The King referred to rumours about fraud surrounding his youngest son Prince Laurent:
When Justice confirms that there have been fraudulous practices, no one stands above the law and it looks fair to me that all the profits from these practices are paid back by anyone who had advantage by this fraud.
And the King also attacked the fraud commited by functionaries in the Wallonian Government and/or institutions:
Recently there have been signals about abuse of commonautair facilities and supplies. The King made two remarks about this:
No one stands above the law and
Justice must perform its duty in all independence.
Some newspapers also remarked
the close attendance of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Habsburg-Este around the King. The Palace denied that there were any changes at all regarding the succession.