All About Royal Families

During the months April and May, the garden of Het Oude Loo, 'The Old Woods' is open for public. In 2017, I had the occasion to visit this beautiful royal domain, in the company of my husband, Els Moraal and Oscar Meijer, creator of the Dutch site, De Staat van Oranje. Het Oude Loo - Apeldoorn - The Netherlands Some royal history Around the 15th. century the castle was built and Udo Talholt became the owner. In the 16th. century the residence belonged to the Bentinck family. They enlarged it around 1540. In 1684, the castle was bought by William III of Orange, who became King of England, Ireland and Scotland (in Scotland he was known as William II). King William III of England Source picture: Wikipedia Beautiful gardens of Het Oude Loo In 1795, William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau had to leave the Netherlands for the French armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon ruled the Kingdom of Holland. The cast

Delvaux - From the Kingdom of Belgium Nothing is more suitable for a lady than an amazing beautiful handbag. That's one of the key specialties of Delvaux. Delvaux, made from Belgium - own picture taken in Louvain in 2017 Delvaux with very small bags - own picture taken in Brussels in 2017 Some history Delvaux was founded in 1829, one year before the independence of Belgium, by Charles Delvaux. He opened a travel goods workshop and store in Brussels. At the beginning of the 20th. century, the house went into decline. In 1933, Franz Schwennicke took over the company from Edmond Delvaux, the last of the Delvaux family line. Franz Schwennicke worked with a new concept: seasonal collections. In 1958, at the Brussels World Fair, Delvaux introduced the Brillant handbag, designed by Paule Goethals. The product showed for the first time the brand logo: the "D" letter. In 1970, Franz Schwennicke died, his wife Solange succeeded him. A new model &#