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]
On 2 July 1959, the future King Albert II of Belgium, then known as the Prince of Liège, married the Italian-born Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria. They had met in the Vatican in 1958 during the coronation of Pope John XXIII. Albert was the younger brother of King Baudouin of Belgium, who would marry Fabiola [read more]
On 5 June 1962, a day before her father’s birthday, Princess Astrid was born as the daughter of the then Prince and Princess of Liège, later King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians – with a grand total of seven names – Astrid Josephine Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Maria – and weighing 3,3 [read more]
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