ALTERNATIVE CROP King Albert II of Belgium signs on July 21, 2013 the abdication treaty at the Royal Palace in Brussels, on Belgium's National Day. Albert II abdicated after 20 years as 'King of the Belgians' in favour of his son Philippe, who becomes the seventh monarch of a country deeply divided between its French- and Flemish-speaking halves. AFP PHOTO / BELGA PHOTO / DIRK WAEM --BELGIUM OUT-- (Photo credit should read DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)
