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Ghysens The state visit of King Philip and Queen Mathilde to Canada has started with a false note. When the royal couple in Ottawa was received by Julie Payette, the governor-general of Canada and representative of the British queen, the Canadian protocol went missing.

In the park of Rideau Hall, the official residence of the governor -general where all visiting heads of state may plant a tree, there are also two specimens planted by King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. Only the German flag was accidentally hung from Fabiola. The mistake was quickly corrected.

One of the major themes of the state visit is the commemoration of the First World War. For example, one hundred years after the Great War, King Philip will attend a memorial activity in the Canadian War Museum. The head of state gets to see the cannon that according to tradition delivered the last shot of the First World War. Canadian soldiers donated it to the city of Mons after the armistice in 1918. A quarter of the 61,000 Canadians killed in the Great War left their life on Belgian soil.

Other themes are cultural and academic exchange and economic relations – the delegation counts about 100 business people. Some 1,800 Belgian companies do business with the vast northern neighbor of the US. During the state visit and the trade delegation, beer, chocolate and diamonds are among the highlights. Within the EU, Belgium is the third customer and sixth supplier of goods to Canada, mainly chemicals.

After the pbadage in Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal follow. The whole company is expected back on the tarmac in Melsbroek on Saturday evening, March 17.

Ghysens The mistake with the flag was quickly rectified.

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