Friday, December 5, 2014

Belgium's dowager queen Fabiola dies aged 86 at the Stuyvenberg Castle in Brussels on December 5, 2014

Belgium's King Philippe (L) and Crown Princess Elisabeth leave the Royal Stuyvenberg Domain on 05.12.2014, in the Laken area of Bussels. Belgium's former queen Fabiola, the Spanish-born widow of the popular King Baudouin, who was at the center of a recent row over her yearly allowance, died on December 5 at the Stuyvenberg Castle at the age of 86, the palace said

Prince Laurent of Belgium leaves the Royal Stuyvenberg Domain on 05.12.2014, in the Laken area of Brussels.

Belgium's Queen Mathilde (L) and Crown Princess Elisabeth leave the Royal Stuyvenberg Domain on 05.12.2014, in the Laken area of Brussels.

Floral tributes are placed at the gates of the Royal Palace on 05.12.2014 in Brussels after the palace announced that Belgium's former queen Fabiola, the Spanish-born widow of the popular king Baudouin, who was at the center of a recent row over her yearly allowance, died earlier in the day at the Stuyvenberg Castle at the age of 86.
Belgian Queen Paola and King Albert - Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg, Brussels 05/12/2014

King Philippe in Brussels 05/12/2014 Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg

King Philippe and his daughter Crown Princess Elisabeth in Brussels on 05/12/2014 Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg

Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess Elisabeth in Brussels 05/12/2014 Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg

Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess Elisabeth in Brussels 05/12/2014 Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg

Queen Mathilde in Brussels 05/12/2014 Death of Queen Fabiola at the Castle of Stuyvenberg
Queen Fabiola posing during a family picture session on Janurary 8 2002 at the Royal Palace in Brussels

A day in the life: King Albert II (left) and Queen Fabiola during a Belgian Royal Family photo session at the Castle of Laeken on September 2, 2012


Devout Roman Catholic: Pope John Paul II pictured receiving a hand kiss by Fabiola during the beatification ceremony of Charles Hapsburg on October 3, 2004, at St Peter's Square in Vatican City
 

Royal family: Queen Fabiola (left), Princess Eleonore, Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel, King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Emmanuel, King Albert II and Queen Paola greeting the population from the balcony of the Royal Palace in Brussels on July 21 2013
 

Declining health: Queen Fabiola pictured July 20 2013 arriving for a concert at Bozar, the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
 

Wheelchair user: Although her exact cause of death has not been confirmed, Queen Fabiola had been suffering from osteoporosis for years. Pictured in Feburary 2013 at the Church of Our Lady Bruges

Passed away: Belgium's former Queen Fabiola, pictured in 2008, has died at the age of 86 on December 5, 2014 at Stuyvenbergh Castle, the palace has announced.

 

Beauty: An undated portrait of Queen Fabiola in her younger years

Marriage: Fabiola and the late King Baudouin during their wedding at the royal castle in Brussels on December 15, 1960


Candid: King Albert II (right) gestures as he enjoys the beautiful weather with Queen Fabiola (left) in the garden of the Royal Palace in Laeken on May 28 2003
 

It's official: Fabiola and Baudouin, pictured again during their wedding on 15 December 1960


Young: An undated portrait of Fabiola taken before her marriage to King Baudoin in 1960

 

Happy couple: King Baudouin (left) and Queen Fabiola (right) posing in the parc of the Royal Castle of Laeken, in Brussels on September 3, 1980

 

Queen Fabiola and King Baudouin pictured in 1993 shortly before he died of heart failure on July 31

In memory: Fabiola attending a service commemorating the 60th anniversary of 'Comete', a World War II escape network, in Brussels on October 21, 2001

 

Violet delight: Fabiola pictured at the wedding of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano at the Almudene Cathedral in Madrid, Spain, on May 22, 2004

Customary: A flag flies at half mast at the Royal Palace of Brussels to signal a state of mourning
In this Dec. 4, 2009 file photo, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, wife of late King Baudouin, attends the church of Laeken in Brussels. Queen Fabiola, wife of former King Baudouin died at the age of 86 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.

In this July 21, 2013 file photo, Belgium's Queen Fabiola attends a church service at the St. Gudule cathedral in Brussels. Queen Fabiola, wife of former King Baudouin died at the age of 86 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.

In this Oct. 19, 2012 file photo, Queen Fabiola of Belgium arrives for dinner at the Royal Palace on occasion of the wedding of Luxembourg's Prince Guillaume and Countess Stephanie in Luxembourg. Queen Fabiola, wife of former King Baudouin died at the age of 86 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.

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