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2 days ago · Former King Albert II and Queen Paola. The former King and Queen of the Belgians are the parents of current King Philippe. Albert (born in 1934) lost his mother when he was just one year old. In 1959, Prince Albert married an Italian Princess, Paola Ruffo di Calabria. Together, they had three children: Philippe, Astrid and Laurent.
2 days ago · Queen Paola. Former Belgian Queen Paola looks back on a difficult period in her life when her husband had an affair. Paola would love to relive that period. ‘Only now I realise how important it ...
4 days ago · Prince Laurent is the second son and youngest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. His older brother Philippe became the King of Belgium in 2013. Laurent is married to Princess Claire.
5 days ago · At the time of his birth in October 1963, Laurent was third in line to the Belgian throne as the King Albert and Queen Paola’s second son and youngest child. Prince Laurent, seen as the black...
4 days ago · An artistic force of nature, he was beloved in Belgium and seemed destined to see his creativity celebrated like the Flemish masters of centuries past. But amid a spate of sordid sexual allegations and an impending criminal trial, his carefully nurtured reputation could crumble.
5 days ago · The King and Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, will attend the UK’s national commemorative event in Portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
6 days ago · At the time of his birth in October 1963, Laurent was third in line to the Belgian throne as the King Albert and Queen Paola’s second son and youngest child. Prince Laurent, seen as the black sheep of Belgian royalty, with his British-born wife Claire (Getty Images)
