tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post4041864755286992480..comments2023-07-08T20:30:18.584+01:00Comments on Grand Duchess Elizabeth And Other Stories: The Burden of Being an IdolChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-2262405118117051462011-02-16T15:31:37.298+00:002011-02-16T15:31:37.298+00:00It is odd how people often do not take to a new hu...It is odd how people often do not take to a new husband/wife for a widow/widower. Often people compare the two and seem to resent the person who re-marries finding happiness again, as though that in some way negates their love for the person who died. It must have been extremely difficult for King Leopold to have felt so misunderstood. <br /><br />I greatly appreciate your in-depth knowledge of the Belgian royaly family, and learn so much from you - thank you!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-50755944106876798862011-02-14T20:14:13.314+00:002011-02-14T20:14:13.314+00:00Great points here. I think this was part of the pr...Great points here. I think this was part of the problem of Leopold III of Belgium, at least as far as the popular disapproval of his second marriage goes-- Belgians had made him into an idol-- The Inconsolable Tragic Hero, after the death of Queen Astrid--and then held it against him when he remarried and found comfort with his new wife. As one commentator said: "A statue does not marry." Of course, the idolization of Queen Astrid herself, as the Sacred Only Bride Suitable for the King, was also part of the problem.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com