Belgian princess show her siblings' love</title>
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      <author>canadiansweety</author>
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      <title>Current Events January 2008</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome pay increase for Belgian royals
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2008/01/welcome-pay-inc.html

Prince Laurent can sleep again: dog is well
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2008/01/prince-laurent.html

Photocall At The Royal Laeken Castle
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=78691785#

Belgium Royals Attend A Christmas Concert At The Royal Palace
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=78545015#]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgian monarch calls for unity after political crisis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[King Albert II used his Christmas message to the nation Monday to urge Belgium's French- and Dutch-speakers to overcome differences that plunged the country into a bitter political crisis for much of 2007.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/24/europe/EU-POL-Belgium-King.php

Belgian royal speech exhorts Dutch and French speakers to improve relations
http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&amp;article=461290&amp;lng=1]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgium Royals Attend A Christmas Concert At The Royal Palace</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Astrid to quit Red Cross</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The Royal Palace has announced that Princess Astrid will not be standing for a new term as Chairwoman of the Belgian Red Cross. 

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&amp;story_id=46815]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gal pal princesses make artful statement with matching looks</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,18160,18160#msg-18160</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.ca/royalty/2007/12/05/maxima-mathilde-coat/]]></description>
      <category>Belgium</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Belgian royals begin State visit</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Albert and Paola visit Ireland

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&amp;story_id=44694]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:01:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgian royals begin State visit</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The heads of the Belgian royal family today began a three-day state visit to Ireland. 

King Albert II and Queen Paola were welcomed to the country by President Mary McAleese at a tree-planting ceremony at Arás an Uachtarain. 

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/1008/breaking10.htm]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:00:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Mathilde at 'a round table' concerning Breastcancer.</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://royals.web-log.nl/royals/2007/10/princess_mathil_1.html]]></description>
      <category>Belgium</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:37:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgium's children-loving royals expecting fourth baby</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.ca/royalty/2007/10/05/princess-mathilde/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:25:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Prince Amadeo becomes an officer</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:16:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Mathilde meets pint-sized performer at the ballet</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,16183,16183#msg-16183</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2007/09/28/princess-mathilde/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:35:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bitter language divide could yet tear Belgium apart</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A once proud imperial power and one of six founding members of the European Union may be about to come apart at the linguistic seams.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/foreign/display.var.1675813.0.0.php]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:05:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal palace rejects reports that Belgian King has a large personal fortune</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,15930,15930#msg-15930</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Belgium's royal palace denied Thursday that King Albert II had amassed a private fortune of up to €2 billion (US$2.8 billion) after a television investigation into the monarch's finances.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/13/europe/EU-GEN-Belgium-Rich-Royals.php]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:50:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Country in Crisis, King on Holiday</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,15416,15416#msg-15416</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Believe it or not: Belgium has been in crisis for about two months now, a crisis which peaked last week-end when King Albert II himself had to intermediate between the parties and which became even worse last night after a difficult meeting that lasted until 4.30 AM. 

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2350]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:52:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Party planned for Paola's b'day</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Queen Paola will turn 70 on 11 September and 800 Belgians will be invited to join the celebrations at the royal residence in the suburb of Laken. 

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&amp;story_id=43167]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:51:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Claire of Belgium pictured with twin sons Nicolas and Aymeric</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,15409,15409#msg-15409</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Princess Claire of Belgium, 33, was interviewed by the Belgian magazine la Libre Match and she appears on the cover of the magazine with her twin boys Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric of Belgium, 20 months. The text on the front page reads,

http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/08/princess-claire.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:46:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Update: King Albert II attempts to protect Belgium's role as model for EU</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,15348,15348#msg-15348</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[– Belgium often has  praised its political structure as a role-model for the European Union. The Flanders and Walloon governments, and not to forget the capital Brussels, cooperate in a federal structure with the two regions and the capital co-existing under a single national flag and one royal family. 

http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=12984]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:11:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Can King Albert solve the crisis?</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[As the coalition talks to form a new federal government have reached an impasse, King Albert steps in. The king is to consult the different political parties during the forthcoming days. Meanwhile, the coalition talks have been suspended. 

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/070817_Albert_steps_in]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:13:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Summer Holiday Photocall For HRH Prince Phillip And His Family</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,14252,14252#msg-14252</link>
      <author>adaree</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=75378890]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:32:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgium Celebrates National Day</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,14251,14251#msg-14251</link>
      <author>adaree</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=75566337]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:30:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>British royals get a warm welcome in Brussels</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,13891,13891#msg-13891</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2007/07/13/queen-belgium/]]></description>
      <category>Belgium</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:17:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgium royals inspired by the beauty of China</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,12543,12543#msg-12543</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2007/06/21/belgium-royals-china/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:40:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Astrid Of Belgium Attends The National Blood Donors Day</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,12168,12168#msg-12168</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=74633880]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:52:54 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Elisabeth does a Bob the Builder at science museum</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,11946,11946#msg-11946</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2007/06/14/princess-elisabeth/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:57:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Can we have our chairs back? Belgian royal may see different court</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,11725,11725#msg-11725</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[One of its members has been forced to testify at a corruption trial and another rebuked for bullying journalists, and now Belgium's controversy-hit royal family is facing a new debacle over antique chairs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2099015,00.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:56:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Prince Amadeo of Belgium</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,11694,11702#msg-11702</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Try here:  http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f124/prince-amedeo-news-pictures-part-5-a-10661.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:50:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Prince Amadeo of Belgium</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,11694,11694#msg-11694</link>
      <author>wales87</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Have there been any pictures of him recently?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:55:52 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgium Royals Attend the European Festivals Association Concert</title>
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      <author>Grace</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:32:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Princess Mathilde not welcome?</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?18,10216,10216#msg-10216</link>
      <author>Grace</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Princess Mathilde of the Belgians' trip to Morocco for UNICEF and the UN anti-aids programme has been postponed indefinitely. The wife of Crown Prince Filip had been due to arrive in the North African country today for a two-day visit. 

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/070502_mathilde%2B]]></description>
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