The Dutch were neutral during WWI, but PM Rutte was there and seated right behind the French President. On the front row there were not only the French President and his wife and the US President and his wife but also, at the far end, the Prince Sovereign of Monaco with his wife King Felipe (without his spouse) was also present.
The Belgian RC had a very hectic day in Belgium and Belgian tv offered coverage all through the day!
Some pics from Paris here from PPE:
https://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=11-11-2018%20Paris
and from the Belgian commemorations various Belgian newspapers like Lesoir have plenty more:
https://www.lesoir.be/189505/article/2018-11-11/centenaire-de-larmistice-le-roi-et-la-reine-ypres-pour-le-traditionnel-last-post
Attending the( famous) Last Post at Ieper was a very emotional ceremony to watch too:
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