Belgian Federal Government Ceremony Commemorates The Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo At Lion's Mound

WATERLOO, BELGIUM - JUNE 18: European royals including Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Queen Mathilde of Belgium (yellow dress), King Philippe of Belgium, Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Arthur Wellesley, son of the ninth Duke of Wellington, Prince Nikolaus Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt; Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent attend the Belgian federal government ceremony to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 2015 in Waterloo, Belgium. The ceremony is at the start of three days of official events marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo during which around 5000 historical re-enactors from around the world will take part in events culminating in a re-enactment of the allied defeat of Napoleon's army on June 20th. The 1815 battle saw the overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte and the restoration of Louis XVIII to the French throne. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)