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For more than 90 years the Savonneries Bruxelloises offer tradition and beauty products, especially known for its soap. own picture taken in 2018 - Savonneries Bruxelloises This was  noticed by some members of the royal family of Belgium. Since a few years Savonneries Bruxelloises are purveyor to the royal court of Belgium. Savonneries Bruxelloises are based in Laeken (near the centre of Brussels) not far of the royal Palace. own picture taken in 2018 - Savonneries Bruxelloises Timeline 1922: foundation of the Karak Soap and Perfume Works by           Emile Collin and Alexis Huylenbroeck 1926: Karak Soap produces its first soap at the           Rue Tollenaere in Brussels 1953: The Name Savonneries Bruxelloises was created 2016: Savonneries Bruxelloises became Royal Warrant Holder To know more about this interesting purveyor of the Belgian Royal Court, check their site on this link .

On 9 January 1878, King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy died. That's why I'd like to mention the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome. National Monument Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in Rome - picture taken in 2017 About the Monument The Altare della Patria or the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II really is a must see for royal history lovers. This piece of art is built in honour of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy. It has a wonderful location between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill in Rome, the capital of Italy. Some history The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925. Equestrian Statue of King Victor Emmanuel II - own picture taken in 2017 The building The National monument has stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains and an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria. T

In the garden of the Petit Sablon in Brussels, capital of Belgium, there is a remarkable statue worth to take a closer look to the person behind the statue. Lodewijk van Bodegem own picture taken in 2017 It is the one made of Lodewijk van Bodegem, also called Loys van Boghem or Lowys van Beughem.  First of all Lodewijk van Bodegem isn't very famous anymore though his  history really is remarkable.  Personal story Lodewijk van Bodegem was born around 1470 in St. Martens Bodegem (one of the Brussels regions).   Loys' father had a stone quarry near Stuivenberg. Loys and his brother continued the business after their father's death. After 1496 Loys married Anna van Aelst. They had a lot of children. Loys died in 1540 in Brussels. Royal Duty Loys Van Bogem was master in a guild from Brussels. Together with  Laurens Keldermans and Hendrik van Pede he built the Nassau Palace  in Brussels. This was the city's residence of

Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar was born on 20 February 1867 at Marlborough House in London. The three daughters of Wales and their cousins from Russia Family The Princess was the daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark (then the Prince and Princess of Wales). She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a sister of inter alia the later King George V. In 1905, her father granted Louise the title: Princess Royal. Love and Marriage On 27 July 1889, Louise married Alexander Duff at the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace. Two days after the wedding Queen Victoria created him 1st. Duke of Fife and Marques Macduff. They would have 3 children. Only two daughters would reach their adulthood: - Princess Alexandra - Princess Maud Duty In 1911, the Princess Royal and her family sailed to Egypt. They were shipwrecked in Morocco. The Duke of Fife went ill and he died in Assuan, Egypt. Louise, Princess Royal w