Queen Élisabeth of Belgium

I am excited to show you a piece of artwork I did while I was in high school. I have been a fan of royalty since I was 12, and my artwork is often inspired by royals.

Purchase the "Reine Élisabeth de Belgique" Print here.

This has been on my wall in every place I've lived for the past decade. I am currently trying to live with less things, and I am deciding to let this piece of artwork go to a new home. It is a linocut print done on white paper. It is 9x12 inches, and is framed behind glass in a black wood frame. 

I don't normally ship outside of the US, so if you do live elsewhere in the world and really want this item, let me know and I can make a custom shipping option for you.

Close-up of the Queen's face.

Queen Élisabeth (1876-1965) was the consort to King Albert I of Belgium (m. 1900–1934).

The image I based my print off of.

A bunch of Royals!

 Here are a bunch of random royals!

Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco, daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover.

Princess Caroline of Hanover, eldest daughter of Grace, Princess of Monaco.

Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium.

Princess Haya of Jordan, who is married to the ruler of Dubai.

A collage of Queen Rania and her family. The royal palace in Jordan sent this to me about 10 years ago when I wrote a letter to her Majesty.

Lalla Salma of Morocco, wife of the King of Morocco.

Princess Lalla Salma at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Hereditary Princess Sophie of Lichtenstein.

The Prince and Princess of Lichtenstein.

King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, who have been living in England since the fall of the Greek Monarchy. Anne-Marie is the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Constantine is the brother of Queen Sofia of Spain.

Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.

Some Belgian Royals!

 Somehow, I've not posted too often about the Belgian royals, not for any particular reason, it just seems that they don't appear as often in the news or whatever. But now that King Albert II has stepped down, Mathilde and Philippe are now the reigning monarchs! Yay for Queen Mathilde, what a beautiful name! Here are some not-so-recent pics of our lovely Belgian royals:

Crown Princess Mathilde and Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Queen Paola of Belgium and King Albert II.

Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde with their two first born children.

Mathilde and Philippe at the swearing in of Queen Maxim and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

King Albert II of Belgium set to Abdicate!

You know what this means? Queen Mathilde! And King Philippe, I guess, but he's not nearly as attractive as Mathilde. Here's the full story from the BBC News site:

Belgian state TV reported that the 79-year-old monarch would make an announcement on all of the major networks at 17:00 BST.

His son, Crown Prince Philippe, 53, is next in line to the throne.

During Belgium's political deadlock in 2010-11, the king - who is due to mark 20 years on the throne next month - took on the role of mediator.

Media reports say he will announce his abdication to take effect on Belgium's national day on 21 July.
King Albert met the Belgian government's cabinet earlier on Wednesday to inform them of his decision, Belgian state TV reported.

The palace said in a statement: "The core council of ministers has convened in the presence of the king. The king will speak to the people at 1800 (1600 GMT) via a radio and television address."
Following the king's announcement, Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo will address the nation.
King Albert was sworn in as the sixth king of the Belgians on 9 August 1993, following the death of his brother, King Baudouin aged 62.

Like other European monarchies, the Belgian monarch has no executive powers and plays a largely ceremonial role. King Albert's abdication would come only three months after Queen Beatrix of the neighbouring Netherlands vacated the Dutch throne in favour of her son Willem-Alexander.

Glamorous Royals

Crown Princess Mathilde and Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium. Mathilde most often wears this olive leaf diamond tiara.

Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands in a striking silver and red dress, which is reminiscent of something that the Red Queen, from the Alice in Wonderland book, Through the Looking Glass, might have worn.

Maxima has many tiaras that she wears, and this is one of the largest. It was worn often by  Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.

Crown Prince Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway.

Queen Sonja wearing a diamond and emerald parure.

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, consort to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, is the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title.

A close-up of a dress worn by Princess Martha Louise of Norway.

Queen Paola of Belgium and King Albert II. 

Queen Paola of Belgium.

Queen Rania, at left, in her earlier days before she became Queen of Jordan. At  right, the starlet Queen Rania in all her glory.

Queen Sonja and King Harald of Norway.

Queen Sonja and King Harald of Norway.

The not-often seen Sarah, Duchess of York. She has managed to alienate herself away from the British royal family since her divorce from Prince Andrew in 1996.

Royal Weddings Revisited

Crown Princess Letizia and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain on their wedding day, 22 May 2004 in the Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark on her wedding day, 14 May 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen.

Actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco on their wedding day in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco on April 18, 1956.

Princess Marie of Denmark, wife of Prince Joachim, on her wedding day, 24 May 2008 in Møgeltønder Church.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway married Norwegian author Ari Behn on 24 May 2002 in Trondheim.

Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik were married on 10 June 1967 at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen.

Queen Paola of Belgium on her wedding day in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 July 1959.

Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan in her super-fancy wedding dress, on 10 June 1993.

Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustav on their wedding day, 19 June 1976, in Stockholm Cathedral ("Storkyrkan Cathedral") in Stockholm.

Random Royals from Around the World

Charlotte Casiraghi in an ad in a recent magazine. She is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and the granddaughter of Princess Grace Kelly.

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, sister to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.

The Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, consort to Tsar Alexander II.

Queen Louise of Denmark, consort to Frederik VIII. The boy in the front row is Prince Carl, the future King Haakon VII of Norway.

A postage stamp of a former king of Iraq.

A postage stamp of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece with one of her children.

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, consort to King Albert I.

Queen Louise of Denmark with her son, Prince Carl, who later became the first king of Norway.

Queen Sikrit of Thailand, wearing a diamond spike halo tiara and a diamond dragon clip on her shoulder.