Albert Ii Of Belgium Wedding

At a reception at the belgian embassy the prince met italian donna paola ruffo di calabria.

Albert ii of belgium wedding. Prince albert was born in stuyvenberg castle brussels as the second son and youngest child of king leopold iii and his first wife princess astrid of sweden he was second in line to the throne at birth and was given the title prince of liège queen astrid died in a car accident on 29 august 1935 in which king leopold was lightly injured but survived. We were both shy so we only talked a little paola said later about their first meeting. After his abdication the couple now live in retirement. Happy anniversary to king albert ii and queen paola of belgium who got married on this day in 1959.

On july 2 1959 king albert ii of belgium then the prince of liège married paola ruffo di calabria in brussels belgium. Her veil of brussels lace was a family heirloom. It was first worn in 1877 at the wedding of her belgian paternal grandmother laure mosselman du chenoy. Take a look at scenes from their wedding.

Prince albert met paola ruffo di calabria when he travelled to rome in november 1958 for the coronation. Albert who abdicated six years ago in favour of his son. Prince laurent of belgium photos appears in. The then prince of liege and donna paola ruffo di calabria have three children and succeeded his childless brother to the belgian throne in 1993.

As they become the first belgian monarchs to reach a diamond wedding anniversary royal central looks back at the wedding which would put a shy young couple on the path to a throne. Let s take a look back at the 1959 wedding of king albert ii and queen paola. Their engagement was announced at the chateau of laeken in 1959. The dna test revealed in january that albert ii is the biological father of boel putting an end to boel s long running paternity claim.