Showing posts with label luxembourg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label luxembourg. Show all posts

06 December 2014

Prince Guillaume and Princess Stéphanie

Princess Stéphanie and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born Countess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy on 18 February 1984), is the wife of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, heir apparent to the throne of Luxembourg. She became engaged to the Hereditary Grand Duke on 26 April 2012 and married him, in a civil ceremony, on 19 October 2012, followed by a religious service next day.

Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg with King Harald of Norway, at the wedding of Guillaume and Stéphanie.

Princess Stéphanie and Prince Guillaume on their wedding day, pictured on the balcony with Grand Duchess Maria Theresa.

Stéphanie wore a gown designed by Elie Saab, and an antique Lannoy family diamond tiara.

Stéphanie getting walked down the aisle by her father, Count Philippe de Lannoy.


The diamond Lannoy family tiara that Stéphanie wore at her wedding.

11 August 2013

Wonderful Royals

 And now, for a completely random assortment of royals!

Princess Madeleine and her husband, being greeted by well-wishers at their wedding.

Princess Charlene of Monaco.

Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and granddaughter of Princess Grace.

The ever stylish Queen Silvia of Sweden!

The christening of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's first born, Princess Estelle, with godparents Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, unidentified woman (is it Mette-Marit of Norway?), King Willem-Alexander, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark,  and Prince Haakon of Norway.

Princess Grace and Princess Charlene of Monaco looking remarkably similar.

Hereditary Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Princess Stephanie de Lannoy at their wedding.

Princess Iman of Jordan at her wedding.

The Dowager Queen Noor of Jordan with her daughter, Princess Raiyah.

Princess Marie and her husband, Prince Joachim of Denmark.

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Princess Martha Louise of Norway.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway with her husband, author Ari Behn.

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima looking out at the Dutch people after they were sworn in as king and queen.

Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.

Chantal and Pavlos of Greece.

Princess Mette-Marit and Prince Haakon of Norway.

Queen Silvia of Norway and Princess Mette-Marit.

The fairy princess, Mette-Marit of Norway.

American teen fiction writer Carina Axelsson, dressed very much like a royal.

Best royalty picture ever: Prince Harry, Princess Kate and Prince William at Leavesden Studios in England, at the Harry Potter set. They are seen holding wands in Diagon Alley.

Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of Sweden with some dignitaries from a Middle-Eastern country.

Queen Sonja of Norway.

Prince Edward and the still young and lovely Countess Sophie.

Prince Edward of the United Kingdom with his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark.

Princess Benedikte, Prince Joachim, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of the Denmark.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark with her husband, Prince Henrik.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway with a young admirer.

31 October 2012

The Luxembourg Wedding

The wedding of Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy of Belgium took place over a two-day period on October 19 and October 20, 2012. A civil ceremony was held on October 19 followed by a Roman Catholic wedding ceremony at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City the next day. The 2012 wedding marked the largest grand ducal event for the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg and the country in years.

The reigning Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his consort, the Cuban-born Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa.

Grand Duke Henri at the wedding banquet.

Grand Duke Henri and Hereditary Princess Stephanie at the wedding banquet.

25 August 2012

Large Diamond Crowns

Diamond fleur-de-lis tiara.

Late 19th century diamond tiara.

A large diamond crown of the Empress Josephine of France, first wife of Napoleon I.

A diamond tiara belonging to the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

The beautiful tiara of the former Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The little diamond drops dangle and move.

A tall diamond floral tiara.

A full diamond circlet formerly belonging to Queen Mary of Great Britain, who had it disassembled and made into another tiara.