The Cross of Laeken

I am happy to announce the news of the wedding of Prince Amedeo of Belgium and Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein.  The bride ...

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

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

I thought these were quite handsome pictures of Prince Alexandre Emmanuel (1942-2009), the first child of King Leopold III and Lilian Bae...

A few images of the in-laws of King Leopold I. Above, we see Ferdinand-Philippe, the eldest son and heir of King Louis-Philippe who died in ...

Here is a description of the second eldest brother of Queen Louise-Marie, Prince Louis, Duc de Nemours, who was once considered a candidate ...

A charming post on their romance and winter wedding.  I think that the Duchess of Brabant was a lovely example of modesty, dignity and elega...

Given the pro-life stance of King Baudouin I, this story about his nephew, Prince Philippe, the current heir to the Belgian throne, is part...

"What a memory! One of the most beautiful of my life, hearing the first cry of my first child! You were so pretty, and later, so handso...

A magnificent if melancholy tribute to the consort of Queen Victoria. In looks, personality and sad destiny, he reminds me of his Belgian c...

Last year, a lady by the name of Lova Pourrier published her first historical novel, Le destin d'une couronne, la vie d'une famille...

In Amours royales et princières, Patrick Weber writes that the Belgian royal family has had a tradition of brothers with diametrically oppos...

In words, images and melody. (Very, very beautiful and haunting!)

I have little time for posting at the moment, but I do not want to let the day pass without commemorating the tragic death of Ferdinand-Phi...

The disgraceful tale of Prince Vittorio Emanuele. I feel so sorry for his mother, the lovely and dignified Queen Marie-José. It seems tha...

Just a quick post to commemorate the birth of one of my favorite monarchs, Albert I, King of the Belgians. He was born on April 8, 1875, a ...

I just came across this drawing of the first Crown Prince of Belgium, Louis-Philippe, the eldest son of King Leopold I and Queen Louise, who...

Here is a photograph of Prince Emmanuel d'Orléans (1872-1931), Duc de Vendôme, beloved husband of Princess Henriette of Belgium and brot...

Keynote speech delivered June 18, 2007, at Tsinghua University, Beijing.

Here, we see Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859-1869), the only son of King Leopold II of the Belgians and his wife, Queen Marie-Henriett...