In part two of our interview with Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg, we hear about her foundation Professors Without Borders, other charity work and plans for the rest of the year. Part one of our interview can be read here.
Tessy co-founded the organisation Professors Without Borders(PWB) alongside Dr Caroline Varin and Majeks Walker with the mantra of “Educate, Inspire…
EXCLUSIVE: Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg talks life, education, social media in two-part interview
13th May 2018
Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg, has spoken exclusively with Royal Central’s Europe Editor, Brittani Barger, about her life, passions, and charity work in a two-part interview. The Luxembourg native currently lives in London with her two children, Prince Gabriel…
On Sunday, both His Majesty King Felipe of Spain and His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg were in Aix-la-Chapelle, in Aachen in Germany, to attend the events accompanying the Prix International Charlemagne Prize Award. This year’s award was presented to…
Grand Ducal family attends closing of Octave
8th May 2018
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg marked the closing of the Octave on Sunday with a series of traditional events in Luxembourg City including a morning Pontifical Mass at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg.
Following the mass, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess spoke with members of the clergy and received flowers as they departed. The morning religious ceremony was followed by a gathering…
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa receives educator Hanan Al Hroub
30th April 2018
On 26 April, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg hosted an audience at the Grand Ducal Palace. She met with Hanan Al Hroub who received in 2016, the “Global Teacher Prize”, which is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for Teaching, by the Varkey…
Who is Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg?
16th April 2018
His Royal Highness Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg was born on 16 April 1992 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg. He is the youngest of Grand Duke Henri, with whom he shares his birthday, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa‘s five children. He has…
Dutch King and Queen to travel on state visit to Luxembourg
27th March 2018
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will travel on a state visit to Luxembourg in May. They will visit the small country from 23 to 25 May 2018 on the invitation of Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. The trip will begin just a few days after Queen Máxima celebrates her 47th birthday.
Their Majesties will…
Who is Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg?
22nd March 2018
Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista was born on 22 March 1956 in Marianao, a district in Havana, the capital city of Cuba. Her parents were José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre, both of whom descended from bourgeois families of Spanish…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie visit Berlin and Potsdam
21st February 2018
On Monday, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, along with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, were in Germany for a short official visit with a focus on Luxembourg’s arts.
The visit started in Potsdam where the couple…
Princess Anne and European Royals brave the cold to attend Olympic Opening Ceremony
9th February 2018
Princess Anne joined royals from across Europe to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea on Friday evening.
The royals braved temperatures of -4°C to attend the event which ran on until almost 11pm.
Joining The Princess Royal in the stands were King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Albert II of Monaco and…