The Cross of Laeken

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

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

[T]he virgin knelt down with great veneration in an attitude of prayer, and her back was turned to the manger, but her face was lifted to h...

On the 105th anniversary of the birth of Astrid of Sweden, consort of King Leopold III, here is a wonderful review of Countess Anna Sparre...

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

Astrid was not granted a long life; she was too good for this base world. But all her life, as wife, mother, and queen, and especially as sh...

Le Fleur de Lys Too has an interesting article on the 17th century Swedish queen.