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King Philippe of Belgium and his cousin Grand Duke Henry of Luxembourg blew out candles to celebrate their birthdays.
Recently, King Philippe of Belgium celebrated his 64th birthday, he was born on April 15, 1960.
His cousin, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, was born on April 16, 1955, just one day behind Philippe.
Coincidentally, Archduke Henry was visiting Belgium on his birthday, so he simply arrived a day early to celebrate his birthday with his cousin.
Archduke Henry's mother was Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, whose younger brother later became King of Belgium and the father of the current King Philip of Belgium.
Therefore, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was in a cousin relationship with the King of Belgium. I have to say that the European royal family is really a family, and anyone can climb a little kinship.
In the picture, Henry, Grand Duke of Luxembourg on the left, and King Philippe of Belgium on the right.
Together, the two brothers held a white disk on top of a small, delicate berry tart cake with two slender candles on it.
The picture of two big men holding such a small cake and bending forward together to blow out the candles is really cute.
In European royal families, brotherly relationships are always delicate, such as the most well-known William and Harry.
And King Philip and Archduke Henry are cousins and have no interests, so it is rare for the two to celebrate their birthdays together and blow out candles together.
After celebrating their birthday, Archduke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria began their visit to Belgium to complete their work.
The middle two are birthday cousins, Queen Mathilde of Belgium on the left, and Maria, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg on the right.