Documentary about the Royal palace of Brussels and the Belgian Monarchy Part 1

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[@fredii2810]

Fun fact! My friend's grandmother introduced Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium to His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium ! My friend is really proud of it

[@calabrodiego1929]

🫐🤩🟦🔵🟪🟪🤎🍍🟩🍊🍍🍇🍍🍍🥥🥒

[@MikeGrauerJr]

Every castle I visited in Europe. It always impressed me the opulence the reality lived in. It was always mind boggling. This is another great example. Thanks for uploading this. Very educational.

[@ItsMe-yv9jd]

It is BEYOND obscene that a pampered queen is meeting in her luxurious 'office' inside a massive decadent palace, with the chairman and members of a public social assistance centre, discussing the 'critical problem of over borrowing' as if she has any clue of the hardships facing those less fortunate, especially when millions of people are unemployed and need to become SLAVES TO DEBT in order to avoid becoming homeless... something this woman simply cannot relate to, as she swishes around 24/7 surrounded by priceless art and antiques, with an army of servants taking care of her every need, while it is struggling taxpayers that pay for the food she eats, the clothes she wears, the roof she sleeps under, etc., etc. What solutions she has to offer the 'critical problem of over borrowing' can be summed up in the fact that she has absolutely no clue what the price of milk or eggs is today, let alone that she can feel the pain of desperate people faced with the constantly increasing prices to rent an apartment when you are paid a basic minimum wage that has not increased in decades and hardly pays the bills. (This is just another self serving publicity stunt by the royal family to appear relevant... it would be funny if it were not so sad.)

[@alexeiromanov2250]

I have visited many palaces in the world. The palace of Brussels is my second favorite. My favorite is the Palacio Real de Madrid. I can't wait to visited them again, hopefully soon. Salutations to all from, USA!

[@freewal]

You have not visited Versailles.

[@meheretugetahun9107]

Made by BLOOD MONEY!

[@alexeiromanov2250]

@@freewal I have. Salutations.

[@alexeiromanov2250]

@@meheretugetahun9107 Like every other palace in THE WORLD. Salutations! Be safe

[@essenestephanie]

Versailles is a bore. Honestly..many more beautiful then that dump.

[@tgrsc]

A magnificent palace & equally a great video presentation too.It is amazing to find that these buildings are still maintained meticulously at a great cost for the world to see.In olden times Kings & Emperors lived in great opulence & at the same time their subjects were leading an ordinary life.In modern times instead of these palaces,nations build factories,creating wealth & employment for it's citizens!

[@SonicPhonic]

"Employment" and "factories"? Europeans were treated like slaves when monarchs ruled Why do you think that many nations became republics? "Employees" of the kings and queens did not get to chose their careers, and they didn't chose where they worked. Great artists, stonemasons, musicians, writers, etc. were basically the property of their rulers.

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@SonicPhonic Every European monarchy is a multi-party, constitutional parliamentary democracy which is more than can be said of some of the republics.

[@SonicPhonic]

@@gordonsmith8899 True enough, maybe I was thinking of the history of the Belgian monarchy with King Leopold II, who was something of a mass murderer...

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Monarchy in Belgium is constitutional and popular in nature. The hereditary monarch, at present Philippe, is the head of state and is officially called King of the Belgians (Dutch: Koning der Belgen, French: Roi des Belges, German: König der Belgier).

[@freyamccullough8326]

I like that title. It's similar to how Scottish Kings were styled as "King of Scots." It draws a nice connection to the people.

[@creature57]

Queen Astrid was so beautiful.

[@SonicPhonic]

Great artwork! At 13:48 the copy of the Michelangelo on the clock are for a tomb-I think possibly for a Medici. That's possibly why the space is use for funerals.

[@KathrynARyder]

Glorious! Very well done.

[@francoriaanabrahams8311]

This royal palace is truelly one of the most beautiful in Belgium 👍❤️

[@lacostas1991]

it's amazing how i recognise alot of my grandparents house in these pictures (especially the rugs and candaleers etc are much alike with the same kind of furniture supposedly of a less expensive sort, duh) ... ofcourse i remember they were main supplier for the royal palace for about 15 years so that might be a link... it's literaly giving me flashbacks growing up at my grandparents (who passed away) home :s Thanks for this documentary

[@princeamedeoofbelgium3765]

Great work. Thank you very much!

[@dronepilotkf4231]

Very nice work you have a New subscriber 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@robnewman6101]

GOD BLESS THE MONARCHY OF BELGIAN. 🇧🇪👑🏰🤴🙏👸💍💐💎🛡️⚔️🌹🌻😊👍

[@ThomasHarding1990]

Thank you. This is fascinating. :)

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

To the sons & daughters of Belgium: Your kingdom & its people are beautiful gifts from God---we love you, Belgium! -The Ofori-Atta Family

[@Rock-oj9my]

I assume you and your family have no clue of what King Leopold II did in Congo? Gift from God, what a nonsense .....

[@ritabiro5105]

It is so interesting beautiful and the spirit for god willing peace loving and culutered people.hope for the best

[@yamahonkawazuki]

A beautiful palace. his majesty and the people must be proud. btw theres a light out in that one chandelier shown around 4 minute mark

[@bear4281]

I thought I saw two out❇

[@kaloarepo288]

The presidential palace in Port-au-Prince the capital of Haiti was modeled on the Brussels Royal palace but I think it was destroyed in the horrible earthquake they had there some years ago-i don't know if it was rebuilt, .

[@osvaldoperezoso]

Absolutely gorgeous, although I think the Royal Palace of Madrid is much more majestic. Salutations from California, USA!

[@waopba]

Belíssimo!

[@dirk2655]

Merveilleux, Le Palais Royal de Brussels.

[@6xtBusinessBiggestEmpire]

WOW! I really dream a Castle! :-)

[@charliewhiskey9069]

NICE....

[@allenschmitz9644]

Brussels, King of all star forts and power mansions of the pre-flood order of baal and his stone power grid....

[@tig3662]

I know they don't have much power but don't you think the palace is a bit bare? At least put up some artwork and give it some grandest. Some of the rooms like really bare.

[@Ronkyort0dox]

They're broke.

[@zahiranawaz089]

I think it's not really that bare since we can only see a little part of the palace. maybe the inside of this place is much more luxurious than it can be seen

[@marlonholt40]

I'm only asking for the bulbs in the chandelier be replaced.

[@ursulasmith6402]

privacy indeed, great place

[@dirk2655]

I do agree the credit system often used is not user friendly. So in essence there is no over borrowing but sooner the credit system is harbored badly at extremes often. For example, a civilian and a military dont have the same borrowing potential and the military is most likely to default. However, then we run into the problem that in many country everyone is military which again means, the credit system is not equal for everyone in particular for the civilians. So in essence the credit bureaus have been invaded since earlier than 1995.

[@RebekahParkhurst]

All the closeup shots- almost no full scale views. I really wanted to see the throne room but just got a two minute closeup of the chandelier :(

[@adrianakulasza4256]

Royal Palais 🏰 is kept on my web because of: 4th of July 1999 friend of my employer, Ludvine- piano teacher - Ernesto was asked to bring me to Independence Day Royal Park Festival and 🎆 🎇. He came by brand new cherry full option Audi a6. I've got absolutely crazy for years. Same day but in Dublin was real wedding day respected by me Couple 👑 .

[@adrianakulasza4256]

Which means, apparently from the other great people worldwide, that there's two "equal powerfull couples". The other parties are....

[@adrianakulasza4256]

In way back from ⛱ passed Black 131 A8 stunning, and across the road some Blue 231 A4 was parked. Law of Attraction. Law of Love.

[@Julien17]

Someone likes Bach's Easter cantatas...

[@catalinaaguilar6526]

Hermoso

[@ebonymay7906]

Beauty in deed

[@jardon8636]

the family of saxe coburg gotha, with relatives in UK,bulgaria,denmark and every monarchy in europe**..

[@jaspermaesen]

Yes :)

[@RogerinKC]

Belgium's greatest contribution to the world - Belgian waffles...

[@windstorm1000]

+Roger inKC (Roger In Kansas City) you must be artistic illiterate--how about Rubens?

[@WGBudd801]

No is "French" fries - if you're talking about cuisine.

[@thefebi8457]

@@WGBudd801 Indeed !!!

[@yagi3925]

Stupid you! Never heard of Tintin, the Smurfs, Jacques Brel, Eddy Merckx, to name but a few? Get some education and then come back for a discussion.

[@mscott3918]

Chocolate!

[@aalb1873]

Ah the monarchy, so glamorous! Everyone dream about kings and queens, uniforms and swords, jewels and ballrooms full of ladies and gentlemen.

[@goyocasa3351]

Creo, y estoy en lo cierto que Bélgica al igual que Holanda tiene una historia entre Carlomagno y la casa de Orange, que usted elude, no sé si intencionadamente, como buen anglosajón. Por otra parte del salón Goya, creo que debe su nombre a los tapices o cartones de ese pintor español, que usted se permite pasar por alto, siendo Goya el padre de la pintura moderna y el padre del Impresionismo ( la lechera de Burdeos, es considerado, el primer cuadro impresionista) Y otra vez se tropieza con España, Fabiola, la excelente reina española, de la casa de Mora y Aragón. Una buena reina, querida y admirada por belgas y españoles. Para finalizar diré que el palacio tiene demasiadas sillas.

[@meeeka]

I like the throne room marquetry very much.

[@Sunwell03]

damn what a house! "palace"

[@Magnus19681]

Why can't you people just appreciate the architecture instead of connecting this to suffering, bloodshed, etc.? This is not what this documentary aims to achieve. If it offends you, skip this. So there!!!

[@KealaniAlexandra]

I can understand you feeling that. The artistry deserves respect, quite right. I suspect people choose to use this as an outlet for their outrage over what Leopold II did in Africa because what he did is so very, very much more horrific than, let's say, the typical European colonizers. Nothing explains what he did, and to see any, any, ANY benefit or benefiting to it is remarkably evil.

[@windstorm1000]

+Michael Dugenia yours is not the realistic view of history--that being said, I enjoy looking at the palace, even though it was bought, partially, by African blood and suffering---

[@tuforu4]

in Ireland we burned down a lot of british colony symbols,,

[@freyamccullough8326]

I love looking at old palaces and architecture, but it's like looking at old Nazi buildings in Germany. It's difficult to forget how and why they came into being and at whose expense.

[@Timrath]

@Michael Dugenia I'm unsure whether you're just naive or outright cynical. Here's a suggestion: If the comments offend you, skip them. So there.

[@sysysysysy01]

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[@markwilliams6654]

This is the king.Not money.

[@eliasemco5480]

eso me recuerda a Londres.

[@alonsomaldonado6781]

I think the Belgium Royalty should give a Christmas Message

[@saladspinner3200]

They do, every year...

[@ronnkenan1088]

Is Mr. Peabody the one speaking?

[@ronnidillon8563]

Ohhhhhh Belgium, Since 979

[@stevieg6418]

14:35 well...if I am not mistaken the Congo made the Belgium royal family one of the Richest in Europe because of the rubber it produced...I doubt it was because of any financial difficulty the mirrors were put in. The real reason could be the fact that the treatment of the African slave workers who died in their countless numbers to produce the rubber caused outrage across Europe and vilified the Brussels Royal family as murderers and called the rubber it produced Red rubber or Blood Rubber.

[@jaspermaesen]

+Steve ldnuk it made the family rich yes , but after financial troubles and the death of leopold II only a part of all the wealth went to the current royal family and because of that those mirrors were placed. Also because leopold II succesor , King Albert I was not to keen on spending money to something like that , he loved science and music , not building projects

[@stevieg6418]

Jasper Maesen thank you, yes his son was a very different person. Also yes it was a difficult time after Leopold II

[@jaspermaesen]

His Son was dead before Leopold died , Albert was His nephew ( Son of leopolds brother) and 2/4 of THE inheritance went to leopolds daughters, ( in that time THE salian law was stil in effect in Belgium)

[@windstorm1000]

+Steve ldnuk The first example of investigative journalism, I believe was Mark Twian exposing Leopold's genocide practice in Africa---the power of the press--

[@stevieg6418]

windstorm1000 very intresting stuff.

[@messaggiodialmeno2442]

Those modern cars does not suit the relative magnificence of the sourroundings...

[@louishundred1812]

Waaaaoo😚

[@robnewman6101]

The Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Time of the Reign of King George the 3rd of Britain. King Louis the 18th. The Rightful Restoration to the Throne of France. Frederick of The Kingdom of Prussia.

[@khaledmostafa1310]

System means : production , progress , culture , civilization

[@cokycoffee5882]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💎👑💎❤️

[@Gabriel21733]

The narrative of this documentary does not match the visuals. And who failed to notice that a light bulb had burnt out in the chandelier?

[@essenestephanie]

Gabriel, you r one SJW on that missing light bulb.

[@moniquescott5391]

History

[@dirk2655]

This is the reason why there really is no king in Brussels. Two homes were taken and the streets nationalized by a military group perhaps etc and then there's a king in the middle of the city none appointed and that didn't exist. Everyone is like W$#@ The two homes didn't marry each other. Why would the homes and the street be nationalized. This is however inevitable but the owners must be paid regardless. The issue being terror being imported into Belgium by foreigners. Actually, I think the Royals lived outside the city, something like that and then moved into the center of the city perhaps because they got tired of farming and didn't want to live like the British Royals. Now the story makes sense and redeems itself.

[@tamaracarter1836]

What do you mean “live like the British Royals”? Queen Elizabeth II has castles and palaces that are situated within cities as well as others that are in the countryside; so she also swaps between the two and isn’t always in London.

[@zacharyantle7940]

Wow.. I wanna go to Belgium now~! Do you live there?

[@belgicain5283]

Yes 🇧🇪🇧🇪

[@Louisvandevelde112]

I have read the comments people and we will do anything about Congo. they wanted to separate from the belgian empire !!!

[@jimduffy7199]

Interesting. However mention of how Leopold II paid for the renovations is missing and is part of the history of the palace. The fact that it mentioned a room decorated to highlight the Belgian Congo, but never mentioned that under Leopold II's personal rule of the Congo, mass torture, executions and extreme brutality were used - on a scale that today would be classed 'crimes against humanity' and see judged Leopold II a war criminal, is simply wrong in a history programme. The modern Belgian royals have no responsibility or blame for that - but it was that vicious brutality that funded Leopold's rebuilding of the Royal Palace, and cannot be ignored. It is a dark part of the building's story. The rebuilding was literally funded by chopping the hands off children, and the breasts off women who were not making enough money for the monster of a king. The Congo room should have a monument in it to remind people of the victims of Leopold II's violent and despotic personal rule in the Congo. People deserve to be reminded how his rebuilding was funded and the victims deserve to be remembered as part of the story of the palace.

[@richiesd1]

Jim Duffy, palaces were funded by war loot as that how nobles made their fortunes. General and officers were entitled to war loot. It’s rarely mentioned in history books.

[@Onneukbaar]

Mooi stadje groeten uit nederland

[@picassomicasso1]

Leopold the Butcher of the CONGO! That palace have the blood of innocent Africans all over it. So those many other places in EUROPE and AMERICA. We shall never forget!

[@dietrich1677]

America enslaved Africans to ! but everybody forgets that.

[@marksmith-jp5gy]

Dietrich Vanhemel nobody forgets that man trust me... u think anyone says anything positive about america? who? lol

[@canuck21]

That's humanities history. If the Africans were strong and advanced, they would have colonized Europe, but it wasn't the case. All nations have gone to war to conquer, it just happens that European nations conquered a lot.

[@jeanbiroute]

it was build long before congo you idiot

[@meeeka]

canuck21 Please don't forget that from between Europe was coming out of the Neolithic eras and the medieval period, in Western Africa, there were old universities and academies in Mali in Timbuktu. I think Africans used their energies not in long-term conquests.

[@alexandracuco6352]

the Bruxelles palace again i place in economie in end of war tiem..this time 3 world war....because i believe God avoid this 3 world war

[@johnnylaroux9517]

The WRATH comes in WW3.... IT Is My Father's Will.... Have Ye Not Read, Catholic prophecy? "The love of the heart of Royal France, land of the kingship which descends from David" - Padré Saint Pio

[@MD_80906]

Charles Le Brun was in Louis XIV time not in Louis XVI!!!!

[@jaspermaesen]

I know , they say clearly that he didn't made those in brussels but that his work in versailles was an inspiration for that in brussels

[@MD_80906]

Jasper Maesen I Know but it say : who took her inspiration from an artist in the court of King Louis XVI and Charles Le Brun die in 1690.

[@some12watch30]

Creating a better and more fair world means that monarchy can have no place in it. A republic is the ideal model for society, in particulary a Christian Republic. The few good things Monarchy includes can be incorporated into that state meanwhile getting rid of the distasteful decadence.

[@jaspermaesen]

+David J.S.D. just a question ? are you an american ? no offense

[@some12watch30]

No thank God I'm not. I live in Belgium but don't regard myself as Belgian, I just live there and it's not to my liking. I am by all means pro tradition but see monarchy as unnecessary to maintain your own customs and principles. It creates more distance between people with self-appointed titles and status, dehumanizes people who are not into that inner circle. It creates classes and hierarchy and usurps a lot of money out of the economy without being democratically elected. It is not fundamentally important to hold together a nation or several. Seeing as Belgium is becoming increasingly more secularized and faithless through leftist social engineering and cultural marxism, Monarchy is just there but nobody listens and most have only criticism to offer.

[@jaspermaesen]

+David J.S.D. you are from flanders ? and if you where a true belgian you would understand that our king is the most necessary thing to unite this country , if he would fall away , who would be the president ? someone from flanders or from wallonia ? thats just giving the politicians another reason to fight between them instead of leading the country

[@some12watch30]

Maybe it is the best that there's a king to keep things united (for the moment). But at the same time, it's exploitative, monarchy, if you've studied history as objective as can be. Surely there must be a different model of society where strong values are incorporated, where there is freedom and democratic chances for everyone no matter what economic status or social background. Where there is faith through Christendom, and the protection of a country's own unique culture. This ideal system I'm thinking of may not even have been installed before. But I believe with all the different kinds of blueprints the world has seen thus far, looking for the ideal state, there are ideas that have not been thought out before completely and put into action. Christian Republicanism is one of those ideas.

[@jaspermaesen]

+David J.S.D. i am not such a great fan of republics and especially not based on religion or ideology , we have seen in the past to what it leads , perhaps your idea of a state can work , but i am not willing to take the risk , power must be shared between a steady thing and the people , we see what to much power for the people can do , the reign of terror during the french revolution was also by the people and for the people , but it wasnt , but hey everyone is free to think what he wants so respect for your ideas and keep them , thats great in belgium , you can have youre one ideas

[@gringagringa3307]

🌵 their decadence/hedonism. I guess we don't learn from history. The good old Belgian Congo. thanks Leopold. 11-04-18

[@REPORTAGES.]

Congo monney

[@jandejonge9128]

Prachtig maar zou er niet willen wonen

[@talijah007]

It's extremely beautiful, however, how such beauty was acquired was distasteful....

[@chasepop7604]

Jentul Jay they'll live

[@jimduffy7199]

@@jlord9638 But Leopold's additions were paid for it..

[@royf.9034]

Seems a bit cheap, with rooms sparsely furnished with 19th century imitations of 18th century furniture, and walls mostly bare of art. And you think they would of replaced the burnt-out bulbs in that chandelier before they went to the trouble of a crane shot.

[@tig3662]

You do have to understand this is a working palace. It's going to be a bit bare in areas because there's people living there.

[@juancarlosmontes]

I want to be able to appreciate the business casual mode of dress on the King and Queen. But I can't. Go big or go home! I would want my King and Queen to look regal when meeting with foreign ambassadors and dignitaries. I would want them to look the part as they lend their ear on behalf of the State, to the many causes that are brought before them. Just an opinion. I realize not everyone will agree.

[@lukesinclair3255]

13:34 - 14:24

[@michaelodhiambo8375]

Magnificent. But empty and founded on blood.

[@deeelle697]

@@jlord9638 Belgium has more ties to colonialism than the invasion of Congo, but go off.

[@eneaspol9393]

The "French Community"???? No way! we're no French (nor are the fries, by the way)! Walloons are just french-speakers!

[@paintur68]

The narrator's voice is so ........monotone and unpleasant. Yeech.....

[@davidkeogh9276]

All that on the backs of slavery.

[@lgbtq5103]

👸👈👀

[@Masloboytsev]

Once I had a vision: this exact palace is the beginning of the end. The end of the World as we knew it before. Whatever that means.

[@starwars4655]

Ok what does that mean???

[@melissamayhemthe3rdesq]

Hah...another staircase! 😂

[@omegaoprah4936]

Minerva was goddess war, not peace.

[@jaspermaesen]

+OmegaOprah minerva was godess of wisdom , mars was the god of war

[@spaceinvador11]

+OmegaOprah lol

[@ursulasmith6402]

can me and my roommate move in?

[@paulmcmullan9931]

There was a blown light bulb in that video. So much for attention to detail when compared to Buckingham Palace.

[@happytosing1]

Read Vachel Linsay's Congo to find out what Belgium did there.

[@meeeka]

Fitzroi Well, as a child of the 1960s, I was certainly terrorised daily by crimes supposed to be happening in the Belgian Congo...

[@shaunh1986]

Looks tacky and OTT!!

[@peterdonleavy5827]

It would be tacky but it's legit; I take it you're American? Europe can actually pull this off

[@tjittekamminga5170]

eh bien, du roi gorille au prince adultère Albert Ier, quel bordel, cette famille de Saxe Cobourg

[@glowcity1]

It,s all Dutch Roots

[@spaceinvador11]

+mother nature no fucking way. Our history is much richer than yours

[@billymarion7433]

The house of communism

[@5mnz7fg]

The Belgium state could easely be desolved and shared between France and the Netherlands. Brussels could then become the imidiate capital of Europe, and the Belgian King - having lost his litttle kingdom - could be promoted to an European Emperor. ^_^

[@majy1735]

5mnz7fg, bullshit! Read "Les racines de la Belgique" by Stengers and then we'll talk about it again.

[@sudeshnadutta3498]

Belgium will never live down the genocide of Leopold II.

[@petereisenhower8089]

Leopold was a murderer