tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post8690237838448249424..comments2024-02-14T22:57:55.638-05:00Comments on The Cross of Laeken: Last Letter of Queen Louise-MarieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-47474397739261970442018-04-09T18:59:30.239-04:002018-04-09T18:59:30.239-04:00Arcadie Claret was nothing but a shameless gold-di...Arcadie Claret was nothing but a shameless gold-digger. She was hardly beautiful - any picture of her shows an absolutely unattractive and harsh looking woman. No wonder people couldn't stand her and saw right through her. Glad he eventually figured this out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-9804706524298335502010-01-16T01:28:50.235-05:002010-01-16T01:28:50.235-05:00It is all the more remarkable, as Leopold had not ...It is all the more remarkable, as Leopold had not been a particularly faithful husband. Even towards the end of Louise's life, he was still causing her grief with his affair with beautiful young Arcadie Claret.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-43751344270250300822010-01-15T23:24:08.068-05:002010-01-15T23:24:08.068-05:00Oh, how beautiful. What a perfect expression of tr...Oh, how beautiful. What a perfect expression of true love!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-48851670255022468732010-01-15T22:33:12.167-05:002010-01-15T22:33:12.167-05:00You're welcome. It's something I just *had...You're welcome. It's something I just *had* to post. To think, she was a shy woman during her life, but here she completely opens up her amazing, loving soul.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-18321773219153810932010-01-15T22:00:54.244-05:002010-01-15T22:00:54.244-05:00Oh -this is so touching...and so powerful. Her lo...Oh -this is so touching...and so powerful. Her love was really beyond words- although she uses hers in such a pure and beautiful way. And to think thatshe was so ill and still found to go beyond herself and completely absorb herself in her grand love. Wow..<br /><br />Thanks for this amazing post- you're right, I do really love and appreciate reading stuff like this. It's just baffling. Thanks:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-38409787134470916092010-01-12T18:10:54.351-05:002010-01-12T18:10:54.351-05:00Mad Monarchist, I agree. It is all the more remark...Mad Monarchist, I agree. It is all the more remarkable given that here the Queen is the one giving consolation, although she, you would think, would be the one most in need of consolation herself at such a moment. But actually, she was much more able to face the situation than was Leopold. The King found it very difficult to spend time with Louise during her last illness, he seemed repulsed by it all and said he fell into a terrible state whenever he tried to attend his dying wife.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-6687140836980730462010-01-12T12:19:04.696-05:002010-01-12T12:19:04.696-05:00When she died, he said: "Her death is saintly...When she died, he said: "Her death is saintly, like her life." He was very depressed by her loss. Nonetheless, he never became a Catholic as far as we can tell.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-10035401063992000462010-01-12T11:24:42.924-05:002010-01-12T11:24:42.924-05:00What were the thoughts of Leopold?What were the thoughts of Leopold?Brantignyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609397972340635441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-90629373672381927522010-01-11T20:52:46.810-05:002010-01-11T20:52:46.810-05:00A shame people don't write like that anymore; ...A shame people don't write like that anymore; they used to, and not only royals, but such emotional support seems lacking these days or at the very least often goes unsaid.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.com