The Cross of Laeken

In commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the death of Queen Astrid, wife of King Leopold III, mother of King Baudouin, King Albert II, a...

In Astrid:1905-1935 , a collection of essays edited by Christian Koninckx, Louise-Marie Libert-Vandenhove gives an interesting descriptio...

In 1985, Anna Sparre, a Swedish noblewoman, published her memoirs of her friendship with Queen Astrid of the Belgians, a Swedish princess.  ...

Here are photographs of a rare miniature of Queen Astrid of the Belgians. set in an ivory frame.

Two pictures taken by the royal photographer Robert Marchand capture some moments of family tenderness.  Above, we see Queen Astrid with ...

Here is an article by Maia Brindley Nilsson of Semiswede on a beloved Swedish recipe known as the Green Cake or Princess Cake.  Apparen...

This book is two years old, but I only heard of it today.   La reine Astrid n'est pas morte à Küssnacht  ("Queen Astrid Did Not ...

I cannot post the picture here, but please follow the link to see this stained-glass window from St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen.  T...

The first days of September, 1935 were a sad time for the peoples and royal families of Belgium and Sweden. The little heir to the Belgian...

A refined and delicate sculpture which captures the Queen's sensitive personality quite well, I think.

Here is an interesting vase etched with something called the Queen Astrid Pattern.   I could not find much information about the history...

Here are some photographs of the vacation home of King Leopold III and Queen Astrid near Lake Lucerne.   It was during an excursion from V...

Here are some old pictures of the childhood summer residence of Queen Astrid's family, in Stockholm.  The little princess' parents...

This appears to be an issue of a Swedish magazine dedicated to Queen Astrid from 1936. It seems to feature a testimony from Astrid's ...

This is a touching portrayal of the deceased Queen Astrid as a protectress of the unfortunate. She is shown imploring the Belgians, in mem...

Since yesterday, this blog has been absolutely inundated with hits searching for information about Princess Lilian of Sweden , who passed aw...

I have noticed that there was quite a tradition of depicting Queen Astrid after her death as a spirit watching over her family. Above is ...

On February 23, 1934, a day after the funeral of his tragically deceased father, Albert I,  Leopold III, fourth King of the Belgians, ascen...

One of the most touching parts of Countess Anna Sparre's portrayal of her childhood friend, Astrid, Queen of the Belgians, is her ...

More of Queen Astrid's clothes, hats and perfumes. It is said that her favorite perfume was Molyneux No. 5. It is curious that ...