Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium
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6 February 1951 Brussels, Belgium |
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Paul Druker (m. 1981; div. 1985) Jean-Paul Gourges (m. 1989) |
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Leopold III of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Lilian Baels | ||||
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| French: Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine |
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Styles of Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Madame |
HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HRH Princess Léa
HRH Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine; born 6 February 1951) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family and a half-sister of King Albert II of the Belgians, she is the aunt of King Philippe of Belgium.
Her father was King Leopold III of the Belgians, and her mother was his second wife, the former Lilian Baels. Although the former Miss Baels was not given the style of Her Majesty with the prefix of Queen of Belgium, she and her children, including Marie-Christine, received the style of Royal Highness and Prince/Princess of Belgium.
Marie-Christine was born in Laeken, Belgium. Her godparents were her half-brother King Baudouin and Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain.
On 9 May 1962, she received her solemn holy communion and confirmation, officiated by Bishop Fulton Sheen.
Her first marriage, to Paul Drucker (1 November 1937 – 1 April 2008) in Coral Gables, Florida, on 23 May 1981, lasted 40 days (though they weren't formally divorced till 1985); she subsequently married Jean-Paul Gourges in Westwood, California, on 28 September 1989. American actor James Coburn was best man in her wedding to Jean-Paul Gourges. Princess Marie-Christine worked as an actress in Los Angeles using her third name "Daphné". Marie-Christine and her husband live in Washington (state).
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