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Marie-José, born in Ostend in 1906, was the only daughter of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth. She began her life among the seagulls of Ostend, but Marie-José of Belgium eventually found her place on a very different stage: as the last Queen of Italy.
In 1930, she was arranged to marry the Italian Crown Prince Umberto. In Italy, Marie-José found it difficult to adapt, especially because her father-in-law King Victor Emanuel III allied himself with dictator Mussolini. Nevertheless, this Ostend princess remained true to her principles and actively participated in charitable initiatives.
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