It was a rather special day for the Belgian royal family: saddened, like many, by the death of Elizabeth II this Thursday, September 8, she found her smile again this Saturday for a beautiful event: the long-awaited wedding of the princess. Maria Laura, daughter of Princess Astrid, the big sister of the current King Philippe. At 34, the young woman married the man of her life William Isvya Franco-British businessman three years his junior.
Dressed in a short Gucci dress and square-heeled pumps, the young woman posed with her husband, before exchanging with him a chaste kiss on the cheek, but seemed delighted to finally marry the one she had met in London, where she studied and now resides. A young financier very appreciated by his parents-in-law: indeed, during a press conference a few weeks ago, Princess Astrid and her husband, Lorenz of Austria-Este (descendant of the Habsburgs) had not stopped talking. praise on their son-in-law.
Describing it as “fantastic, hardworking, cheerful, with a sense of humor and family, sporty and determined“, they had then said that he loves”know and understand everything beforehand” and concluded with several compliments: “He is discreet and open. He is smart and likes to set the bar very high.“. In short, a young man very integrated into his in-laws and who should flourish there.
Maria Laura is not the first of the family to marry: indeed, his older brother Amadeo (36 years old) had married Elisabetta Rosbosch von Wolkenstein before having two children with her, Anna-Astrid, 6 years old and Maximilian (3 years old). The young woman was also able to count on her brother for her marriage but also on her younger brother Joachim (30 years old), and her two little sisters Luisa Maria (26 years old) and Laetitia Maria (19 years old).
His grandfather, former King Albert II, had made the trip with his wife, Queen Fabiola. His uncle, King Philippe was also present with his aunt, Queen Mathilde and their children, Crown Princess Elisabeth, 20, Princes Gabriel and Emmanuel (19 and 16) and Princess Eleonore (14). His other uncle, Prince Laurent, was also present with his children Louise, 18, Nicolas and Aymeric, 17. Finally, his aunt Delphine, the illegitimate daughter of his grandfather Albert II had also been invited.