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The godparents of Europe's heirs

As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales [getty src=”3424303″ width=”432″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Prince Charles was born on 14 November 1948 and christened on 15 December of that year. His godparents were King George VI (his maternal…
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Luxembourg's Royal Christenings through the years

Prince Charles, future Grand Duke of Luxembourg, is being christened on September 19th with his closest family around him. The little royal, who was born on May 10th 2020, is being baptised at the Abbey of St. Maurice in Clervaux. The first child of Hereditary Grand Duke…
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Prince Charles of Luxembourg to be christened today

The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has announced that Prince Charles of Luxembourg will be christened into the Roman Catholic Church this afternoon. The christening will take place in the afternoon at the Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maurus of Clervaux inClervaux, Luxembourg. The Grand Ducal Court has announced that his godparents are his paternal uncle, Prince Louis of Luxembourg…
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Grand Duke Henri visits COVID-19 screening centre

On Saturday, 5 September, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has visited the COVID-19 screening centre at the Luxembourg Airport (Lux-Airport) alongside Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert. The Grand Duke visited to see the…
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Prince Paul-Louis of Nassau sworn in as member of Luxembourg Army

Luxembourg’s Prince Paul-Louis of Nassau has been sworn in as a member of the Luxembourg Army in the presence of his father, Prince Guillaume; his cousin, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume; and his brother, Prince Léopold. The Prince was sworn in on Tuesday, 25 August after successfully completing his training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was sworn in by Minister of…
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Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple thank public for support after birth of their son

The Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg have thanked the public for their show of support after the birth of the couple’s first child, Prince Charles. They also revealed what the celebratory donations from the public would go toward. In a statement released by the Grand Ducal Court, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie said: “We were very…
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