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New Photos of the Grand Ducal Family

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:48:00 +0000

Photo: Lola Velasco / Cour grand-ducale

The cour grand-ducale has shared a new, more relaxed photograph of the Grand Ducal Family at the Sandhurst graduation of Prince Sébastien to mark the end of the year - which gets a big thumbs up from us, we'd love to see more informal pictures! For more information and photos of the occasion, have a look at our previous post.

Photo: Le Bal/Borde-Jacovides-Moreau/Bestimage

Point de Vue recently ran an article about this year's Bal des Débutantes that is also available online. The article includes a very nice picture of Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla with their three oldest children (from left) Prince Paul-Louis, Prince Léopold and Princess Charlotte. And yes, I'd also sign a petition to see more of this branch of the family.

Prince Stefan Succeeds Prince Nikolaus As Ambassador to the Holy See

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:12:00 +0000

Photo: L'Osservatore Romano

Prince Stefan is Liechtenstein's new non-resident ambassador to the Holy See. On Thursday, he was received by Pope Francis to present his letter of credence. Prince Stefan was accompanied by his wife Princess Florentine, three of their children as well as his mother Princess Josephine for the occasion. He also presented the Pope with a letter written by Liechtenstein's altar boys and girls.

Prince Stefan previously served as the Principality's ambassador to Germany (2007-2017) and Switzerland (2001-2007). As non-resident ambassador to the Holy See, he follows in the footsteps of Prince Nikolaus, who resigned from his position in July of this year after having served for 31 years. At the time of his resignation, Prince Nikolaus was the longest serving ambassador to the Holy See of all nations and vice dean of the Diplomatic Corps.

More pictures of the audience with the Pope can be found at L'Osservatore Romano.

Funeral of King Michael of Romania

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:10:00 +0000

Embed from Getty Images

At the moment, King Michael I of Romania is on his final journey to Curtea de Argeș where he will be laid to rest later this evening. Michael, who ruled Romania twice before being forced to abdicate by the communists in 1947, died at age 96 in Switzerland on December 5. Earlier today, a church service also took place at the Patriarchal Cathedral and on the Royal Palace Square in Bucharest. Among the mourners in Bucharest were both Grand Duke Henri and Princess Isabelle, sister-in-law of Prince Hans-Adam II representing the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Princess Isabelle is seated in the second row hidden behind Princess Astrid of Belgium in the picture above.

Alongside the King and Queen of Sweden as well as King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, the Grand Duke also attended a meeting with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and his wife. Princess Isabelle will also be present for the laying to rest in Curtea de Argeș.

You can see a video of the Bucharest portion of the funeral on Youtube. There is also a livestream from Curtea de Argeș available.

Stéphanie Visits "Peinture" Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 23:19:00 +0000

Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie is becoming quite the patron of the arts in Luxembourg. Early today she visited the exhibition "Peinture" at the Galerie "Mein Engel". The exhibition is part of the series INTRO_* launched by the Luxembourgish Ministry of Culture to showcase different kinds of works by local artists. This month, the exhibition focuses on paintings and features works by Julien Hübsch, Christian Neuman, João Freitas, Aude Legrand and Anina Rubin. In the basement, Chantal Maquet, winner of the Francis-André Scholarship, shows her new series "Nuets (Virun der Dier)". The Hereditary Grand Duchess was accompanied by Guy Arendt, Secretary of State of Culture.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 23:11:00 +0000

Photo: Cour grand-ducale / Claude Piscitelli

'Tis the season and the cour grand-ducale decided to ring in the last ten days until Christmas with some wonderful new pictures of Château de Berg, the official private residence of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess. In addition to some seasonal interior shots of the Christmas decorations, there are also some wintery pictures of the castle's exterior. Head over the the cour's website to enjoy them all.

Fashion Friday : December 3rd - December 15th

noreply@blogger.com (Heaven) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 23:04:00 +0000

We're back for a new Fashion Friday post after our state visit special two weeks ago.

First of all, I want to share with you two finds I made for Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie!

On June 27, for one of the garden parties on the occasion of this years's National Day, Stéphanie wore a Pronovias dress.

Photo: Roland Miny / Pressphoto

Photo: Pronovias

She also wore a Pronovias gown last year for the 8th Luxembourg-American Business Awards in New York City.

Photo : Pronovias

Now, I don't have a lot of IDs to give you as the Lux ladies didn't have a lot of events but I do have some.

On December 12, the Grand Ducal Family hosted a reception for soldiers and members of the police force. Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa wore a new Yves Dooms outfit. Yves Dooms clearly has become her favorite designer in the past few months !

Photo: Roland Miny / Pressphoto

Photo: Yves Dooms

Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie wore a new Tara Jamon blue dress with zip details on the sleeve.

Photo: Roland Miny / Pressphoto

Photo : placedestendances

New official photos of the Grand Ducal Couple were released and I got confirmation from Yves Dooms that Maria Teresa was wearing one of his designs.

Photo: Cour grand-ducale / Lola Velasco

What did you think of these outfits ?

Grand Duke Henri Receives Sakharov Prize Winners

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:03:00 +0000

On the 14th, Grand Duke Henri received in audience the two winners of the 2017 Sakharov Prize, Antonio Ledezma and Patricia Gutiérrez, who are being recognized for their fight against political repression and human rights violations in Venezuela. The latter is the wife of jailed opposition leader Daniel Ceballos and received the prize, in part, on his behalf, as well as for her own efforts to bring awareness to the situation in Venezuela. The former is a lawyer and politician who fled Venezuela in early November to avoid imprisonment and continue supporting the opposition party from abroad.

New Official Photos of Grand Ducal Couple

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:47:00 +0000

The Cour has released new official photos of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Receives Young Scientists

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:27:00 +0000

Photo: © Cédric Allié / Cour grand-ducale

On December 13th, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume received in audience some members, including young scientists, of the Jonk Fuerscher Lëtzebuerg Foundation. The Foundation President Carlo Hansen was also present for the audience. The young scientists of the Foundation are participating in a number of projects for 2017, including materials science, electromagnetic experiments, and 3D opportunities.

Grand Ducal Family Hosts Soldiers and Police Force

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:04:00 +0000

Photo: Roland Miny / Pressphoto

Yesterday, members of the Grand Ducal family hosted the annual reception at the Château de Berg for the members of Luxembourg's army and police force who took part in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions abroad this year. The reception welcomes not only the members of the army and police force but also their spouses, significant others, parents, and children. The event occurs shortly before Christmas every year, as the Grand Ducal Family opens the grand dining room and the ceremonial hall to their guests.

Photo: Roland Miny / Pressphoto

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie as well as Prince Sébastien were on hand to greet the guests. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, of Internal Security and of Defence Etienne Schneider as well as Francine Closener, Secretary of State of the Economy, of Internal Security and of Defence were also present for the reception.

More photos from Pressphoto.

Stéphanie Visits "Para Sempre" Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:52:00 +0000

Photo: Marion Dessard

Last night, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie visited the new "Para Sempre" exhibition at the Centre Culturel Portugais Camões. The exhibition featuring works by Portuguese artist Miguel Branco will run until January 22, 2018. Miguel Branco's works have also been regularly featured in exhibitions by the Mudam. The "Para Sempre" exhibition was organised by Les amis des musées d'art et d'histoire Luxembourg that the Hereditary Grand Duchess is the patron of.

More visuals at the cour.

Hereditary Grand Duchess Visits Creators' Market

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:39:00 +0000

Photo: Marion Dessard / Mudam Luxembourg

This weekend, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie visited the Marché des Créateurs - or Creators' Market - at the Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean where she toured the stands. The museum describes the event as "an opportunity to bring together designers using different techniques and working in diverse disciplines and universes (product, fashion and textile design, illustrations, jewellery...). There are a multitude of revisited or totally new objects that reflect the effervescence of contemporary production. Limited editions, handcrafted or edited products: the Marché des créateurs bears witness to great creativity and is a unique occasion for innovating designers and the public to meet." The Hereditary Grand Duchess is the president of the administrative board of the Mudam.

Grand Duke Receives Mayor of Berlin

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:47:00 +0000

Photo: Cour grand-ducale

Earlier today, Grand Duke Henri welcomed the governing mayor of Berlin for an audience at the palais. Michael Müller is also currently serving as the President of the Bundesrat, which also makes him deputy to the President of Germany. He was on a working visit to Luxembourg today.

Grand Duke Meets Bishops

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:41:00 +0000

Photo: Cour grand-ducale

Grand Henri received a delegation of members of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe at the palais today. He is pictured above with (from the left) the Secretary General Duarte da Cunha, the President of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco and Luxembourg's Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich.

Henri and Maria Teresa Inaugurate Railway Station

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:38:00 +0000

On the 10th, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended the inauguration for the new Howald and Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway stations. The event opened at Howald where the Grand Duke unveiled the new station name. Afterwards, the Grand Ducal couple visited the station at Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg, and from there traveled by Tram to visit the new Tramsschapp administrative building to attend an academic session.

More photos at the Cour website.

Guillaume and Stéphanie Open Exhibition in Brussels

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:31:00 +0000

Photo: Cour grand-ducale / Olivier Polet

Remember the De Mains de Maîtres exhibition initiated by the Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess which took place in Luxembourg late last year? The exhibition showcasing local Luxembourgish talent has just gone international once more. After Luxembourg and France, the exhibition is now being shown in Belgium. On Thursday night, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie attended the opening in Brussels. The Hereditary Grand Duchess gave the opening remarks.

Photo: Cour grand-ducale / Olivier Polet

The exhibition "Of Master Hand" highlights some 60 young craftsmen and art designers from the Grand Duchy and the Grand Region. Its aim is to note the country's young talented creatives and to highlight the beauty and importance of the transfer of know-how to younger generations. The idea behind the the exhibition comes from no other than the Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess themselves who launched the initiative together with the Chamber of Trade and the Ministries of Economy and Culture.

Photo: Cour grand-ducale / Olivier Polet

In case you are based in Brussels or will be around in the coming weeks: The exhibition, located at the Embassy of Luxembourg as well as the Galerie Lin Delletaille, will run until December 15 and 16 respectively. Much more information and another pictures available from the cour.

Grand Duke Henri Receives Five Ambassadors

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:31:00 +0000

Photo: Grand Duke Henri with Ambassador Od Och of Mongolia /
© Cour grand-ducale / tous droits réservés

On December 5th, Grand Duke Henri received in audience five new ambassadors for the presentation of credentials: Od Och, Ambassador for Mongolia; Nonye Udo, Ambassador for the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Novisi Aku Abaidoo, Ambassador for the Republic of Ghana; Raul Fernandez Daza, Ambassador for the Republic of Chile; and Emma Julia Villatoro Tario, Ambassador for the Republic of El Salvador.

More photos of the audiences at the Cour website.

Grand Duke Henri Visits Science Center

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:43:00 +0000

Photo: © Cour grand-ducale / Claude Piscitelli

On the 6th, Grand Duke Henri paid a visit to the Luxembourg Science Center, where he learned more about its focus and goals, in addition to the larger purpose of inspiring scientific and technological interests in young people. Highlights of the visit included a chance to step inside the optical scanner (pictured above) and view experiments in robotics. The Grand Duke also viewed a 1907 diesel engine that was once at the Château de Colmar-Berg and which was donated by Grand Duke Jean to the Institut Supérieur de Technologie in 1977.

A number of other fun photos at the Cour website.

Grand Duke Henri Receives Architects and Engineers

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:21:00 +0000

Photo: © Cour grand-ducale / Cédric Allié

On December 5th, Grand Duke Henri received in audience new members of the Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-Conseils (Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers or OAI). These new members, both mandatory and optional, are participating in the 2015-2017 OAI exercises. Photographed with the Grand Duke and new members are Jos Dell, the President of OAI; Marc Feider, the Vice President of OAI; and Pierre Hurt, the Director of OAI.

Alois Receives Outgoing ESA President

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 22:01:00 +0000

Photo: Brigitt Risch / Vaterland / vaterland.li

On November 30th, Hereditary Prince Alois received the outgoing ESA (EFTA Surveillance Authority) President Sven Erik Svedman when he paid a courtesy visit to Schloss Vaduz. The ESA monitors and governs the compliance of EFTA members (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) to ensure there is no infringement on European Economic Area (EEA) laws. Svedman also met with Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick and Landtag President Albert Frick.

A little more from Vaterland.

An Editor's Note Regarding Princess Tessy

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Luxarazzi) — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:25:00 +0000

In the past few months, we have hardly reported on the whereabouts of Princess Tessy. At the time she filed for divorce, we at Team Luxarazzi had a long talk about how we would handle her appearances in the future. We spoke about how we are covering other divorcees in the family and how we would handle other separations if they were to happen. After weighing different options, we decided that we would handle Princess Tessy's public endeavours in much the same way we do it with Hélène Vestur, former wife of Prince Jean: Whenever she appears at a family gathering, we will make sure to make note of it. Solo appearances, however worthy the cause, we may mention on Twitter or Facebook but we won't write about it on Luxarazzi.

I understand that some of you may say that Princess Tessy has always held a higher profile than the former Countess Hélène de Nassau but we only find it fair to treat them equally.

Princess Tessy has been trying to position herself well in the media about the past few weeks giving TV interviews and more. For what it is worth: We at Luxarazzi believe that she is fighting for what is fair and the she should be treated with the dignity befitting of the Grand Ducal Family. This respect should go both ways. By publishing all the latest news and events by Princess Tessy, we feel like it would border on taking a side in the divorce as Prince Louis isn't able to equally tell his side of the story. Taking sides and playing PR games during what must be a difficult time for everyone involved is something we will do our best to avoid.

Thank you for your understanding.

Fashion Friday: State Visit Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Heaven) — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 18:45:00 +0000

We're back for a special edition covering the State Visit of the Grand Duke Henri and Princess Alexandra to Japan. I've tried to identify the brands of Princess Alexandra's clothes but it proved to be really difficult as we don't see her enough to know about her favorite brands and this was a short notice trip for her so a lot of her clothes are probably old. I will try to find her clothes, and if I do I'll update the post but it will take me time if the clothes are old.

On the first day of the state visit, Grand Duke Henri and Princess Alexandra were officially welcomed by the Emperor and Empress of Japan. I have no official confirmation of the brand of Princess Alexandra's skirt suit but I believe it is most likely from Dior. She also wore a Dior clutch and nude pumps. Her headpiece was previously worn by Princess Tessy.

Photo: SIP/ Charles Caratini

Photo : Dior

For the gala dinner, Princess Alexandra wore a beautiful pink strapless gown with a bolero previously worn by her mother.

Photo: SIP/ Charles Caratini

For the second day, Princess Alexandra wore a burgundy Elie Saab skirt suit previously worn by the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. I really wanted to see this skirt suit worn again so I'm pleased that it finally happened!

Photo: VogueRunway

For an event in the afternoon, she wore a Chanel bag.

Photo: Chanel

For a meeting with the Prime Minister and his wife, Princess Alexandra wore a navy dress with a light blue dress (I think it might me Armani but again, no confirmation). I also believe she wore a clutch owned by Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie, the one she wore for National Day earlier this year. At the time, I supposed the clutch was a Judith Leiber clutch, still got no confirmation. ( Alexandra may have also carried that clutch to the gala dinner but I'm not sure)

Photo : Judith Leiber

For a reception with the Emperor and the Empress on the last day of the visit, Princess Alexandra wore an Elie Saab top and jacket previously worn by her mother too.

Photo: SIP / Jean-Christophe Verhaegen

Photo: VogueRunway

Even if Grand Duchess Maria Teresa pulled out of the state visit because of her fear of flying, she did send a video message for one of the event. She wore her red Armani jacket.

Photo: Armani

I thought I would also include Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie's visit to the International Bazar in this post. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore her Weill coat and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore her Natan coat and a new Armani bag.

Photo: Weill

Photo: Natan

I hope I'll be able to find more of Princess Alexandra but I will say that I was very impressed by Princess Alexandra during this visit, and not only by her choices of outfits but she also looked very at ease and Grand Duke Henri looked very proud of her! I hope this means we will see her more and I will be really pleased to cover her.

Maria Teresa and Guillaume Attend European Microfinance Event

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:13:00 +0000

On the 29th, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume attended the presentation of the European Microfinance Award, which is jointly organized by the European Microfinance Platform and the Luxembourg Inclusive Finance Network. This year's event highlights "Microfinance for Housing," and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume was chair of the selection jury. Romain Schneider, Minister of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, was also present for the event.

The three finalists were: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Préstamo Tosepantomin - Mexico, Mibanco from Peru, and The First MicroFinance Bank-Afghanistan. The winner, Alvaro Aguilar Ayon from Cooperativa of Ahorro y Prestamo Tosepantomin - Mexico, received a prize of €100,000.

More photos at the Cour website.

Jean, Guillaume, and Stéphanie Attend Concert

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:32:00 +0000

On the evening of the 29th, Grand Duke Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie attended the 12th tribute concert to honor Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte. The event, held at Philharmonie Luxembourg (with the Etablissement public Salle de Concerts Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte), featured the Orchester des Champs Elysées under the direction of Philippe Herreweghe. Pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout also played in the performances that highlighted music by Beethoven.

Information from the Cour website.

Maria Teresa Attends Academic Session About Alzheimer's

noreply@blogger.com (B) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:12:00 +0000

On the 29th, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended an academic session to honor the 30th anniversary of the Association Luxembourg Alzheimer (ALA). She has been a patron of the organization since 1991.

A little more information from the Cour website.