However, Elizabeth II became good friends with Baudouin, thus healing the rift. Elizabeth attended his funeral - if I'm not mistaken, the only time she ever that she attended the funeral of one of her European sovereign cousins.
Guessing not so much active bad blood nowadays. It seems the two families are seeing the natural consequences of a prolonged estrangement- the younger generations in particular have little reason to feel much of a bond.
What was the reason for bad blood in the first place?
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