Unlike China, many countries in Europe still retain royal families to this day. The most famous is of course the British royal family, the death of Prince Philip at the beginning of the year, it has attracted the attention of the world, which shows how influential the British royal family is.
In contrast, the Belgian royal family is much less well-known, and what most people do not know is that in Belgium, in addition to the orthodox royal family, there is another family that also has the title of "prince", that is, the Ligne family. To put it bluntly, the Linier family is more noble than the current Belgian royal family, dating back to around 1000 AD, compared with the Belgian royal family with only 200 years of history.
The old Belgian nobleman produced a Chinese princess
The title of Prince of the Family of Linier originated in the Roman Empire and has been passed down since its canonization in the 11th century. The current Prince of Ligne is certainly very strange to our Chinese, but he has a deep connection with China, because his second son Charles married a Chinese, a lucky woman named Li Ran, born in an ordinary family in Meizhou, Guangdong.
Although he has the same name as Crown Prince Charles of the United Kingdom, for convenience, let's call him "Prince Charles". This person was born in 1980, is the famous Belgian diamond king, but no one expected that he actually found an ordinary Chinese girl as his wife. However, people who really know him will not feel strange, because he has been very interested in Chinese culture since he was a child, and Li Ran's Chinese identity is a big plus in front of him. Of course, Li Ran's attraction to the other party is not only the Chinese element on his body, or even the most important.
The appearance is exactly in line with the aesthetics of Western men, and Prince Line fell in love with Li Ran at first sight
Although Li Ran was born into an ordinary family in Guangdong, China, he has had an elegant artistic pursuit since he was a child. Her piano reached the tenth level, which was the most popular instrument of the European aristocracy. Therefore, it can be speculated that the reason why Prince Charles of Belgium looks up to her is probably also related to this, after all, people at their level will attach great importance to each other's artistic pursuits when interacting with people.
Like the Chinese identity, the tenth grade piano is at most only a plus for Li Ran, and what really makes the Belgian prince fall in love with her at first sight is her appearance and personality. In terms of Chinese aesthetics, although Li Ran is not ugly, she is not a big beauty loved by everyone, but in the eyes of Westerners, it is not the same, due to aesthetic differences, Asians like Li Ran, who look angular, are very much in line with the appetite of Western men, so the Belgian prince almost fell in love with her at first sight, the first meeting asked for contact information, and then three days and two ends asked her to go out to meet, just like this, the two ignited the spark of love and began formal exchanges.
Met in the workplace, a year and a half after a low-key marriage
Li Ran studied finance at university and came to study in the romantic capital of Paris after graduation. Two years later, she was able to speak fluent French, coupled with her english, and she was fluent in two foreign languages, so she adapted to living in Paris and entered a Givenchy store as she wished.
At the end of her one-year internship, she went to Balenciaga and Fendi to do sales in two luxury stores, and it was her sales experience at Fendi that allowed her to meet her future husband, Prince Charles of the Belgian Family of Ligne. It turned out that although the prince was from an aristocratic background, he had his own career, he was a well-known designer in Paris, and he often dealt with major luxury stores, including the stores where Li Ran worked.
In this way, for work reasons, they met by chance. At the first meeting, Prince Charles showed a strong interest in Li Ran, and Li Ran's fluent English and French also made their communication between them impossible. At the constant invitation of Prince Charles, the two dated again and again and finally established a relationship. After a year and a half of dating, the two married in a low-key manner under the witness of both parents.
It is worth mentioning that as Prince Charles, his marriage with Li Ran was supposed to be held in a big way. Unfortunately, Li Ran did not believe in religion, and in order not to embarrass his wife, Prince Charles abandoned the traditional wedding and adopted a simple ceremony to complete the marriage. That year was 2010, and Li Ran, who was born in 1984, was only 26 years old, and Prince Charles was only 30 years old.
Now, more than a decade later, Prince Charles and his Chinese princess Li Ran still live happily together, they have a mixed-race son, and the family of three settled in Shanghai, China, and live happily. Li Ran, who married into the Belgian Ligne royal family, also became the first Chinese princess in Europe. Of course, this is not a huge honor, but it is a rare thing, and for Li Ran personally, it is a great happiness.
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