In Picture: The Belgian Royals Takes a Day Off

The Belgian Royal Family are having a great time.

King Albert and Queen Paola(then Prince and Princess) with their children, (now king) Philippe, Astrid and Laurent. Image: Royal Families (Facebook)

King Philippe enjoys high approval ratings

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. Image: Getty Images

One hundred days after taking the throne, King Philippe of Belgium seems to be up on a good start.
Marking his 100th day on the throne on Monday, 59 percent of Flemish people expressed confidence in the 53-year-old king, reports Wort.lu. That was a 10-point leap from the result of a survery commissioned right after he succeeded to the throne. The survey was conducted by VTM TV station.
Meanwhile, another survey conducted by RTL TV showed that the new king enjoyed the support of 79 percent of his subjects.

According to the sixty-four percent of the respondents, they were not bothered by Queen Mathilde's wish to be addressed with "Her Majesty," reports Expatica.

King Philippe's Twitter Account Hacked, Cambodians Appeal to King to Delay Opening of Parliament, Prince Charles Becomes One of the Oldest Heirs to the British Throne and More Royal Updates!

Image: Expatica

The King's Twitter account hacked by a journalist. The hacker even managed to send glad tidings: "I feel good as King of the Belgians! Long live Belgium!" [Expatica]

Monks and Cambodian opposition leaders urge King Norodom Sihamouni to delay opening of parliament [Reuters]

Saudi Princess Meshael Alayban has been cleared of charges. Image: AP

Meshael Alayban, the Saudi princess accused of human trafficking a 'slave maid' into her California home is cleared of all charges. [Mail Online]

King Juan Carlos

King Juan Carlos shrugs abdication rumors ahead of hip surgery. [Expatica]

Prince Charles

While the Queen is Britain's oldest reigning monarch, Prince Charles is now the oldest heir to the throne in 300 years. [BBC]

Sophia, Electress of Hanover. Source: Wikimedia

Hanover's Electress Sophia remains as the oldest heir to the throne, who died at 83. [Mail Online]

BBC Says Sorry to Prince William, the Queen's World War 3 Speech and More Royal Updates!

This image showing a penis drawn on Prince William's head appeared
on a broadcast clip in BBC1. Image: BBC

BBC apologizes to Prince William after showing a promo image with penis drawn on it. The blunder happened on BBC Breakfast when BBC1 show broadcast clip of promo video for comedy quartet Barbershopera. [Guardian]

A speech prepared in 1983 for the Queen to deliver at the outbreak of World War III was finally revealed! "Our brave country must again prepare itself to survive against great odds," says the Queen, denouncing "deadly power abuse of technology." [MailOnline]

Brussels' Royal Palace opens to the public.

Belgium's Royal Palace officially opens its doors to the public. This year's open days focus on the palace's newly-arrived residents, Filip and Mathilde, and also boast cultural and scientific exhibitions. [Expatica]