On 15 December 1960, Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón married King Baudouin of Belgium. Before the religious ceremony, Fabiola and Baudouin were married civilly in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Brussels. The service was presided over by Albert Lilar, Minister of Justice, and Lucien Cooremans, Mayor of Brussels. The witnesses to [read more]
Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium is one of the more unknown current royals. The princess is the fourth child and second daughter of Princess Astrid of Belgium and Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este. Her mother is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, while her father is the grandson of the last Austrian Emperor, Charles [read more]
The future King Albert I of Belgium married Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria on 2 October 1900 in Munich. When Albert was born, he was not expected to succeed to the Belgian throne. The only son of his uncle, King Leopold II, had already died in 1869 at the age of 9. Albert’s elder brother, Baudouin, [read more]
The Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara was given to the future Queen Fabiola of Belgium as a wedding gift by the Spanish people. Embed from Getty Images Fabiola received the tiara from the hands of Carmen Franco, the wife of Francisco Franco, on 5 December 1960. This also happened to be Fabiola’s birthday. Embed from Getty [read more]
Queen Paola of Belgium’s Diamond Necklace Tiara is, as the name suggests, a necklace that can be converted into a tiara. Embed from Getty Images The small piece is of unknown origin, and she likely received it in the early years of her marriage as a gift. It consists of two rows of diamonds, [read more]
The future Princess Claire of Belgium wore this small diamond tiara for her wedding to Prince Laurent of Belgium. It is unclear where the diamond tiara originated from, but it was a wedding gift to Claire from her new parents-in-law, King Albert and Queen Paola. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images After the [read more]
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