"This announcement is based on a sense of understanding and respect for those involved," King Philippe's brother said in an announcement In 2020, King Albert similarly recognized that he was the ...

King Albert II of Belgium has kickstarted cancer treatment for the sixth time in 11 years. The 91-year-old former monarch, who abdicated the Belgian throne in 2013, is once again undergoing ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's King Albert II said on Wednesday he would abdicate on July 21 and leave the throne to his son, saying at 79 he felt too old to carry out his duties properly. Albert II, ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian King Albert sought to resolve a standoff between Dutch- and French-speaking parties on Friday and revive Prime Minister Yves Leterme's government. Leterme, 49, tendered ...

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His Majesty Albert I, King of the Belgians, purchased last week his seventh personal motorcycle. These brittle, popping steeds are perhaps his most dangerous vice. More than once Belgian policemen ...

Belgium's former monarch, King Albert, has undergone cancer treatment for the sixth time in 11 years as the royal was seen with facial scars at a recent public appearance. The photos, published in ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — King Albert of Belgium has told 600 dignitaries that recent scandals involving his family have given him “a lesson in humility.” During a royal reception Tuesday for political, ...