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Who is Princess Eléonore of Belgium?

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As a Belgian I'm very proud to introduce you Princess Eléonore of Belgium, the youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians. Princess Eléonore of Belgium full name: Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium was born 16 April 2008.  Princess Eléonore, picture: Bjorn Hoex Family She is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel. She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola. Place of Birth   The princess was born in 16 April 2008 at 4:50 at the Erasmus Hospital the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht. Baptism She was baptised on 14 June 2008 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.  Her godparents ar

Charlotte, Princess of Wales

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Charlotte, the Princess of Wales was born on January 7th. 1796 at Carlton House in London.  own picture taken in 2023 Family She was the daughter of the later King George IV. In 1811 he became regent. Her mother was Caroline of Brunswick. Her paternal grandparents were King George III and Queen Charlotte. Yes Bridgerton :-)  Her maternal grandparents were Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. Wellington called her father the worst man he had ever met in his whole life, the most, selfish, the most false ... almost with no extenuating circumstances."  💡 Princess Charlotte was a member of the royal famil of Hanover.  own picture taken in the royal palace of Brussels in 2017 Childhood Charlotte Augusta wasn't exactly lovingly raised. Her parents, who live together as husband and wife for no more than three weeks, separated shortly after she was born. They also did nothing to keep up appearances. The parents grossly neglected her upbri

21 Januari 2022 : Jacques Boël died

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On 21 January 2022, Jacques Boël died. Jacques Boël, descendant of the Boël family, born on 31 March 1929, was the son of Max Boël (1901-1975),vice-chairman of the Hoge Bosraad, and the grandson of Pol-Clovis Boël (1868-1941), president of the Usines Gustave Boël, industrialist, senator and representative. After completing his civil engineering studies, he headed the steel factory Usines Gustave Boël, among other things. Later he was a director at Union Financière Boël, among others. own picture Jacques Boël married Sybille Baroness de Selys Longchamps in 1962, but divorced her in 1978. Despite his discreet career, he was known to the general public as the legal father of Delphine Boël, until the latter could prove that she was the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium. Book cover Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Prince Albert (later King) and Delphine (later Princess) The basis of the Boël's family fortune was steel however they were investing in other companies, such as the distribu

Who is Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway?

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Stamp of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Born on 21 January 2004 at 9:13 am in The National Hospital, part of the Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the first child and only daughter of Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the throne, and the second granddaughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja.  Her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has a son named Marius Borg Høiby, born in 1997 from a previous relationship.Following Ingrid Alexandra's birth, the already well-regarded royal family experienced an upsurge of popularity. Ingrid Alexandra was baptised by Bishop Gunnar Stålsett in the chapel of the Royal Palace on 17 April 2004. Her grandfather the King, her aunt Princess Märtha Louise, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Princess of Sweden, the then Prince of Asturias, and her maternal grandmother Marit Tjessem were her godparents. The Crown Prince of Denmark and the Prince of Asturias were unable to attend the christening due to their respectiv

"Love" The Statue of Princess Delphine of Belgium

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On Saturday, October 17th. 2020, "Love" the new statue of the newbe Princess Delphine of Belgium was inaugurated in (my hometown) Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. "Love" is located in the Gerda Park, a green lung between modern buildings of several elderly homes. On Tuesday, October 20th. 2020, I went researching for royal traces in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. I could take some lovely pictures of me and the "Love" Statue of Princess Delphine of Belgium.  I also have some amazing pictures of the inauguration ceremony with princess Delphine of Belgium taken by my fantastic colleague, Marie-Christine Rottier. "Love" statue with the Chairman of Kunst in de Stad VZW Princess Delphine  and Ine Somers of Open Vld (picture: Marie-Christine Rottier) 👉The Statue "Love" was bought by "Kunst in de Stad VZW", check the Dutch website on this link . They also bought the statue of the royal skeletons, more about this on next link .  Princess Delphine of Be