On 21 July, anniversary of the coronation of Léopold I, first King of the Belgians, in 1831, the Chaplain-President was honoured to represent the Anglicans of Belgium, first at the Te Deum in the National Cathedral in the presence of the King and Queen, then at the traditional lunch for the diplomatic corps offered by the Foreign Minister, Mme Hadja Lahbib, in the glorious Palais d'Egmont in Brussels. Jack much appreciated an occasion to meet the other chefs de culte, and noted that the Foreign Minister's speech contained a clear commitment to Belgium as a country of democracy, human rights and the rule of law - a trio of defining qualities which Jack often defends in his roles both as Chaplain-President and as Bishop's Adviser for EU Affairs.