But so far, the monarch has not apologized for decades of brutal Belgian rule during which up to 10 million Congolese people died.
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Belgium’s King Sends Letter of Regret Over Colonial Past in Congo
The first acknowledgment by the royal family of the European country’s brutal actions in central Africa stopped short of an outright apology. It comes as Belgium begins to publicly reckon with the abuses.
Retired Belgian King Will Submit to Paternity Test
King Albert II will give a DNA sample but will fight to keep the result secret, in a long-running case that has put some rare cracks in the royal family’s privacy.