October 27, 1918
King Albert and Queen Elisabeth have made a State entry in Bruges. Queen Elisabeth rode on the left of the King and young Crown Prince Leopold rode on the right. "Every soul of the city in the streets or at the windows and balconies" showing great enthusiasm for their liberation, and the return of their king and queen. The Belgians had waited for four years for this day, when the king, "a brave soldier who had stayed with his army in the narrow strip of ground which was all of his kingdom," during the war.
For the people of Bruges, the war is over, and the king has his kingdom back.
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