It is with pride to be able to display this letter arrived from Belgium’s Palais de Bruxelles containing congratulations from His Majesty and wishes for a great success for the Expeditition. The letter from Major-general Dr. Thierry Vendevald, Chief of the Military Household of the King came with the formal approval to lay a wreath – created from ice – in the name of the Belgium during our commemoration ceremony in the Antarctic.
We are grateful to His Majesty and we will act accordingly.