The Cross of Laeken

Léopold III, mon père, directed by Nicolas Delvaulx, is a moving RBTF documentary, available for sale on DVD. Princess Esmeralda, the King...

Here are a few examples of the paintings of the Belgian impressionist, Evariste Carpentier (1845-1922 ). As Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians...

A magnificent panoramic view.  The site of so much suffering on the part of King Leopold III and his family, the castle was later turned int...

Prince Baudouin, the heir to the throne, at Hirschstein (Continued from Part I and Part II ) As we recently celebrated Epiphany, perhaps ...

An allegorical depiction of the royal Belgian lion ravaging the imperial German eagle, featuring a poem dedicated to King Albert I at the he...

An interesting portrayal of Albert and Elisabeth as church figures. I have also seen stained-glass windows with portraits of this couple.

Happy Epiphany to all my family and friends!  When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of King Herod, behold, there c...

The deportation of the Royal Family (Continued from Part I ) While King Leopold III, brave but forlorn, suffered through his first miserabl...

Two colorful portraits of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians by Herman Richir, dating from 1930. She was 54 years old at the time.

King Leopold III after his liberation from German captivity in Strobl, Austria One of the fullest and best documented accounts of the Belgi...