Born on 18 February 1984, Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy is the youngest of eight children. A Belgian noble from birth, Stéphanie was born in East Flanders to Count Philippe de Lannoy and Countess Alix. She attended the Dutch language Sancta Maria de Ronse school before continuing her education at Collège Saint-Odile in France [read more]
Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg was born on 17 February 1954 as the daughter of Jean, the then Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. She was their eldest daughter, and four more siblings, Henri (born 1955), Jean (born 1957), Margaretha (born 1957) and Guillaume (born 1963), followed. Embed from Getty Images [read more]
Following a civil ceremony last week, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg married Nicolas Bagory in a religious ceremony in France yesterday. The Grand Ducal Family came out in full force for the ceremony. She wore the Chaumet tiara without the pearls, and her wedding dress was reportedly a custom Elie Saab dress. Princess Alexandra is currently [read more]
The Grand Ducal court has announced the death of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg today at the age of 97. Marie-Gabrielle was born on 2 August 1925 as the fourth child and third daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and her husband, Prince Felix. She was the last surviving child of the couple. In 1951, Marie-Gabrielle [read more]
The Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg dates from 1574, when it was built to replace the city’s town hall that had been destroyed by a gunpowder explosion. The famous stone balustrade dates from 1741. It was enlarged several times, first by the addition of the Salle de la Balance on the right side and then [read more]
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg is perhaps best known as being the final resting place of members of the Luxembourg Grand Ducal family. Luxembourg became a Grand Duchy in 1815 and was subsequently ruled by the Kings of the Netherlands until the death of King William III of the Netherlands in 1890. As all [read more]
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