The yellow Iris, an Iris pseudacorus, as a symbol for Brussels dates back to before 1924 with Cornette writing that the flower was chosen to represent the city as it could be found growing in the marshes - the city itself was founded on marshy ground on Saint Gaugericus Island - today even through the expansion and industrialisation of the city.
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There were press reports at the time of the Moroccan scandal that Servaty, having been dismissed from Le Soir, was about to be taken onto the staff of the Brussels Regional Parliament as a civil servant, but that the offer had been abruptly withdrawn following his exposure in the media and the ensuing scandal.
As the name suggests, its primary target are the French-speaking inhabitants of Flemish Brabant and particularly those who live in Halle-Vilvoorde and the predominantly French-speaking municipalities with linguistic facilities near the Brussels-Capital Region.