Members Of The Belgian RF As Children

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Again princess Astrid. Don't you think she looked a lot like her niece, princess Elisabeth, does now? I think the resemblance is amazing!!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

king Baudouin, and his brother, king Albert

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Baudouin, playing and working

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Baudouin as a boy scout

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

A beautiful little Italian girl...Paola.

 

[Hannelore]

Princess Claire as a baby.

2. Claire is on the right. On this photo she's with her brother (Matthew) and sister (Joanna).

 

[Hannelore]

Filip, Astrid & Laurent as children, and as teenagers.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Astrid, laurent and Philippe with their parents

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

princess Astrid, now a mother of 5 herself

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Philippe and princess Astrid

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Laurent

2. with Astrid

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

princess Astrid

 

[Hannelore]

children of Albert I and Elisabeth: Leopold, Marie-José and Karel.

 

[Hannelore]

Josephine-Charlotte and her brother Albert

 

[Hannelore]

Leopold III and the children he had with Astrid: Josephine-Charlotte, Albert and Boudewijn.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Philippe with little brother Laurent

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Philippe

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

princess Astrid

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

princess Astrid's baptism

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Philippe at his sister's baptism

 

[Genevieve]

princess Astrid

Princess Astrid was a really cute little girl, especially in the second picture with the summer dress and pigtails. She seemed to smile a lot more back then, too.

 

[Danielle]

Thanks Hannelore and Cathérine. Where did you get the wonderful black and white photos from? They're really good.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Most photos come from old magazines.

Here are some more of Philippe, Astrid and Laurent.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Laurent

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Philippe

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

prince Philippe's first birthday

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1. Prince Philippe
2. Philippe, Astrid & Laurent at Philippe's 1st communion.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Baudouin and Joséphine-Charlotte

 

[Alexandra]

Thank you for all those beautiful pictures!

 

[Mette2]

From Getty Images.

5 pictures of Philippe, and 2 pictures of Albert, Paola, Philippe, Astrid, and Laurent.