The Cross of Laeken

An interesting portrayal of King Albert I (bottom left) among the Allied heads of state during World War I.

My apologies for my long absence here; it has been a difficult month. Nevertheless, I wanted to share some information about Olive Muir, kin...

Another royal prayer card, showing King Leopold III with his tragically deceased father and wife and referencing the Marian apparitions a...

It is the 75th birthday of Queen Paola. The Radical Royalist gives a lovely summary of her life and work.  I find it an interesting coincide...

On September 8, 2012, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre of Habsburg-Lorraine, a grands...

A tender image of Astrid, Duchess of Brabant, future Queen of the Belgians,with her infant son, Prince Baudouin, future King of the Belgia...

A postcard commemorating the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence in 1905, incidentally also the year the future Queen Astrid was bor...

Gio reviews a new biography of the tragic first wife of Leopold I. Charlotte was the daughter of the dissolute Prince Regent, who eventu...

Sisi's coronation in Budapest. So great was the enthusiasm aroused by the appearance of the Empress-Queen, that it is scarcely wonde...

I am pained by her behavior as an adult, but it would be hard to find a more adorable little girl. She always loved her stuffed animals,...