The Cross of Laeken

Here are two images of Marie-Antoinette's private theatre. (Via  Tea at Trianon ). As shown above, it was redecorated by her niece Mar...

On February 23, 1934, a day after the funeral of his tragically deceased father, Albert I,  Leopold III, fourth King of the Belgians, ascen...

I thought these were quite handsome pictures of Prince Alexandre Emmanuel (1942-2009), the first child of King Leopold III and Lilian Bae...

Well, I have decided to have another essay contest for Easter. The rules as to range of topics and length of submissions will be the same as...

Today is the anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Albert I, King of the Belgians. According to official documents, a chance ...

I am sorry to say I will have to a break from Cross of Laeken for the next month or so. I am just very tired and I have a number of other o...

Here are some images, displayed with the kind permission of a good friend of this blog, of the Flemish castle where the fateful final m...

Here is the winning submission by Richard Taylor. I am sorry that we did not have any other participants. However, I hope you all enjoy this...

Gorgeous!

Happy Epiphany! Today is the last day for submissions if anyone wants to participate in our Christmas essay contest !