Suffering from pancreatic cancer, forced to cancel the concert he was to give at the Old Belgium on March 15, Arno appeared all smiles in a photo dated Friday. He appears there with a medal in his hand, the one awarded to him by the king for services rendered to the state. Arno was made an Officer of the Order of the Crown, the second Order in the country.
The medal was presented to him by Brussels Finance Minister Sven Gatz, who replaced Secretary of State Pascal Smet for the occasion. “Arno today becomes an Officer of the Order of the Crown for his incredible musical merits. His music breathes Brussels and is, like the capital, sometimes harsh, sometimes tender, but always full of hope”he said on Twitter, photos in support.
