The Cross of Laeken

Today marks the anniversary of the religious marriage of Leopold III, King of the Belgians and Miss Mary-Lilian Baels. Early in the morning ...

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...

Today is the anniversary of the civil wedding of Leopold III and Lilian Baels. The ceremony took place on December 6, 1941, less than thr...

A British radio interview with the younger Lord Roger Keyes in defense of King Leopold III.  Highly recommended. Many thanks to Daniel Wybo ...

A war correspondent's report on the courage and steadfastness of the Belgian people during the second German assault on their country in...

Here is a review from the  Catholic Herald   of the first of the series of books by the younger Roger Keyes defending the memory of King L...

Un couple dans la tempête: le destin malheureux de Léopold III de Belgique et de la princesse Lilian (2004) is a sympathetic, popular ...

There is a strange idea in circulation that Leopold III was not particularly religious. In fact, the Belgian kings, in general, are someti...

I think she has a lovely face. Anna Maria de Visscher was the scion of respectable bourgeoisie, the daughter of a mayor and the granddaug...

Here is an appeal for peace launched by King Leopold III of the Belgians on August 23, 1939, along with the responses of other world leader...

  History and Other Thoughts  remembers the greatly maligned monarch with sympathy and affection. I have a thing for misunderstood and mi...

An insightful article by Robert J. Stove, discussing the trials of Leopold III in the context of the future of the Australian monarchy.   H...

Here is some rare footage of the 19-year-old Prince Albert of Liège with his father, King Leopold III, and step-mother, Princess Lilian, on ...

I am delighted that the wonderful website of the Cercle Léopold III is once more online.  For a long time, it seemed to have disappeared f...

On his birthday, here is a collection of vintage postcards of King Leopold III and his family through the years.  Above is an unusual imag...

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...

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...

This page has some beautiful photographs of the Confirmation and First Communion of Princess Marie-Christine in 1962 and of her younger si...