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Luxembourg's Grand Ducal couple celebrates ruby wedding anniversary

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14th February 2021
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. For the occasion, they have released several new images. © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc /…
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European royals in Jerusalem to celebrate the liberation of Auschwitz

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24th January 2020
Several European royals attended a ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The British Royal Family was represented by Prince Charles while King Felipe of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, King…
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Grand Duke Henri visits victims of rare Luxembourg tornado

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11th August 2019
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg has visited the victims of the towns that were hit by a rare tornado. A wind rush also caused damage in Amsterdam in the Netherlands but it is unclear if these were severe enough to be classified as a tornado. The towns of Pétange and Basharage were hit by gusts of winds up to 130 km/h and some 160 homes were damaged of which 100 are now uninhabitable. Fourteen…
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Grand Duke Henri encourages all international leaders to be "aware of their responsibilities" in his Christmas Eve address

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25th December 2018
In his Christmas Eve address – delivered in Luxemburgish – Grand Duke Henri talked a lot about democracy and the tense international political climate and encouraged all global leaders to “be aware of their responsibilities”. Grand Duke Henri started his speech by talking about the ceremonies held across Europe to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First…
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