A few weeks ago there was a very interesting and great programm on Belgian TV about Queen Paola called;" Paola,the voice of the Queen".The reason for this title was that Belgians know their King and his voice and know their Queen,but her voice is seldom heard.The Queen herself was/is aware of that as well and wished to do something about that.She wasn't known for speaking dutch(flemish)that well,but,the program proved the opposite,HM tends to talk slowly,either in dutch,french or Italian,but she's great.An interview was not Queen Paola's idea of showing herself,she favored talks with old-time friends from Italy,The Netherlands and Belgium and let them talk and ask her questions.The result was an unique program with in depth views of the Queens life,and humour wasn't forgotten,it is a very witty lady.HM was filmed and had talks while in Venice for the Biënnale,she has a passion for contemporary art.HM and her friends talked about her childhood,soon after she was born,her then 14 year old sister died,of her brothers during WWII,one went north to join the partizans,another heading south to join the Allied Forces and was killed in action,HM;"And he was so beautifull!!Belissima,belissima,stupendo stupendo,(incredible),how the whole family had to seek shelter in a convent to escape Mussolini's gang, her marriage and how love conquered every obstacle within it.
I've translated the interview and will post it later this week.
