The Cross of Laeken

Our dear friend, Elena Maria Vidal, shares a stunning description of the misunderstood Queen of France by...a great Belgian nobleman.  As I ...

The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has several pairs of Princess Lilian's shoes in its collection. Princess Lilian was kn...

Here are some newspaper articles from 1935, reporting on Queen Astrid's death and recalling her life.    The Evening Independent describ...

Gio of History and Other Thoughts shares Belgian princess Marie-José's childhood impressions of her great-aunt, Carlota of Mexico.

H ere is a brief, but touching interview with the late Prince Alexandre of Belgium, son of King Leopold III and Princess Lilian, and older ...

In Paris, a small grassy triangle commemorates the beautiful Belgian queen who died tragically young in a automobile accident. The monument ...

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 ...