Being the younger sister of King Philippe of Belgium may have meant that Princess Astrid missed out on becoming the reigning monarch of her native country, but the royal certainly leads the way when it comes to sovereign style. Born on 5 June 1962, Princess Astrid has always had a keen eye for fashion, committing to countless looks for the past half of a century. Named after her grandmother, the first wife of King Leopald III of Belgium and pinnacle of early 1900s glamour, Queen Astrid of Sweden, it’s clear that the royal has taken her style cues from her ever-chic family.
In 1984, she was wed in an exuberantly 1980s puffball sleeve confection of taffeta from local couturier Louis Mies. She paired it with the antique Ruffo di Calabria veil, originally worn by Queen Paola’s grandmother Laura Mosselman du Chenoy, and anchored it to her bouffant ‘do with a flower crown. Since then, Astrid’s allegiance has been proven by an array of elegant ensembles, from a sea of emerald green sequins at Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg's wedding to a string of Gucci’s most decadent tailoring in recent years.
See below Princess Astrid of Belgium’s most glamorous looks. At her wedding, 1984 At her wedding, 1984 Prince Lorenz of Belgium and Princess Astrid, 1985 In Versailles, 2006 At Laken Castle, 2006 At the wedding of Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria and Count Rodolphe of Limburg Stirum, 2008 Prince Lorenz and Princess Astrid of Belgium, and Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan i.
