The Cross of Laeken

From Elena Maria Vidal comes this image of Queen Elisabeth's stunning aunt and namesake, wearing jewels which had formerly belonged to...

Here are two images of Marie-Antoinette's private theatre. (Via  Tea at Trianon ). As shown above, it was redecorated by her niece Mar...

November, the month dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory, is a time full of anniversaries for King Leopold III, Queen Astrid and Prin...

On the anniversary of the Queen's death, Elena Maria Vidal remembers the awe-inspiring dignity and grace with which Marie-Antoinette end...

This is not directly related to the Catholic monarchs of Belgium, but it is something I am sure they would approve of... Elena Maria Vidal d...

Our dear friend, Elena Maria Vidal, shares a stunning description of the misunderstood Queen of France by...a great Belgian nobleman.  As I ...

An interesting critique of Sofia Coppola's film from  Tradition in Action.

Elena Maria Vidal has an article about the Comte de Provence, a treacherous younger brother of King Louis XVI of France.  Unfortunately, it ...

Here is a post about the Temple of Love, commissioned by Marie-Antoinette in the gardens of the Petit Trianon.  There is a theory that it wa...

Another charming article by Elena Maria Vidal,  who knows more about Marie-Antoinette and the Bourbons than I ever will. In spite of her li...

Here is an interesting article from a few years ago.  Historical novelist Elena Maria Vidal, who has been a kind friend to this blog, discus...

Here is her beautiful last letter, addressed to her sister-in-law, Madame Elisabeth of France.  Sadly, it never reached her. 16th October, ...

I came across this painting of Marie-Antoinette and found it quite unusual. The Queen is cast in the role of Erato, the Muse of lyric (espec...

Elena Maria Vidal defends the vilified French queen. She is the queen who danced while the people starved; who spent extravagantly on clothe...

The two ladies were tragic in very different ways.   Incidentally, I am considering posting on Diana and Queen Astrid, another pair of tragi...

A very moving post by Elena Maria Vidal on the much-maligned Queen of France.