The Cross of Laeken

Here is some rare footage of the 19-year-old Prince Albert of Liège with his father, King Leopold III, and step-mother, Princess Lilian, on ...

I am delighted that the wonderful website of the Cercle Léopold III is once more online.  For a long time, it seemed to have disappeared f...

Adrian Keppel features a stamp and miniature portrait, honoring Queen Louise-Marie, by the famous Belgian floral painter Pierre-Joseph Red...

From History and Other Thoughts comes this charming description of the first Queen of the Belgians, Louise d'Orléans, by her husband,...

I apologize for my extended absence in recent months, and through most of Christmas; I have been struggling with academic demands and emer...

The Mad Monarchist challenges one of the most common clichés about Belgium.

On his birthday, here is a collection of vintage postcards of King Leopold III and his family through the years.  Above is an unusual imag...

Two pictures taken by the royal photographer Robert Marchand capture some moments of family tenderness.  Above, we see Queen Astrid with ...

Here is an article by Maia Brindley Nilsson of Semiswede on a beloved Swedish recipe known as the Green Cake or Princess Cake.  Apparen...

This book is two years old, but I only heard of it today.   La reine Astrid n'est pas morte à Küssnacht  ("Queen Astrid Did Not ...