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Princess Delphine of Belgium

Born Uccle, 22 Feb 1968

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A life in time

  1. 22 Feb 1968

    Born in Uccle

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She has lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Uccle.

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The 1960s · Princess is born in Uccle

In the news1962

First nuclear electricity connected to grid

The BR 3 reactor, Belgium's first electricity-producing nuclear reactor, was connected to the power grid.

Getting around

Average train journey distance in Belgium

Between 1950 and 1967, the average distance traveled by a train passenger remained stable at approximately 32.5 kilometers.

At the table

Potatoes were the staple of daily life

In the 1950s, potatoes were a staple of the daily diet, with average consumption reaching 150 kilograms per person annually, compared to roughly 80 kilograms today. Households followed a strict meal pattern of potatoes, meat, and vegetables, often considered the holy trinity of the time.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Belgian boys' clothing in the 1950s-1960s

In the 1950s and early 1960s, Belgian boys frequently wore short pants until they were 12 or 13 years old, sometimes even until age 16 for school uniforms. By the 1960s, American-style casual wear like T-shirts began to gain popularity among the youth.

Music

Traditional Flemish Instruments and Community Music

Traditional Flemish folk music featured instruments such as the doedelzak (bagpipe), the hommel (stringed zither), and the diatonic accordion. These instruments were often hand-crafted and played at local community gatherings and festivals.

Daily life

Classroom life and strict discipline

Children often used a slate and stylus to write in school, and teachers sometimes tied the left hands of left-handed students to their desks to force them to write with their right hands. Class sizes were large, often reaching 30 students, and the school week included Saturday mornings.