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Royal salad seals engagement of Belgium and Sweden pair
The engagement of Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid is tied to a kitchen romance. Astrid's endive and orange salad wins the prince, blending domestic skill with royal diplomacy. The couple plans a Catholic wedding with mixed faith children, after initial court diplomacy.
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Leopold
Belgium
Astrid
Gustaf
Sweden
Europe
Astrid Sophia Louise Thyra
Ingeborg
Denmark
Alexandra
England
Strid
Prince Carl
Vaestergistland
Red Cross
International Red Cross of
Geneva
Fridhem
Ostergothland
Stockholm
Jenny Akerstrom-Soderstrom
Prince Leopold