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i was just wondering if you could give me your opinion on something! i'm doing this project on luxembourg and i was wondering what your thoughts are on the popularity of the grand ducal family in luxembourg? do you think that luxembourgers like henri and his family? is there any resentment towards the grand ducal family? i've done quite a bit of research but i know that you're quite knowledgeable on the topic so i was wondering what your opinion is. thank you in advance!
I’m not all that knowledgeable on the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. I think that Henri and his wife and kids are very loved by the people. Luxembourg is a fairly small country when you look at it from the grand skim of things, so I think if the people were unhappy with the family, eliminating them might not be that hard. I think there might be some resentment, there was some noise made about the cost of the recent wedding, and you could relate it to Felix’s wedding being held in Germany rather than in Luxembourg where he is a Prince. But that is usually expected when public money is spent on things such as weddings. I don’t know if this really helped. There are historical facts that indicate that not all the Grand Duke of Duchesses have been popular in Luxembourg (see the abdication of Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg). Also sorry for the late response, been really busy |
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HRH Crown Prince received as Commissioner for Danish Red Cross on Friday 24 May the President of the International Red Cross (ICRC) in Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg. Pictured from right: Crown Prince, President of the International Red Cross Peter Maurer, Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach and Secretary General of the Danish Red Cross Anders Ladekarl.
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima make their first official out of state visit to Luxembourg. This visit is very fitting seeing as though, Willem-Alexander’s great-great-great grandfather, William III was the Grand Duke of the Duchy. The Duchy was lost due to the fact that the role of the Head of the Duchy was only to be inherited by a male, an heir which William III did not have. The role of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was given to William III’s 17th cousin once removed, Adolphe, the Duke of Nassau.
Coincidentally, Adolphe would have a male heir, William IV who would end up having six daughters, two of whom would later become Grand Duchesses of Luxembourg!!!
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This afternoon, HSH the Princess presented the ambassadors of his Foundation, all top athletes, to the press at the Yacht Club.
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Princess Anne presents medals to the 12 Logistic Support Regiment who recently returned from Helmand at a ceremony held in Abingdon Town centre, Oxfordshire, UK
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Queen Sofia attended the opening of the ‘7th Conference on Missing and Sexually Exploited Children’ at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Yesterday Crown Princess Mary attended a conference on sexual diseases and the use of contraception
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Crown Princess Mary speaking at a conference on sexual diseases and the use of contraception
Such an important issue. If you can you should watch it!
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The Queen at her desk at Balmoral. In front of her is a touching photograph of her as a young girl with her father, while behind her is a cuddly toy corgi and a Bakelite telephone which has no numbers as it connects directly to the switchboard
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Monarch of the Glen: This astonishing photo of the Queen was taken at her beloved Balmoral and marks the 60th anniversary of her Coronation. Robert Hardman tells the behind-the-scenes story
The face is the most familiar on the planet, reproduced on more coins, notes and stamps than any human likeness in history. But it is safe to say that we have never seen Her Majesty the Queen pictured quite like this. Not only is she in the full and elaborate regalia of her most exclusive order of chivalry but she is standing in the middle of nowhere.
No trick photography has taken place. There has been no digital enhancement by some special effects boffin. This spectacular image of the Sovereign – published in Weekend for the very first time – really is the Queen, standing next to a remote stream called Gelder Burn on her Balmoral Estate.
She is dressed in the green velvet mantle of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish counterpart to England’s Order of the Garter. From her shoulders, held by white satin ties, hangs the Collar of the Order made of golden thistles and rue sprigs, from which, in turn, hangs a tiny St Andrew and his saltire cross.
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Look who is also at Cannes: Princess Beatrice with some of her fabulous friends!
