Thank you Hans, for these glittering pictures of an indeed very beautiful young (then) Princess Paola . But I for myself consider Queen Paola a still beautiful woman. She appears to have aged without cosmetical surgeries, one sees the traces of her life, but she's still a very attractive woman.
I wish TM King Albert and Queen Paola a long and quiet life after HM's abdication, that they may enjoy each other's company for many years to come.
--Previous Message-- : Paola, Queen of the Belgians (née Donna Paola : Ruffo di Calabria; born 11 September 1937), : is the wife of King Albert II of Belgium. : : She was born in Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, : Italy, the seventh and youngest child of the : World War I Italian flying ace Fulco, Prince : Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia : Lombarda (1884–1946). Her mother was Luisa : Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano : (1896–1989), a matrilineal descendant of : Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette. She : is of Italian and Belgian ancestry and was : hailed as one of the leading beauties of : Europe in her youth. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
on July 4, 2013, 1:11 am, in reply to "
. But I for myself consider Queen Paola a still beautiful woman. She appears to have aged without cosmetical surgeries, one sees the traces of her life, but she's still a very attractive woman.