Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Prime Minister forms special team to look into palace staff operations

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23rd August 2019
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has appointed a special commission to look into the Grand Ducal Family’s staff operations and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s role, the Luxembourg media has reported. At the end of June, Jeannot Waringo was appointed to be the “representative of the Prime Minister” to oversee how the Grand Ducal Court functions, allowing the…
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Princess Tessy receives Swiss honour for humanitarian work in education

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1st August 2019
Earlier this week, Princess Tessy of Luxembourg has been honoured with the Cross of Merit from the International Pestalozzi Gesellschaft (International Pestalozzi Society in English) in Switzerland in recognition of her dedicated humanitarian work in the field of education provision for disadvantaged children across the globe. On social media Monday, Tessy said she was “very…
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EXCLUSIVE: With Princess Tessy in Thailand: Part Two

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17th July 2019
At the beginning of July, our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, travelled to Thailand alongside Princess Tessy of Luxembourg and Tessy’s NGO, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO). You can read part one here. Just like day one, day two had a packed schedule. Princess Tessy, Honourable Lorna Johnson, Dr Sipim Pansiri Phansuwan and I ate breakfast together before heading to the conference where…
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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visits Stand Speak Rise Up! follow-up project

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22nd June 2019
On 19 June, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended two events related to the Stand Speak Rise Up! international forum she organised in March. The conference aimed to raise awareness and find solutions to end sexual violence in fragile environments. The 19 of June is also the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. © Cour grand-ducale / Sophie Margue Grand Duchess Maria…
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