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| Lilian | |
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| Princess of Réthy | |
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| Consort of the Belgian monarch | |
| Tenure | 6 December 1941 – 16 July 1951 |
| Born | Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels 28 November 1916 Highbury, London, England[1] |
| Died | 7 June 2002 (aged 85) Domaine d'Argenteuil, Waterloo, Belgium |
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| Father | Henri Baels |
| Mother | Anne Marie de Visscher |
Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Réthy (born Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels; 28 November 1916 – 7 June 2002) was the second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium. Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Belgium, she became a volunteer as a car driver that transported wounded Belgian and French to the hospital in Bruges during World War II. Lilian married King Leopold III in 1941 and became consort of the Belgian monarch. The couple had three children. She was also a stepmother to Leopold III's children from Queen Astrid and became the "first lady" of Belgium during the first nine years of her stepson King Baudouin's reign. Her charity work revolved around medicine and cardiology.
- ^ "A wife loved by a king but not her people". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2020.