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Royal Wedding Recollections – Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg & María Teresa Mestre y Batista

On 14 February 1981, the future Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg married Cuban-born María Teresa Mestre y Batista. They had met at the University of Geneva, where they took the same course. Their engagement was announced on 7 November 1980, shortly after they both graduated. Embed from Getty Images The New York Times reported a [read more]

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The Luxembourg Belgian Scroll Tiara

The Belgian Scroll Tiara arrived in Luxembourg as part of the trousseau of Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium when she married the future Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953. The tiara was a wedding present from the Société Générale, a bank from France. It was made by Henry Coosemans. Joséphine-Charlotte wore the Belgian Scroll tiara [read more]