Why is reading books called a royal hobby
During many visits in the most splendid palaces, it always strikes me that
noble people and royalty always spent much of attention to their library.
It really is a pleasure to walk in such beautiful places full of history.
It must be clear that a lot of Kings and Queens love to read. In Belgium
we know that King Philippe of the Belgians is an avid reader and in
March 2020 (just as on many more occasions,) Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians encouraged young people to start reading.
King Philippe of the Belgians inherited his passion for reading books by
his ancestors.
Queen Louise-Marie of Belgium, born as Princess Louise d'Orléans
liked to read too. Her favourites were works from Lord Byron,
Shakespeare, Balzac and Victor Hugo.
One other Belgian royal who liked to read was Elisabeth in Bavaria
(1876-1965).
She married to King Albert I of Belgium (then Crown Prince) in 1900.
She was Queen Consort of Belgium from 1909 till 1934.
In 2015, her favourite books were displayed in the Royal Palace of
Belgium in Brussels during a summer exhibition.
It was very interesting to know which Belgian writers were popular
in that time.
Two Dutch (Flemish) authors were shown too.
- Emile Verhaeren
King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth recieved Emile Verhaeren many times at the
Royal Palace. In 1915 he was invited by King Albert I to visit the frontline near
the Yser in Belgium.
On 7 June 2016, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited
Sint-Amands (the place of birth of the author) to commemorate the 100th.
anniversary of the death of Emile Verhaeren.
- Ernest Claes
So, this was the Allaboutroyalfamilies flashback and royal hobby post of
this week. I hope you've enjoyed it!
All the pictures of this blog post were taken during the summer exhibition
at the royal palace in Brussels of 2015.
noble people and royalty always spent much of attention to their library.
It really is a pleasure to walk in such beautiful places full of history.
It must be clear that a lot of Kings and Queens love to read. In Belgium
we know that King Philippe of the Belgians is an avid reader and in
March 2020 (just as on many more occasions,) Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians encouraged young people to start reading.
King Philippe of the Belgians inherited his passion for reading books by
his ancestors.
Queen Louise-Marie of Belgium, born as Princess Louise d'Orléans
liked to read too. Her favourites were works from Lord Byron,
Shakespeare, Balzac and Victor Hugo.
One other Belgian royal who liked to read was Elisabeth in Bavaria
(1876-1965).
She married to King Albert I of Belgium (then Crown Prince) in 1900.
She was Queen Consort of Belgium from 1909 till 1934.
In 2015, her favourite books were displayed in the Royal Palace of
Belgium in Brussels during a summer exhibition.
It was very interesting to know which Belgian writers were popular
in that time.
Two Dutch (Flemish) authors were shown too.
- Emile Verhaeren
King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth recieved Emile Verhaeren many times at the
Royal Palace. In 1915 he was invited by King Albert I to visit the frontline near
the Yser in Belgium.
On 7 June 2016, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited
Sint-Amands (the place of birth of the author) to commemorate the 100th.
anniversary of the death of Emile Verhaeren.
- Ernest Claes
So, this was the Allaboutroyalfamilies flashback and royal hobby post of
this week. I hope you've enjoyed it!
All the pictures of this blog post were taken during the summer exhibition
at the royal palace in Brussels of 2015.
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