Exhibition on the late Prince Alexander/Alexandre of Belgium

[Eric VdV]

which was opened to commemorate the first year of his sudden death on 29 November 2009.
Pictures I took from the exhibition I visited last Saturday in Waterloo at the tourist information house.






In the back the huge painting of his mother Princess Lilian of Belgium in the permanent visiting room there, transformed as the study room of King Leopold III









Pictures of Prince Alexander/Alexandre during his youth




Letter from his childhood he wrote to his mother








Some of his drawings during his youth




Identity card of Prince Alexander/Alexandre and the newspaper of the day when he was born




As a child






Belongings of his paternal grandfather King Albert I of the Belgians, e.g. an item lent by Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoye, granddaughter of King Albert I




As a young boy






A horse riding costume of Prince Alexander/Alexandre




His horse riding boots




Old family pictures: in the middle a picture with his sister Princess Marie-Christine




A card from his brother Prince (later King) Boudewijn/Baudouin




The satin blouse Prince Alexander/Alexandre wore at the wedding of his sister Princess Joséphine-Charlotte to Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg on 9 April 1953 in Luxembourg, being a page boy




His school bulletin














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