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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium have decided to host Ukrainian refugees.
The Belgian Royal Palace has confirmed to the BBC that two houses owned by the Royal Belgian Trust will be made available to three Ukrainian families.
One of the houses is located in Brussels and the other is in the southern Walloon region.
A Royal Palace spokesman told the BBC that King Philippe had been touched by the testimonies of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, while visiting a registration center in Brussels on Wednesday.
The decision to wait was announced immediately after the visit. This is not the first time that the Belgian royal family has shown solidarity with people in need.
Last summer, people who lost their homes in the country’s worst floods in decades were also invited to stay in their homes.
Another building located just outside Brussels will also be made available to serve as collective housing if more space is required.
So far more than 10,000 Ukrainian refugees have been registered in Belgium and have been granted temporary international protection and a status that allows them to live and work in Belgium for one year.
Belgian authorities estimate that 200,000 Ukrainians will arrive in Belgium in the coming weeks.
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