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| Picture No | 10215423 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | The Belgian Royal family |
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King Albert of Belgium seen with his family, the Queen Elizabeth, their daughter Princess Marie Jose (left), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (middle) and Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (right). A popular figure, the King, as commander of the Belgian army, resisted the German invasion of 1914 enabling the British and French armies to prepare for the Battle of the Marne, denying Germany a swift and decisive victory.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News. November 20th 1915, page 669 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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