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Astrid of Sweden (Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra; 17 November 1905 – 29 August 1935) was a member of the Swedish House of Bernadotte and later became Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III. Following her marriage to Leopold in November 1926, she assumed the title of Duchess of Brabant. [2]
Princess Astrid was born on 12 February 1932 at Villa Solbakken to the future King Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha.She was baptized in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 and her godparents were: her paternal grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; her maternal grandparents, Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden; her maternal aunt, Princess Astrid, Duchess of Brabant ...
Astrid Njalsdotter (11th century) Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden (died 1035) Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935) Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (born 1932) Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (born 1954) Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1968) Princess Astrid of Belgium (born 1962) Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1987)
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Sofia wore their best jewels last night in Stockholm.
Princess Astrid was born one day before her father's 28th birthday at the Belvédère Château in Laeken, northern Brussels, and was named after her late paternal grandmother, Astrid of Sweden, King Leopold III's popular first wife, who had died in 1935 in a car accident aged 29.
There she is! After months of anticipation, Meghan Markle made her debut as Prince Harry's bride.
The Danish queen celebrated her golden jubilee this year. Here, take a look back at Queen Margrethe's life—from her childhood in Copenhagen through her annual summer vacation in France.
[8] [9] SVT, TV4 and TV4 News broadcast the wedding live throughout the entire day for Swedish viewers. [7] [10] Madeleine wore a wedding dress designed by Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani. [11] She wore a private tiara called modern fringe tiara. Madeleine was escorted halfway down the aisle by her father King Carl XVI Gustaf.