Crown Prince Philippe sworn in as king of the Belgians after the emotional abdication of his father Albert II.
Philippe is Oxford- and Stanford-educated, trained air force pilot took the oath as the country's seventh king in a ceremony in parliament.
Holding his audience from Royal balcony amid applause, King Philippe, promised to uphold the constitution.
Belgium has a constitutional monarchy in which the king plays a largely ceremonial role.
One of the duties the monarch does have is trying to resolve constitutional crises.
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