Paola of Belgium
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About
Member of the Belgian Royal Family who served as the Queen of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013. She reigned alongside her husband, King Albert II.
Before Fame
She met her husband at a reception at the Belgian embassy for the Pope.
Trivia
She established the Queen Paola Foundation in 1992. She has served as an honorary chairman of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and Missing Children Europe. She is interested in traditional and contemporary crafts, as well as the preservation of Belgian cultural sites and heritage.
Family Life
She is married to Albert II of Belgium.
Associated With
Both she and Audrey Hepburn were born in Belgium.
