Wedding G&S: The civil wedding

The civil wedding between HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy took place on 19 October 2012.

Following te civil wedding, the Countess became "Her Royal Highness, Princess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, Countess of Lannoy." In the (near) future, the Grand Duke will issue a Grand Ducal Decree stating that the Princess receives the title of Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

Click HERE to view pictures from PPE.

Wedding G&S: Watch the arrival of the bride and groom at their civil wedding + Live Streaming outside City Hall

Watch a clip the arrival of HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy at their civil wedding at RTL Luxembourg

Click HERE for a clip from RTL Luxembourg.

Wort is live-streaming from outside of the City Hall of Luxembourg. Click HERE to view stream.

Wedding G&S: Where to watch the religious wedding live

The wedding between HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy on Saturday, October 20, 2012, can be watched live online at the following links:

RTL Luxembourg will broadcast live (in French) from 10.00 AM - 13.00 PM. They will also stream live via their website.

L'essentiel, a newspaper from Luxembourg, will stream live (in French) via their website.

NOS will broadcast live (in Dutch) from 10.50 AM - 13.15 PM on Nederland 1. They will also stream live via their website.

RTL Belgium will broadcast live (in French) on their website. The live broadcast will be presented by RTL's journalist Thomas de Bergeyck with the French royal-watcher Stéphane Ber, the Belgian royal-watcher Patrick Weber and RTL's historian, Christian Cannuyer.

Wedding G&S: Witnesses, Bridesmaids and Bridal children

The religious wedding of HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy will take place on 20 October 2012.

The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg released the names of the witnesses, the bridesmaids and the bridal children.

Witnesses for the groom:
- HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg.
- Don Lawrence Doimi de Frankopan.

Witnesses for the bride:
- HSH Princess Louise of Stolberg-Stolberg.
- Princess Blanche of Merode, Freiherrin of Bodman.

Maids of Honour:
- HRH Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg.
- Antonia Hamilton.

Bridesmaids and pages:
- HRH Prince Gabriel de Nassau.
- Countess Caroline de Lannoy.
- Countess Louise de Lannoy.
- Isaure de la Court.
- Lancelot de la Court.
- Madeleine Hamilton.

The King-Father of Cambodia died

HM the King-Father of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihanouk, died on 15 october 2012.

Wedding G&S: Reception with citizens of Luxembourg born on November 11, 1981 or February 18, 1984

The Bride and groom of today and tomorrow, HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy, attended a reception with citizens of Luxembourg born on November 11, 1981 or February 18, 1984. (The dates of births of the bride and groom)

Pictures from PPE can be found HERE.

Exhibition "Princess Estelle - Birth and Christening" & new official pictures of Crown Princess family of Sweden

The exhibition "Princess Estelle - Birth and Christening" opens at 19 October 2012. In connection with this exhibition, the Swedish Royal Court released new official pictures of HRH Princess Estelle of Sweden, the Duchess of Östergötland.

There are 3 pictures of the Princess alone. 2 with her parents, TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, the Duchess and Duke of Västergötland, and 1 of the Princess with Prince Daniel.

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Source: kungehuset.se / Kate Gabor

New pictures released to celebrate 7th birthday of Prince Christian of Denmark

HRH Prince Christian of Denmark, the oldest child of TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, celebrates his 7th birthday today, 15 October 2012. 4 new official pictures have been released to celebrate the Prince's birthday.

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© H.K.H. Kronprinsessen

The Prince and Princess of Prussia are expecting their first child

TIRH Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess of Isenburg, are expecting their first child.

Wedding G&S: Full exclusive interview with RTL

HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy gave an exclusive interview to RTL.

Click HERE to the full interview online.

Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma reveals her personally designed rug

HRH Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma revealed her personally designed rug on 9 March 2012 at the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam. 40% of the the proceeds will be donated to Care & Fair. Along with the Princess 4 more famous Dutch people created their own rug for charity.

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Source: ANP Perssupport, picture is free of rights provided it is used in the correct context.

Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands presents National Literacy Award 2012

HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands presented the National Literacy Award 2012 to Marij van den Nouwenland and José Scholten on 10 September 2012.

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Source: ANP Perssupport, picture is free of rights provided it is used in the correct context.

The Prince of Orange pays two-day visit to the anti-piracy mission Ocean Shield

HRH the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, visited the Hr. MS Rotterdam during his two-day visit to the anti-piracy mission Ocean Shield off the coast of Somalia

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© Ministerie van Defensie via RVD

The Duke and Duchess of Vendôme, Prince Gaston of Orléans, Princess Antoinette of Orléans, the Duke of Orléans and Princess Princess Hélène of Orléans attend general meeting of the Friends of the Château d’Eu

TRH the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme, Prince Jean and Princess Philomena of Orléans, with HRH Prince Gaston and HRH Princess Antoinette of Orléans; HRH the Duke of Orleans, Prince Jacques of Orléans; and HRH Princess Hélène of Orléans, Countess of Limburg-Stirum, attended the general meeting of the Friends of the Château d’Eu on 6 October 2012.

Click HERE for pictures of the Duchess and her children. (Click on the pictures to see them enlarged.)

Wedding G&S: Preview Exclusive interview with RTL

HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy gave an exclusive interview to RTL.

Click HERE to view a small clip online. In the end you can also see a few seconds of the photoshoots that took place earlier.

Wedding G&S: Love Song

It was officially announced that a love song has been created for HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. The song called "I'm in Love" is written and composed by Joel Heyard and sung by Deborah Lehnen and Christophe Strotz, and is the official song for the wedding celebrations of the couple.

A press kit related to this song can be downloaded in 3 languages HERE.

Wedding G&S: New official pictures

New official pictures of HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy have been released. Click HERE to view pictures at the website of the newspaper L'essentiel.

2 more pictures have been released from the earlier session. (The Countess was wearing a green dress)
1 2

Wedding G&S: Pre-wedding interview

A pre-wedding interview with HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy took place last week. The content of this interview, along with pictures and videos of the event, have been embargoed until today, 8 October 2012.

Pictures from Wort of the couple during the interview can be found HERE.

Questions included:
- When did the couple met?
- How did the Hereditary Grand Duke propose?
- How does the couple see the future work engagements of the Countess?
- How is the couple going to spend their stag nights.
- Where is the honeymoon going to?
- What are the plans related to couples future children?
- How the they see the response of the people of Luxembourg in relation with Countess Stéphanie receiving the nationality.

Click HERE to read the answers at Wort.lu.

The Crown Princess of Sweden is the Patron of the Cancer Society's Pink Ribbon campaign 2012

The Swedish Royal Court announced that HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland, has accepted the position of Patron of the Cancer Society's Pink Ribbon campaign 2012.

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Source: Cancer Fonden


Source: Picture: Melker Dahlstrand

Royal Genealogy - September 2012

Royal Genealogy events in September 2012.

Royal births and pregnancy announcements
HH The Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and his second wife, HH Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Mana al-Hajri, had their second child and first son together on 29 September. HE Sheikh Abdullah joins older sister, HE Sheikha Nayla and older half-siblings, HE Sheikha Al-Mayassa, HE Sheikh Hamad and HE Sheikha Aisha bin Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar.

The list of current (known) Royal pregnancies:
- HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan and Khaled Blair. (1st child)
- TRH Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein and Princess Basmah Hamzah of Jordan. (1st child together, second child for Prince Hamzah.)
- TSH Prince Antonius and Princess Mathilde of Fürstenberg, née Countess Borromeo (2nd child)
- Hereditary Count Ignatius and Hereditary Countess Robinia of Toerring-Jettenbach (5th child)
- Lady Rose and George Gilman. (2nd child)

Royal engagements and weddings
Prince Edouard of Merode married Sylvia Steisel on 1 september. That same day, HSH Prince Wenzel of Lobkowicz, the youngest son of HSH Fürst Johannes of Lobkowicz and his wife, née HIllH Countess Johanna of Castell-Castell, married Countess Maria Katharina of Neipperg, the youngest daughter of HIRH Archduchess Andrea of Austria and the Hereditary Count of Neipperg, Count Karl. HIRH Archduke Imre of Austria, the middle son of HIRH Archduke Carl Christian and his wife, née HRH Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, married Kathleen Walker on 8 September. HRH Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah of Brunei married Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini in a glittering ceremony on 20 September 2012. In the week prior to the ceremony, there were several just as glittering parties, the bride appeared in no less then 3 tiaras. Philippe de Riquet, Prince of Caraman and Chimay, married Françoise Peter on 21 September 2012.

Royal Deaths
Princess Ragnhild, mrs. Lorentzen, sister of HM King Harald of Norway, died on 16 September. HSH Princess Elisabeth of Urach died on 20 September.