Fan de Santana and Say Straits, a painter in his free time, congratulated by David Hockney: King Philippe responds, in a video, the Belgians in his life and personal tastes, an unprecedented exercise for a famous sovereign.
In 2022, before world football in Qatar, the king organized himself in a field like Coach of the Red Devils to support the national team. The video had made the Belgians smile, accustomed to the restriction of their reigning sovereign since 2013.
This time, the modernization of communication implies a dialogue with the population on social networks, and a sequence of 40 minutes during which Philippe evokes their hobbies, some memories of youth, and sometimes let go and dream.
“I say what I think”
When asked about her possible abdication in favor of her daughter, Princess Elisabeth says: “I must continue working for Belgium, and I have to give my daughter time to enjoy her youth, train, see the world.”
Sustained for a reserve duty, to “unite people”, the sovereign ensures that he “says what (he) thinks.” “In private, at a singular conference, I give my opinion and say what I think.”
Called “The King Answers”, the sequence retains 38 questions of the largest amount of 2,600 sent from all over the country (in French, Dutch and German). Children have a place of choice in the selection, to talk about doubt, the passage to the explorers or the task.
Moved to tears by “with a bluff”
“If I could have a second life, I would learn to play the electric guitar, I find it very well,” the king replied to know what his favorite instrument is.
“Santana’s electric guitar, and says Straits is unimaginable. When he was 13-14 years old, it was rather Mick Jagger.”
As for her morning habits, it is raising at 7 am, a coffee with her wife, Queen Mathilde, reading the newspapers and then a quarter of a meditation hour and a quarter of a piano, before finding her collaborators in the Palais.
In addition to music, the last film that led him to tears (Fanfare), His favorite sports, skiing out of adhesion and kitesurf in the sea, is a matter of painting that the sovereign says he practices as an amateur.
It is presented on the screen, behind the chair where it is installed, three of its works, including a painting that represents the reading of Queen Mathilde, extended legs, barefoot.
“When I saw her like this, my wife, I told myself that I had to immortalize this scene.”
In this “mini exhibition”, a painting of its forested and green garden also appears, made in the digital tablet. “I showed David Hockney to invite Belgium, he made positive comments, I felt very flattered,” Philippe continues.
It was on April 15, the day of his 65th birthday, that his own children launched this call to interrogate the king. According to the Royal Palace, the operation is a way to make it accessible “in an original and playful way.”
Source: BFM TV
