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Astrid & Diana: Icons In Their Respective Kingdoms PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dr. Janice Seto   
Thursday, 01 December 2005
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After the wedding in Brussels, the young Brabants performed royal duties, set up home, started a family and were wildly in love.

Even after the premature death of King Albert I in a climbing accident in 1934, Astrid and Leopold worked together and supported each other.

Unlike Prince Charles, who resented Diana’s popularity, Leopold was hugely proud of his bride’s appeal.

King Albert in front of a portrait of
Astrid at the opening of the exhibition

Recently, the descendants and relatives of Astrid proudly gathered at her former home in Brussels, now the Musee Bellvue, to honour the 100th anniversary of her birth at the exhibition.

Meanwhile, in London, Princes William and Harry paid what must have been a highly emotional, but private, visit to the Mario Testino exhibition at their former family home, Kensington Palace.



Within their respective countries, neither young woman will ever be relegated to the history books, for they were both true royal stars who epitomised the image of royalty.
Although sadly not available in English, the official website offering further details about the Queen Astrid exhibition can be found here.

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Name: Daniel Wybo Comment:
A Royal Prince heir to his countries throne marries a Scandinavian Princess
They have three children
The young prince of a small European Country becomes King at the age of 33 when his Father, a hero to the world is Killed in a mountain climbing accident that smells of foul play (alleged Nazi conspiracy")
The small country has a new King and Queen and they should live happily ever after.
However, truth is stranger than fiction,
The first wife is killed in a car crash, where the King was at the wheel and lost control of car while traveling in central Europe.
A melancholy Funeral, with the King still bandaged up and following on footsteps of his dead wife's horse drawn hearse.
Now a widower King with three motherless children, the young King become completely immersed in his countries defense preparations before the Nazi's invade.
The King as per the countries constitution takes command of the countries small but efficient army.
The invasion by the Nazi's takes place and in 18 days, the army and the King are encircled.
Rather than flee his country, the King pledges to his troops, " what ever occurs, I will share your faith "
Other Monarchs fled the battlefield to take refugee in England and wait out the war while the allies prepare to retake Europe
This King, stayed to share the faith of his troops and his enslaved people
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