Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz - Current Events part 3

[Rebafan81]

I think she looks very pretty and much younger then picture I saw last year. Whoever is doing her hair and make-up have done a great job. She does look a lot like her mother.
Are there any picture of her and Prince Lorenz from their marriage or early years?

[iceflower]

There's a thread about their wedding in which you can also
find some pics of their engagement, Rebafan81, click on
the following link

Princess Astrid Of Belgium & Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este 1984

[iceflower]

Princess Astrid pictured during the open ceremony of
Special Olympics National Games 2008, Wednesday 30
April 2008 in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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[Marengo]

Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz visited Ieper this sunday. The attended a service of the American Field Service. Prime Minister Leterme was there too, and the mayor of Ieper Jean Luc Dehaene also welcomed the couple. The princess received flowers from Dehaene's grandson.

Article in Dutch here, and a picture too.

[iceflower]

Brussels, Belgium, 15/5/2008: Princess Astrid visits the
de Duve institute at the UCL hospital of Brussels. Those
research laboratories are working on genetic diseases,
antigens of tumors and differentiation of fabrics.

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[Marengo]

Well, that certainly is a ' creative' necklace . The Princess looks cheerful though, as usual.

[stephanievl]

Nice pictures! Indeed, A special necklace!

[stephanievl]

Princess Astrid this week in the royal palace during the handout of
1) medical prices to:
Prof. P. Carmeliet (K.U.Leuven), Prof. P. Janssen (K.U.Leuven), Prof. W. Vanduffel (K.U.Leuven),
Prof. R. Vogels (K.U.Leuven), Prof. V. Timmerman (UA), Prof. C. Van Broeckhoven (UA),
Prof. A. Goffinet (UCL), Prof. E. Hermans (UCL), Prof. F. Van Roy (UGent),
Prof. M. Parmentier (ULB), Prof. S.N. Schiffmann (ULB), Prof. P. Vanderhaeghen (ULB),
Prof. P. Maquet (ULg), Prof. G. Moonen (ULg), Prof. L. Ris (UMH) en Prof. Y. Michotte (VUB).

investigation:
Prijs Burggravin Valine de Spoelberch aan Prof. Veerle Baekelandt (K.U.Leuven),
Solvay Prize aan Prof. Eric Bellefroid (ULB),
Prijs Baron van Gysel de Meise aan Prof. Bruno Rossion (UCL),
Prijs Monique Brauns aan Prof. Ludo Van Den Bosch (K.U.Leuven).

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[iceflower]

Princess Astrid at the "St Luc UCL university clinics"
in Woluwe, Belgium, June 10th, 2008.

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[iceflower]

Princess Astrid arrives for the visit to the International Court
of Justice in Den Haag, Netherlands, Wednesday 11 June 2008

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[Marengo]

Thanks for those pictures iceflower! I didn't know the princess visited The Hague only yesterday.

As posted by Catherine on the BRMB:

One of the participants at the Knack weekend ladies run in Kortrijk was princess Astrid (incognito). She opted for the 5 km run with her friends, they finished together after about 35 min. and gave each other 3 kisses

Here are some pictures (also with Astrid in them)

http://www.knack.be/weekend/nl/events/evenementen/De-tropische-versie/a7777-article.jsp

[stephanievl]

Some more pictures
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7282/7670243oc3.jpg
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/4386/7670246ia2.jpg
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1928/7670256qd9.jpg
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/1...0248aa1tl6.jpg

[Marengo]

Prince Lorenz has been appointed as a member of the executive board of Suz environment, which is the environmental branch of French electricity company Suez. The prince was already a member of the board of Suez-group and also of the executive board of the garbage disposal- branch of the company (SITA).

Suez Environment will go to the stock exchange on the 22nd of July.

Source: Royalblog.nl

[Shikha Pal]

Is Archduke Lorenz also in line to the British Throne?

[Marengo]

No, he is a catholic so he can not be in line of the British throne.

[iceflower]

Princess Astrid at the Academies Palace at Brussels
where she attended at scientific meeting within the
framework of the "National Plan against Cancer",
June 23, 2008

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[stephanievl]

The princess looks nice!

[greek101]

I like her necklace

[Shikha Pal]

Originally Posted by Marengo

No, he is a catholic so he can not be in line of the British throne.

I mean Is he descended from any British Royal?

[LadyLeana]

Prince Lorenz is descended from the Austrian imperial family, and from the Italian royal family. Several of his ancestors had claims to thrones all over Europe (France, Spain, Hungary, Bavaria, Saxony...), but I haven't found any reference to British royals.

Any connection with British royals only exists through his marriage, as Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who was a nephew of King Leopold I of Belgium. Also, Queen Victoria's mother was a sister of Leopold I.