King Leopold II
Illegitimate children in the Belgian royal family
Today it made the front pages of most Belgian newspapers. King Albert has an illegitimate sister, born from a romance between King Leopold III and Austrian-Belgian ice skate champion Liselotte Landbeck. The information emerged in a new book about the Belgian monarchy which focuses on the period after Queen Astrid’s death until 2002, the year in which Lilian died. The Palace declines to comment on the subject. “We do not comment on personal issues,” the Palace spokesman says.
Congo’s Colonial Past: A Critical Reflection
On 30 June 1960, the Belgian colony Congo achieved its independence. Congo was one of the first countries in a long line of colonies which became independent in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, 30 June 2010, the country celebrates its 50 years of independence with grand festivities, at which the Belgian King Albert II and Queen Paola will be present.