article_snippet: I have question: will u wear #blackface outfit 2 next meeting with African leaders?
article_snippet: Les Noirauds is an organisation under royal patronage founded in 1876, which collects money for children's charities.
article_snippet: Members of Les Noirauds blacken Members of Les Noirauds faces and dress in white top hats, ruffled collars, bright green trousers and stockings, emulating what Members of Les Noirauds call #19th century African noblemen'.
article_snippet: The group, accompanied by Reynders, appeared during a charity rally in Brussels last Saturday accompanied by a band dubbed the 'Conservatoire Africain' (African conservatory).
article_snippet: Despite the criticism on Twitter, very little response has come from withing the Belgian political sphere, with even the left-leaning Green Party saying Les Noirauds were innocuous folklore.