Word: baudouine
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...undertone. One of the first buildings attacked and smashed was a movie house advertising a film of the royal wedding. Some in the marching crowds cried "Vive la République!" interspersed with chorus after chorus of the Marseillaise, which in Belgium has a distinctly revolutionary, antimonarchical flavor. Baudouin and bride heard none of this as they stepped out of the plane at the airport. "Vive le Roi! Vive la Reine!" cried the small welcoming delegation. Then, under heavy escort, their limousine bore the royal couple through the riot-torn city to the palace...
...Baudouin's presence did nothing to soothe the strikers. Next day a rampaging mob of 5,000 clashed with saber-swinging police in front of the Sabena airlines of fice; in the crowd, someone pulled a pistol and fired wildly, fatally wounding one striker, injuring others. It was the first serious bloodshed, but perhaps not the last, since the Socialists swore to keep the protests going indefinitely...
...Recalling Baudouin's departure for a Riviera holiday at the height of Belgium's storm and flood disaster in 1953 and, a few days later, his return amidst a storm of criticism...
...Baudouin, King of the Belgians, like many a conservative bridegroom, was beginning to discover a thing or two about at least one of his bride's relatives. As Baudouin honeymooned last week in Andalusia with his winsome new Spanish Queen, her brother, "Count" Jaime ("Call me Jimmy") de Mora y Aragón, 35, was giving in to what he calls his "little weakness" - the love of notoriety...
...Married. Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 30, King of the Belgians; and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, 32, gentle daughter of Spain's Marqués of Casa Riera; both for the first time; in Brussels (see FOREIGN NEWS...