He was an icon among his fellow countrymen – indeed, for his 70th birthday, the largest newspaper in Poland organized a celebration during which they crowned him (with a crown of laurel leaves, of course) … the King of Europe.
Pro své krajany byl ikonou – u příležitosti jeho 70. narozenin zorganizovaly největší polské noviny oslavu, během níž ho korunovaly (samozřejmě vavřínovou korunou)… králem Evropy.