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DE MYTHE VAN
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GING STER LILIAN

BOUDEWIJN
MET
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BEWEZEN S AL
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EENS VERL ONTKRACHT
Het mythische beeld van le roi triste strookt totaal
niet met wie koning Boudewijn echt was. Dat staat
te lezen in een nieuwe en explosieve biografie
over de vorst die precies 17 jaar geleden op
62-jarige leeftijd overleed. Een kroniek van
haat, wraak en een aangekondigde dood.

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tussen Boudewijn en Lilian


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GXV YULM JRHG LQVFKDWWHQ HQ ]H EHJUHHS EHVFKRXZG"2RNRYHUODDGGHGHDQGHUV Tekst: David Janssens
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