The Treaty of Rome which established the organisation that evolved in the EU we know today has a preamble that begins with: HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGI

The Treaty of Rome which established the organisation that evolved in the EU we know today has a preamble that begins with: HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, *DETERMINED to lay the foundations of an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe,[...]* Stealthy indeed.