The Cross of Laeken

September 7, 1930 - July 31, 1993

August 29, 2010 will mark the 75th anniversary of the tragic death of Queen Astrid. On this occasion, King Albert II will pay tribute to his...

In Elisabeth: A Biography (1997), Wanda Larson describes the approach to religion embraced by the consort of King Albert I. Although endowed...

Marie-Amélie of Naples (1782-1866), Duchesse d'Orléans, later Queen of the French. Louise-Marie d'Orléans (1812-1850), Queen of the...

Already a lively, mischievous beauty. In Un couple dans la tempête  (2004) , a popular account of the romance of Leopold and Lilian, the sto...

Please say a prayer for my mother, who's just had rather a nasty fall.

Here is the first of five installments of a grim, but deeply moving Italian documentary on the tragic fate of the lovely Mafalda of Savoy, ...

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

The Swedish Countess Anna Sparre, Queen Astrid's best friend, was moved to write her memoirs of her friendship with Astrid by a touchi...