Belgian royals honor Father Damien

  • 6 October 2009

On October 4, King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium attended a special mass in honour of a 19th century Belgian missionary, Father Damien, in Tremelo, Belgium. The canonization of Father Damien will take place on October 11 at the Vatican. He ministered to people with leprosy in the Kingdom of Hawaii. (Photo: DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)

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  1. Venny Villapando - November 22, 2009 at 7:10 am

    Aloha!
    We’re putting together a video documentary for the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu on the Damien canonization. We like this photo of King Albert with maili lei. How do we get permission to use this photo? Kindly please let us know at your earliest convenience, thank you…

    Venny Villapando

  2. Cinderella - November 23, 2009 at 8:06 am

    Venny, this photo belongs to Getty Images, so that’s who you should contact. http://www.gettyimages.com/

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