The King and Queen of the Belgians have honoured the Belgian war dead in London.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were at the Cenotaph in London on 13 July to remember the Belgians who died in World War I and World War II.
The King and Queen laid a wreath at the monument and were joined by Belgian and British veterans and detachments of the Belgian Defence.
Belgium is the only country outside the United Kingdom and Commonwealth allowed to parade at the Cenotaph.
King George V granted the honour to the European country in 1934. This is due to the sacrifices of the Belgian soldiers during the First World War.
The Belgian Royal Palace said about the honour: “The Belgian parade is a strong symbol of the fraternity between the British and the Belgian soldiers during and after both World Wars and it confirms the close ties that unite both countries.”
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