Charles Aznavour to be awarded Belgian “Commander of the Order of the Crown”

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The singer will receive the distinction of "Commander of the Order of the Crown" by the hands of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders. “Armenpress” informed about the aforesaid, citing cinetelerevue.be.

At 91 years, Charles Aznavour will represent for the last time on stage at Forest National in Brussels on 17 November. On this occasion, Chahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian (his real name), considered one of the greatest artists of all time, will be awarded “Commander of the Order of the Crown".

In 2004, as part of his 80th birthday, he had already been awarded "Officer of the Order of Leopold". This distinction was given to him "under a career of exceptional longevity and unquestionable quality" and "for her commitment as an ambassador for UNESCO and for its role as defender of the French language ", had commented at the time of the office of the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders.

The delivery of this new and prestigious decoration, the second order of the Kingdom of Belgium awarded for services to the Belgian State and major merits (both artistic and literary and scientific) will be the eve of his final show in the Belgian capital, on Monday, November 16, 2015, at the Palais d'Egmont.