Astrid of Sweden
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Astrid of Sweden was Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III.
Queen Astrid in 1935
Princess Astrid (centre) with her mother Princess Ingeborg and two sisters, Princess Margaretha (left) and Princess Märtha (right).
Astrid and Leopold's engagement photograph
Astrid and Leopold on their wedding day
Albert II of Belgium
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Albert II is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013.
Astrid of Sweden
…Joséphine-Charlotte, later became the Grand Duchess Consort of Luxembourg, while their sons both ascended the throne as King of the Belgians. Their son King Albert II named his first daughter, Princess Astrid of Belgium, after his mother. Princess Astrid was born on 17 November 1905 at her parents' then-residence…
Albert in 2001
Albert (right) and his brother Baudouin, c. 1940
King Albert II and Queen Paola with US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 2005