Luxembourg

Royal Wedding Rewind: Guests at Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa's wedding

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14th February 2021
When Prince Henri of Luxembourg married Cuban-born Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista on 14 February 1981, they were surrounded by over 700 guests at Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg. Royals from all over Europe travelled to the tiny grand duchy for the royal wedding. From the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg, the proud parents, Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte were in…
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The royal wedding tiara that's the sparkling star of Luxembourg's dazzling diamonds

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14th February 2021
Today, let’s look at some of the best diamonds in the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family vaults. Belgian Scroll Tiara [getty src=”158112176″ width=”483″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Presented to Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium in 1953 upon her marriage to Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, this intricate diamond tiara features a whopping 854…
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Crown Princess Mary meets young people to discuss loneliness during lockdown

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13th February 2021
Crown Princess Mary has held a meeting with the youth panel of the Mary Foundation to hear how they were feeling in the midst of a second coronavirus lockdown in Denmark. In a Facebook post on the Mary Foundation’s page, the Crown Princess spoke about the meeting on February 11th 2021, and shared a personal message: “The meeting with the young people touched me a lot. “It was obvious…
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Spain

TV coverage of Princess Leonor’s school move causes controversy and political rows

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10th February 2021
Spain’s main TV station, RTVE, has apologised after complaints about its reporting on the news that Princess Leonor is to finish her secondary education in Wales. In a piece on a lunchtime programme, La Hora de La1, RTVE put up an on screen banner reading ‘’Leonor is leaving Spain, like her grandfather’’, a reference to the former monarch, Juan Carlos I, who went into self imposed…
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