The main point in Belgium was that the government left the country to be safe and the King had to follow their example, but he found it more necessary to be in Belgium at the side of his troops.
Queen Elisabeth had a great affection for her eldest son, but as she was respected for her role in the First World War, she wasn't questioned about her staying in Belgium too.

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: Add to that the fact that his second
: marriage was seen as a betrayal of the
: worshipped Queen Astrid who died a few years
: before and he was the first Belgian Royal to
: marry a commoner, the manner the marriage
: took place and the fact that the king had
: already gone against the government's wishes
: by not going into exile but staying in
: Belgium and you have the mix that in the end
: cost Leopold III his throne.
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: Did the King have the oportunity to leave
: Belgium before the german invasion ?
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: I often think why Leopold was so criticized
: for remanining in Belgium while Christian X
: of Dk was so popular because he stayed at
: home (unlike the NL, Norway or Lux
: sovereigns) and shared the people's drama of
: the occupation.
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: Did Leopold really had the chance to escape
: abroad ?
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: Was the decision of remaining a consensual
: choice among the RF ?
: Q.Elisabeth ? Pr. Charles ?
: I understand Pr.Charles was the more
: anglophile of the family...
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