Monday, December 20, 2010

King Leopold III Passing Years





In the flooded trenches of Flanders he had to grow up very fast but perhaps good for him that he saw the worst at the tender age because later life would not be kind or easy for the good king.
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  1. MayDecember 20, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    He was a beautiful and brave boy. Here are some wonderful letters between Leopold and his parents during World War I:

    http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/41578/l-extraordinaire-piete-filiale-du-prince-leopold.html

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  2. BelgieRoyalistDecember 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Thanks! Much interesting, I am just now reading them.

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