Thursday, September 12, 2019

King Albert & Queen Paola of Belgium - 60th Wedding Anniversary Reply

A lovely reply arrived today from Belgium. I had written to King Albert & Queen Paola for their 60th wedding anniversary in July.

The envelope is pretty usual from the Belgium Royals, although they have a lot of different versions. This one has a purple crown on the front and nothing on the back.



Inside is a flat card with a photo on the front and message on the back.



The photo was taken in July during the couple's anniversary celebration. This reminds me of Queen Paola's 80th birthday reply, which also featured a lovely family photo. 



I have numbered the Royals in order of the family tree:
  • Queen Paola (1) & King Albert (2)
    • King Philippe (3) & Queen Mathilde (4)
      • Princess Elisabeth (5)
      • Prince Gabriel (6)
      • Prince Emmanuel (7)
      • Princess ElĂ©onore (8)
    • Princess Astrid (9) & Prince Lorenz (10)
      • Prince Amedeo (11) & Princess Elisabetta (12)
        • Archduchess Anna (13)
      • Princess Maria Laura (14)
      • Prince Joachim (Not Pictured)
      • Princess Luisa Maria (15)
      • Princess Laetitia Maria (16)
    • Prince Laurent (17) & Princess Claire (18)
      • Princess Louise (19)
      • Prince Nicolas (20)  & Prince Aymeric (21)



The back of the card has the message, "Thank You So Much!" written in 5 languages. The top 3 phrases are Dutch, French, & German, which are Belgium's 3 official languages. English is included as it is an international language. And the last language is Italian, Paola's native language.

The signatures a printed on, and are the same one we have seen on past replies from the couple.

The bottom of the card features a large 60, in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary, along with the length of marriage, 1959-2019.

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