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…
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…
Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple to travel to Florida for launch of satellite of 'GovSat'
27th January 2018
Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg will travel to Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA next week to watch the launch of the first satellite “GovSat 1” at the Cape Canaveral launch…
In his annual Christmas address to the nation, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg touched on numerous subjects including populism, climate change, Luxembourg’s infrastructure and reasons to celebrate.
He discussed the rise of populism saying, “In…
Members of the Royal Family take up important positions as they represent their country. Therefore, they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals succeed in this task. From time to time some royals speak up unexpectedly. This was no different in 2017. Here are the top five worst royal quotes of 2017.
5. “My…
New official photos of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg released
14th December 2017
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg released several new official photographs of Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa this morning.
The four images were all taken by Lola Velasco; when Their Royal Highnesses posed for the pictures was not…
The Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg celebrated five years of marriage on 20 October.
Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg married Belgian-born Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. Their civil marriage took place on 19 October 2012, and their Roman…
His Royal Highness Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg has joined the Luxembourg Army, the Grand Ducal Court announced on Monday.
HRH Prince Sébastian taking his oath. © Cour grand-ducale / Olivier Minaire / Tous droits réservés
He took the oath administered by Secretary of State for Defence, Francine Closener with his proud parents, Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Duchess looking on…
