Two royal dynasties are keeping things in the family in a very modern way. It involves social media, dance music and a DJ who was recently revealed to be third in line to a throne.
It all starts with a garden party. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has been hosting some sun soaked garden parties at Berg Castle in the past few days as his reign winds to a close – he’s set to abdicate in October with his eldest son, Guillaume, taking over. The parties are a way of thanking people around Luxembourg at this special time.
To showcase the spectacular events, Luxembourg’s royals have taken to social media with a series of films about the celebrations. And the latest is accompanied by music from DJ Vyntrix who is actually Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, number three in the succession to his country’s crown.
It’s perhaps not surprising that Henri and his family have chosen this particular soundtrack as Emmanuel is a close relation. Grand Duke Henri’s mother, Josephine-Charlotte, was a sister of Emmanuel’s grandfather, King Albert II of Belgium, and the prince turned DJ has grown up spending lots of time with his Luxembourg relatives.
The song in question is Rio (Radio Edit) and it’s not exactly the vibe that Luxembourg’s royals usually go for. Grand Duke Henri is also marking his Silver Jubilee this year and as part of the celebrations for that, he chose his own playlist which consisted of quite a lot of Beethoven and Bach with a couple of ABBA songs thrown in for good measure.
However, it might have been tricky to include his cousin, Emmanuel, on that Spotify rundown. It was released earlier this year before the prince had been revealed as the (royal) name behind Vyntrix.
Now his secret is out in the open, we can expect more royal Instagram showcasing his music as as the sound of royal summer.
It’s a way of acknowledging the contributions of many of those in Luxembourg at a special time – Grand Duke Henri gives up his throne in just a few months’ time. One of the soc
