The Cross of Laeken

(Credits) As Queen Astrid's best friend, Anna Sparre, recalls in her memoirs , Queen Elisabeth of Belgium loved horticulture and kept a...

I have posted before on Princess Clementine (1872-1955), youngest daughter of King Leopold II. I am always in awe of her forbearance with ...

July 31, 2009 marks the 16th anniversary of the death of King Baudouin I (1930-1993). After reigning for 42 years, he died of a heart attack...

A hilarious story of Dowager Queen Fabiola's humorous and brave stand against repeated death threats on Belgium's National Day. (els...

In her memoirs, Marie-José, daughter of King Albert I, quotes a letter from her father to his wife, Elisabeth, written during their engageme...

I have posted before on Marie-Henriette (1836-1902), unhappy consort of King Leopold II of the Belgians. Here are portraits of her parents, ...

A while back, I came across an intriguing blog, The Anne Boleyn Files by Claire Ridgway. The author describes herself as: ...a full-time ...

A portrait of Prince Charles of Belgium (1903-1983), younger brother of King Leopold III.

After the tragic loss of his wife, Queen Astrid, King Leopold III of the Belgians had to try to be both father and mother to his children......

Courtesy of Paul Ijsendoorn.