Princess Marie Esméralda of Belgium
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| Princess Marie Esméralda of Belgium | |
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| Lady Moncada | |
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| Born | 30 September 1956 Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium |
| Spouse | Sir Salvador Moncada (m 1998) |
| Issue | Alexandra Moncada Leopoldo Moncada |
| Full name | |
| Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anne Léopoldine | |
| House | Belgium |
| Father | Leopold III of Belgium |
| Mother | Mary Lilian Baels |
Princess Marie Esméralda of Belgium, Lady Moncada (born 30 September 1956) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family. She is the half-aunt of King Philippe of Belgium and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Princess Marie-Esméralda is a journalist, authour and documentary-maker. She is also an environmental activist and a campaigner for women’s rights and indigenous people’s rights.
Family
Princess Marie-Esmeralda is the youngest child of the late Leopold III of Belgium and his second wife, Lilian Baels, Princess of Rethy.
Her full siblings are the late Prince Alexandre of Belgium and Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium. Her half-siblings in