The mother of King Baudouin of Belgium, Queen Astrid is the perfect goddess in the hearts of the Belgian people, she is beautiful and gentle, kind and compassionate, Queen Astrid of noble birth is a Swedish princess, married to King Leopold III of Belgium, ten years of husband and wife flounder, but unfortunately died at the age of 29 at the boundless age, her beautiful legend, her good character has since been passed down from generation to generation, becoming the white moonlight of everyone.
Queen Astrid
Queen Astrid was born in the Swedish royal family, her father is Prince Oscar, the king's beloved son, and her mother is Princess Ingrid from the Danish royal family, her parents' dual royal blood laid the foundation for Astrid, with the dual princess status of the Danish Swedish royal family, she was the third child in the family when she was born, and her parents named Astrid Sophia Luisa Taina, because both parents are idle royals, they have more time to spend with their children, Queen Astrid received an excellent education and companionship from an early age.
Princess Astrid has been beautiful since she was a child, quiet and gentle personality, soft and sticky in speech, deeply loved by her parents, her two older sisters also like the gentle-mouthed sweet and pleasing sister, her parents' preference did not pamper her into a brute princess, on the contrary, Princess Astrid has been soft and indisputable since childhood.
Astrid took pictures with his mother and sisters, and it was Astrid sitting on the wooden horse.
Queen Astrid's mother Princess Ingrid is a traditional and gentle mother, her cultivation of daughters is also according to the standards of everyone's show, Astrid in addition to her mother tongue, learn French from an early age, the ice and snow intelligent Princess Astrid speaks French very fluently, piano and ballet are Princess Astrid strengths, perhaps because of the ballet from elementary school, the little princess's demeanor is very beautiful, looking like a noble and beautiful white swan.
Princess Astrid who grew up was not afraid to learn sewing, ironing and other household chores hard, and 16-year-old Astrid also went to work as a preschool teacher to learn how to take care of children, and it was also during that period that Astrid learned to cook and make a good dish, really a princess who can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen.
Teenage Astrid has already become a beautiful girl standing tall, coupled with her gentle and quiet Lanxin, naturally there is no shortage of suitors, but in the face of such an excellent Astrid , ordinary men know that they are not enough to look back and dare not climb the princess.
18-year-old Princess Astrid met her first suitor, the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary of England, the future British King Edward VIII, but Princess Astrid does not like Prince Edward's amorous man, falling flowers, flowing water unintentional, Prince Edward loves Princess Astrid in her heart, but the princess does not have him in her heart, and Prince Oscar, who loves his daughter, politely declined George V's kindness.
The Norwegian prince Olaf, who is also a Nordic country and has a blood relationship, and Princess Astrid have been childhood sweethearts, and it seems that they are also a good marriage, but perhaps it is too familiar, Princess Astrorid cannot fall in love with Prince Olaf, and Prince Olaf can only miss his beloved cousin.
The family has a female family, goddess-like Princess Astrid will never lack suitors, but her fate came unexpectedly, 19-year-old Princess Astrid followed her sister and brother-in-law on vacation in Belgium, and accidentally met Prince Leopold, the eldest son of the Belgian king and queen Elizabeth.
Prince Leopold is handsome, especially a pair of steel blue eyes are very charming, he loves sports, and once studied at Eton College in England, during World War I, Prince Leopold also personally served in the army, he cares about small animals, loves children, very caring, he is gentle and elegant, and he talks extraordinarily, but he is shy, likes the kind of gentle and talkative woman, Astrid is a true destiny tailored for him by God.
Speaking of Princess Asterid and Prince Leopold really had a chance to meet, Princess Asterrid, who was out on the streets of Brussels, accidentally bumped into Prince Leopold because the servant drove the carriage suddenly out of control, and then the gentle Princess Asterrid sincerely apologized to Leopold, and caught a glimpse of Prince Leopold's different feelings for the beautiful girl.
After some inquiry, I learned that Asterid was actually a Swedish princess, which made Prince Leopold ecstatic, since then, he began to actively pursue the beloved girl, although Prince Leopold is not very good at verbal expression, but writing love letters is first-class, sincere and touching, every day writing lingering love letters to send bright red roses to the girl she loves, for a long time, how can Princess Asterid not be moved?
Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid.
After a year of love, Princess Asterrid agreed to Prince Leopod's marriage proposal, and the Belgian royal family announced the engagement of Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid to the public, knowing that the beautiful Princess Astrid was willing to marry Belgium, and the Belgian people were also very excited, so they welcomed the future queen Astrid with all their national efforts.
At that time, the Belgians jointly crowdfunded a legendary "Crown of the Nine Provinces" as a wedding gift to Princess Astrid, the Crown of the Nine Provinces was created by the Belgian jeweler VanBever, weighing more than 100 carats and inlaid with 11 giant diamonds, representing the Belgian government, the nine Belgian provinces and the colonial Congo at that time, and this crown has since become the exclusive crown of the Queen of Belgium.
On November 10, 1926, 25-year-old Leopold III married 20-year-old Princess Astrid at the Basilica of Saint-Michel Saint-Gudur in Brussels, and Brussels became a sea of joy on the wedding day, everyone blessed the golden boys, and hundreds of people shouted, "They like Astrid".
Queen Asterrid on the wedding day wore a snow-white wedding dress, she did not choose a gorgeous crown, but it did not hinder the graceful face of the bride Princess Astrid and looked down at the bouquet in her hand, wearing a holy white veil, her face was beautiful, her temperament was elegant, and her demeanor was delicate.
Black and white photos can not hide her demeanor, wearing a long trailing wedding dress, as if in a sea of flowers, jade and elegant, skin over snow, graceful posture, eyes like autumn water, lips are not dotted and red, soft beauty with a kind of graceful and noble, indescribable beautiful style, being a bride is indeed the most beautiful look in a woman's life.
Prince Leopold married his beloved goddess as he wished, and Princess Astrid also married love, and their union was hailed as a realistic fairy tale of princes and princesses, blessed by all.
The most beautiful thing about Princess Asterrid is not her face, but the quiet and elegant demeanor, in the group photo of a group of pearlescent female dependents, Princess Asterrid does not wear a crown but beauty has become the focus of the crowd.
Princess Asterrid and Prince Leopold on the wedding day, the princess is beautiful enough, and the prince is handsome enough to fit people's imagination of fairy tales.
Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid who walked out of the church started a new life, and Princess Astrid sat in a golden carriage, fantasizing about a happy life in the future.
God also favored the young and loving couple, and in the second year of marriage, Astrid gave birth to their eldest daughter, Princess Josephine.
Not long after, Queen Astrid gave birth to Prince Baudouin again, and a few years later gave birth to her youngest son, Prince Albert, and made up a family of 5.
Queen Astrid was gentle and influenced their children, most of her children were generous and kind, and their small family was also very happy, Queen Astrid was a must in the court, and in her spare time, Queen Astrid often cooked delicious dishes by herself, which made her husband and children praise, and even Queen Elizabeth loved her daughter-in-law very much.
Queen Astrid is a Swedish princess, when she got married, her maiden family gave a large number of dowries, and the Belgian royal family was also very rich, but at that time the entire European industry withered, the people lived in difficulty, Queen Astrid led by example rarely wore luxurious jewelry, wore gorgeous dresses, and other queens and princesses pearlescent image is completely different, the image of being close to the people is talked about, for the royal family to win a good reputation.
In daily life, Queen Astrid educated several children very well, and the children also liked to cling to their mothers, and the eldest son and eldest daughter were most influenced by her, especially her eldest son, King Baudouin, grew up to be a complete copy of Princess Austerrid, kind and generous and loved by the people, and Fabi. Queen Ola's deepest and purest love touched heaven and earth.
At the same time, Astrid did not forget the people who welcomed her, and after marriage, Astrid undertook social welfare undertakings, actively participated in royal activities, paid attention to the living conditions of women, children and some vulnerable groups, visited slums many times, and organized a large donation of food and clothing to the bottom people.
Because Queen Astrid is beautiful, white-skinned, gentle and soft-spoken, without the slightest frame of princes and nobles, she is a golden branch and jade leaf but mingles with the people, and even sits on the ground with the local residents, making the people feel equality and respect, and the people also affectionately call her "the swan from the north".
Astrid died in the 8th year of marriage, her husband Leopold III became king of Belgium, and Astrid became queen, because Europe was in the haze of war at that time, the country's economy was not rich, Leopold III and Queen Astrid The coronation ceremony was very simple.
Queen Asterid not only did not complain in the slightest, but encouraged her husband to work hard, at a time when the economy was depressed and everything was in ruins, and the new king Leopold III was in trouble, and naturally had no time to spend with his wife and children, the virtuous Queen Astrid encouraged her husband to assume his responsibilities as a king, strengthen national defense, resist the Great Depression, and restore Belgian industry and commerce.
Leopold III, encouraged by his wife, really took on the appearance of a wise monarch, and Queen Astrid was not idle, she went into the ghetto again and again with supplies, listened to the opinions of the people, and gave them a boost in morale.
Her weak but resolute figure often appears in front of the people, who affectionately call her the "Queen of Ice" It can be said that in the hearts of the Belgian people, Queen Astrid has a high prestige.
Queen Astrid is pregnant again in her second year as queen, which is happy news, the happiest person is her husband Leopold III, becoming king has not met a happy thing, and it is indeed a great joy for her beloved wife to get pregnant again.
Leopold III was invited by Switzerland to visit, and he thought that his beloved wife Astrid could not overwork, so he invited his wife to visit Switzerland with him, and Queen Asterid happily agreed.
The trip to Switzerland went very smoothly, Leopold III was happy, and for a moment he wanted to drive his wife for a ride, and Queen Asterid and her husband Leopold III left everyone's sight.
Who knows that Leopold III was not good at driving, and eventually the car crashed due to wheel slipping, and Leopold III himself was only slightly bruised because he was sitting in the driver's seat and wearing a seat belt, but his wife Queen Astrid was thrown out of the car door and crashed into a tree and died on the spot, and he didn't even have time to say a last word.
The beautiful and legendary Queen Astrid died just like that, when she was only 29 years old, and only a year after becoming queen.
Because of Queen Astrid's once kind and gentle conduct, the people were very saddened by the loss of the queen, and more than 600,000 people took the initiative to see off the queen, and many people blamed their king for not protecting the queen, making Leopold III very guilty and helpless.
Queen Astrid has a brilliant and short life, 20 years of princess, 8 years of princess, 1 year of queen, but let everyone remember her, every February 17 Belgian royal family members will sacrifice Queen Astrid , and the folk still spread the legend of Queen Astrid by word of mouth.
Queen Astrid's life is not considered happy, the benevolent sees the good, the wise see the wise, comes from an imperial family, mother and the world, husband and wife love, children are talented, and the people pass on the praise, which is already the ultimate of a woman.
What is sad is that Queen Astrid, after her death at a young age, the husband who used to be very affectionate with her, changed hands and married Princess Lillian, who was 15 years younger than herself, and the attributes of Asterid's white moonlight are diametrically opposed, the beautiful Princess Lillian lives dashing and wanton, Princess Lillian likes a luxurious life, haute couture dress, unscrupulously bullying Queen Asterid's children, wanting her son to replace Prince Baudouin as the crown prince and resell the jewels of the royal family, Although she was hated by everyone, her husband Leopold III held her in the palm of his hand and spoiled her as a child for a lifetime.
As the second wife of Leopold III, Princess Lillian suffered the ultimate favor of the king throughout her life, but she was never able to surpass Queen Astrid, and in the end, the king of Belgium was still the descendant of Queen Astrid.
Queen Astrid, Princess Lillian.
What kind of woman does a man love? The virtuous and kind Queen Astrid must have loved Leopold III, but then the beautiful and enchanting Princess Lillian, he also loved deeply, these two very different women, may confirm the woman that men want at different times, the perfect goddess Asterid is a wordless pressure for Leopold III, especially after the death of Queen Asterrid, her high prestige in the hearts of the people makes Leopold III have a deep sense of frustration, So he hid in the gentle country of his little wife Princess Lillian, even if everyone felt that Lilian was inferior to Asterrid, but Lillian was alive and real, allowing Leopold to experience the existence of being a man.