(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Belgium will hold a state funeral Friday for dowager
queen Fabiola, the aunt of the country's current monarch, authorities
said, dpa reported.
The government also decreed a period of national mourning starting
Saturday and lasting through the day of the funeral, local media
reported.
The frail 86-year-old passed away Friday evening. She was the widow
of King Baudouin, who died in 1993.
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