On August 29, 1935, Queen Astrid of the Belgians was killed here in a road accident.

Lilian proved a devoted wife to the King and an affectionate and vivacious mother to his children by his first wife, Queen Astrid.

August 29 - Queen Astrid of Belgium (b. 1905)

Queen Astrid is believed to have died in 1060, one year before her husband.

They had been devoted to Queen Astrid, his Swedish wife, and her death in a car accident in 1935 prompted great public grief.

With the surrender of the British forces to the Japanese in 1942, the Shaw brothers and their families fled from their home at Queen Astrid.

November 17 - Queen Astrid of Belgium (d. 1935)

Leopold lost control of the car which plunged into the lake, killing Queen Astrid and her unborn fourth child.

Queen Astrid had opened her door to try to get out, but she was thrown out upon impact.

More profoundly, shortly before his 5th birthday, his mother, Queen Astrid, was killed in an auto accident.