Weekly Roundup: A Largely Somber Week (with Amalia and Liam to Cheer You Up)

February 16 to 22, 2019

Photo: Sébastien Grebille

Before we head into a new week full of events for the Grand Ducal and Princely families, let's make a quick addition to last week's post as we somehow omitted the cutest event of the week: Prince Amalia and Prince Liam joined their dad, Prince Félix, and grandparents, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa for the EME Family Day at the Philharmonie. The aim of the EME Foundation is to entertain elder, ill, disabled or marginalised people by music. Archduchess Marie-Christine, niece of the Grand Duke, and her sons Léopold, Constantin and Gabriel also joined the fun.

Photo: Screenshot 1 FL TV

On February 10, Prince Nikolaus attended the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Liechtenstein Press Club. The prince is the patron of the organisation. His older brother, Fürst Hans-Adam, also hosted a reception for the members of the Press Club at Schloss Vaduz that day. A news report at 1 FL TV. Meanwhile his oldest daughter Princess Anunciata was among the guests of an event for Frieze in Los Angeles this week as Vogue notes.

Photos: Valentin Dupont

The funeral of Princess Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne, took place on Saturday. The youngest daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix passed away earlier this month. Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Archduchess Marie-Astrid and Archduke Carl-Christian as well as their children Archduke Alexander and Archduchess Gabriella, with Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma, Princess Margaretha and Prince Jean's daughter Princess Marie-Gabrielle were all on hand to pay their last respects. Valentin has a great report over on the Royalement Blog. Naturally, many of Grand Duke Jean's nieces and nephews were also in attendance at the funeral, including Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg, daughter of Prince Charles, (right picture) with husband Mark Cunningham.

Photo: Daniel Schwendener / Liechtensteiner Vaterland / Vaterland.li

On Monday, a birthday reception took place for Fürst Hans-Adam II. Liechtenstein's head of state after Liechtenstein's head of state celebrated his 74th birthday on February 14. The Prince was joined by his wife Princess Marie and oldest son, Hereditary Prince Alois, to greet the country's high dignitaries at Schloss Vaduz. More pictures at Vaterland.

Photo: EMA

On Thursday of this week, Grand Duke Henri and Prince Sébastien paid homage to the Luxembourgish soldiers killed during the explosion of an ammunition depot earlier this month. The military ceremony took place at the Caserne Grand-Duc Jean. Already last week, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess visited other soldiers wounded during the tragic accident at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.