bˈɛldʒəm wʌzɐ nˈuːli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈɑːnɚki, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz jˈɛt nˈoʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃt tɹɐdˈɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt wʌt ðə ɹˈoʊl əvə kwˈiːn kˈɑːnsɔːɹt ʃˌʊd lˈʊk lˈaɪk.
Belgium was a newly independent monarchy, and there was yet no established tradition about what the role of a queen consort should look like.