The Cross of Laeken

I am always amazed by how lively, friendly and cheerful Queen Elisabeth of Belgium looks in later photographs. The niece of Leopold II, wife...

Here is the full text of Mark Twain's scathing satire of the founder of the Congo Free State.  As always, Twain is a brilliant writer; f...

Today, we remember King Leopold III of the Belgians and his heroic but tragic refusal to accompany his government into exile in the las...

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

First-hand testimony of the King's courage and humor under fire, from the diaries of Hugh Gibson, Secretary of the American Legation in ...

Today is the birthday of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, the second daughter of King Leopold II and Queen Marie-Henriette, and an often forgo...

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...

As we remember King Umberto II and Queen Maria José this month, it is interesting to see the magnificent, historic art collection of their ...

~The marriage vows of King Albert II and Queen Paola ~The baptism of Prince Philippe ~The wedding of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz