Prince Filip of Belgium is once again in China, supposedly opening doors for Belgian businessmen to sign lucrative contracts. Is anyone still stupid enough to believe this? I've said it before and I'll repeat it for good measure, the only doors he is opening are the doors to the toilets – come to think of it, not even those doors, he'll have his sycophantic courtiers and aides to do it for him.
The job of Prince Filip as “grand timonnier” of Belgian trade is finished, I wrote two years ago. Because there's nothing left of “Belgian trade”, there remains “Flemish” and “Walloon” trade. The regional governments can take care. Well, here he is again! So I decided not to show up at his glittering party at the China World Hotel. Why? Because he deserves no welcome. Nothing personal... Filip is a poor – rich – guy who never had the chance to live a normal live. Can't blame him. But he does have the choice to abdicate as successor to the throne, ditch his blue blooded wife and become a commoner – thereafter to let his hair hang down. He has a choice, it's all his, but he is blinded by the glamor of becoming King of the Belgians.
Monseigneur was supposed to show up at his very own glittering reception at 7 p.m., but a phone call to some of those present at the premises at 8.30 p.m. revealed that he hadn't shown up yet. The arrogance of royalty...
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