King Baudouin I and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón: 15 December 1960

[marezdote]

from hellomagazine.com

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

princess Paola of belgium at the wedding

 

[iowabelle]

He must have loved her very much, especially after she couldn't stay pregnant. In the most of the photos I have seen of them, he is usually looking at her and smiling.

 

[Hannelore]

They loved each other very much. The pain of not being able to have children brought them even closer together.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

more photos from ANP

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

engagement (ANP)

 

[A.C.C.]

This was absolutely one of the most beautiul Royal weddings I have ever seen. Fabiola's dress was magnificent. I must say that this wedding, IMO, ad the best dressed guests as well. All of the guests, especially Paola, looked absolutely magnificent. I love winter weddings.

 

[Jackswife]

Fabiola was one of the most beautiful royal brides ever, and she and Baudouin were a real love match. She's still as elegant and classy as she was on her wedding day.

 

[delineate]

This is my first time seeing pictures of Baudouin and Fabiola's wedding. Beautiful! The bride looked every inch the classy lady she still is today!

 

[Hannelore]

On the balcony of the royal palace.

By her marriage Fabiola went from being an unknown Spanish aristocrat to queen of the Belgians, I think her gown was so perfect it's not a gown for a princess but for a queen.

 

[Jelka]

A few color pictures from Isopix:

 

[Peaches]

Whenever I see photos of this wedding it reminds me of those early 20th century royal gatherings, especially with the colour photographs. With the colour photographs, the colour is not as clear as it is today and the photographs appear grainy which gives it that 'painting' feel. I find this evident especially with the colour photos that have the grand chandeliers. Even with the black and white photos, the grandeur is still there.

By the way, how do you pronounce Baudouin's name?

To me, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola represented the epitome of elegance.

 

[michelleq]

Whenever I see photos of this wedding it reminds me of those early 20th century royal gatherings, especially with the colour photographs. With the colour photographs, the colour is not as clear as it is today and the photographs appear grainy which gives it that 'painting' feel. I find this evident especially with the colour photos that have the grand chandeliers. Even with the black and white photos, the grandeur is still there.

By the way, how do you pronounce Baudouin's name?

To me, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola represented the epitome of elegance.

I agree wholeheartedly with you as well as the epitome of love. When he passed, I felt so sorry for her, and still do. But I believe that the Faith that she has in God keeps her strong for she knows that one day soon, she will see Baudouin again.

"The soul takes flight to the world that is eternal. And there arriving she is sure of bliss. And forever dwells in paradise." Plato

 

[michelleq]

This was to be my actual post:

Does anyone have any photos of Princess Lillian from Baudouin and Fabiola's wedding? She was quite physically beautiful.

 

[Hannelore]

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67890

 

[michelleq]

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67890

Thank you very much!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

One of the official photos, with Baudouin's brother Albert and Fabiola's mother, the marchioness de Casariera. and on the other side : queen Elisabeth, princess Lilian, king Leopold III and princess Paola.

 

[auntie]

Whilst I think that Fabiola, has grace, elegance,class and charm, I don't think she is a beauty, for her the beauty was from within and that was her secret, and probably that's what the previous king was attracted to.

BTW, does anyone know how she wangled her husband away from Princess Lilian, who had a great influence on him?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Before Baudouin anounced his marriage, he hadn't told his parents (Leopold & Lilian) about Fabiola, and they were very upset about this.

Lilian and Fabiola coudn't stand each other from the start. They both had strong characters and Lilian must have been jealous of Fabiola who immediately became queen, while Lilian never got this chance.

Leopold and Lilian had to move from the castle of Laeken, where before they lived together with Baudouin, to the castle of Argenteuil. They were not at all pleased about this, because it also took their (political) influence over Baudouin away. A well known anecdote in Belgium is that when Baudouin and Fabiola came home from honeymoon, Lilian had taken all the furniture with her and they came home in a practically empty castle.

 

[Elsa M.]

Fabiola wore a gorgeous dress, worthy of a queen, designed by Balenciaga. A few years ago she donated it to the Balenciaga museum in Spain.

It was Lorenzo Caprile (the same one who made the wedding dress of Infanta Cristina) the designer in charge of restoring the parts of the gown that were deteriorated by the time.

Photo from Hola:

 

[Elsa M.]

A well known anecdote in Belgium is that when Baudouin and Fabiola came home from honeymoon, Lilian had taken all the furniture with her and they came home in a practically empty castle.

Really? I didn't know about that! What a joke!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

 

[hsh1969]

Queen Paola was gorgeous

 

[Marengo]

Thanks so much Catherine. Do you have any idea who made the gorgeous dresses of Lilian and Paola?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

king Leopold III and his sister queen Marie José of Italy at the wedding

paris match

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

le soir illustré

photo with the brideschildren

 

[Hannelore]

Here you can see a beautiful high quality video of their wedding :

It's at the right hand side of the page, nearly at the bottom, you'll see a picture of Fabiola & Boudewijn. Just chose Mediaplayer or RealOne. Enjoy!

http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/template_subnav.jsp?navname=polygoon_themas&category=collectie_informatie&artid=40660

 

[Juan]

They had no children? If my memory serves me right, I learnd in a book that Queen had miscarried before...

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

No, that was their big tragedy. They very much loved and wanted to have children, but weren't able to.

Queen Fabiola had several miscarriages.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Fabiola at her engagement (soir illustré)