20081224 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Royal explorer (koninklijke verkenner - explorateur royal), Wilfried Martens leaves the royal palace in Laeken - Laken, after his meetings with King Albert II of Belgium, Wednesday 24 December 2008. Martens went to the king to deliver a first report on his talks with the vice-prime ministers and the party chairmen and -women of the democratic parties. BELGA PHOTO ERIC VIDAL