The Cross of Laeken

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

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

This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen. Published by the late Prince Alexandre of Belgium, son of Leopold III and L...

I am pained by her behavior as an adult, but it would be hard to find a more adorable little girl. She always loved her stuffed animals,...

Here is a brief clip of Princess Marie-Christine, the elder daughter of King Leopold III and Princess Lilian, discussing the rift between he...

One of the grandest celebrations of Argenteuil's days of glory as a residence of King Leopold III and his second family was the ...

Quite by accident, I came across this odd, rather snide little anecdote about Princess Marie-Christine and her mother, Princess Lilian, from...

I came across this picture of the two marriages of Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium, to Paul Drucker (1981) and Jean-Paul Gourges (1989)....

Princesses Marie-Christine and Marie-Esmeralda, the daughters of King Leopold III and Princess Lilian, as little girls and as young women.

A portrait of Princess Marie-Christine, at the age of fourteen, by Agustin Seguro. From childhood, the princess enjoyed the arts; she like...

Here is a rather sad slideshow of the estate of Argenteuil fallen into disrepair. The photographs date from 2004, two years after the death ...

In "Ma mère telle qu'on l'a peu connue," an interview published September 26, 2002, in La Libre Belgique , Princess Mari...

On June 7, 2002, Princess Lilian of Belgium, born Mary Lilian Baels, widow of King Leopold III, died peacefully, after a long illness, at he...

One of the most tragic, rebellious and controversial Belgian royals is HRH Princess Marie-Christine, the second child and eldest daughter of...