2023-06-28 12:23:00
King Albert II is doing well, but, as previously announced, he remains under observation in hospital, a Palace spokesman announced on Wednesday morning.
“The news is quite reassuring, the King had a good night“, assures our journalist sent on the spot.
King Albert, 89, was taken to hospital on Tuesday morning showing signs of dehydration. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire and his wife Paola visited him during the day. The royal couple returned to hospital on Tuesday evening so their children might go to their grandfather’s bedside.
According to our team, which is in front of the Saint-Luc university clinics, King Albert II does not seem to have received any visitors this Wednesday morning. “And that’s a pretty good sign. King Philip has resumed the normal course of his official activities.“
“King Albert II will remain in the hospital for several more days, the time to pass all the necessary examinations. He can then return to Belvedere Castle“, his official residence, concludes our journalist.
According to new information, the King will remain hospitalized until Monday.
The length of the hospital stay is not yet known and will depend on the results of the tests.
The discomfort of an 89-year-old man
It’s a little discomfort, a priori, said Tuesday evening Amélie Schildt, journalist expert in royal questions, in the RTL info 7 p.m.: “It is the discomfort of an 89-year-old man, who is taken very seriously. And we saw the royal family rush to Albert II’s chever. King Philippe has even shaken up his schedule, which is unusual. What is reassuring is that the king’s children did not stay long, apart from Queen Paola“.
Today, King Philippe has also resumed the course of his agenda. Our sovereign will receive this Wednesday evening 100 guests at the castle of Laeken, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament.
King Albert II abdicated in July 2013, following nearly 20 years on the throne, passing the torch to his son Philippe. Over the past few years, he has experienced various health issues including undergoing heart surgery as well as surgery for a skin tumor on his face.
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