tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post6841768864310166504..comments2023-07-08T20:30:18.584+01:00Comments on Grand Duchess Elizabeth And Other Stories: The Making of a KingChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-2946113096310391782011-03-20T23:35:37.082+00:002011-03-20T23:35:37.082+00:00Thank you for your interesting comment. I love lea...Thank you for your interesting comment. I love learning from your knowledge of the Belgian royal family and find all your comments...and your brilliant blog...so educational and interesting!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-50640458934441214582011-03-20T20:31:42.900+00:002011-03-20T20:31:42.900+00:00Raising royal heirs- or any children for that matt...Raising royal heirs- or any children for that matter- is a very tricky business and requires just the right balance, which few parents are able to achieve. King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium were also very strict (although this was motivated by love and concern) with their children, always trying to inculcate the highest ideals in the future Leopold III, Prince Charles and Queen Maria José. While I think they succeeded with Leopold and M-J, their approach seems to have backfired with Charles, who became increasingly resentful, inward-turning and self-indulgent.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com