Henri, Guillaume and Stéphanie Receive Young Entrepreneurs

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On the 13th, Grand Duke Henri, along with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, received volunteers from Jonk Entrepreneuren Luxembourg at Château de Berg. The organization focuses on providing young people with the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship opportunities and also offering training for them to pursue their creative goals.

Photo: © Cour grand-ducale / Marc Schoentgen / tous droits réservés

Grand Duke Henri has been a patron of the organization since 2013.

More photos from the Cour.

Grand Duke Henri Receives the CEO of PayPal

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On the 13th, Grand Duke Henri received in audience Dan Schulman, the CEO of PayPal. Also pictured above are Norbert Becker, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of PayPal Europe (far left), and Dr. Jennie Kassanoff.

Hereditary Grand Duke Marches in Diekirch

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This weekend, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume marched together with a platoon of soldiers of the Luxembourgish army in the Marche internationale de Diekirch. Originally a military march, the Marche internationale has become a hiking event also including the general public in more recent years. The Hereditary Grand Duke, who is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Luxembourgish army, hiked 40 kilometres both yesterday and today thus earning the Crossed Canon medal. Defense Secretary Francine Closener also accompanied Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume for several kilometres.

Henri Attends Opening of Centre National Para-Sports

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Following the audience on Friday the 9th, Grand Duke Henri attended the inauguration of the new Centre National Para-Sports. The Grand Duke was joined by Minister of Sports Romain Schneider and Sir Philip Craven, the President of the International Paralympic Committee. The attendees toured the facilities to learn more about the programs and equipment, and also met with athletes.

More photos from the Cour.

Henri Receives President of International Paralympic Committee

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On Friday, Grand Duke Henri received in audience the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Sir Philip Craven. Following the audience, the Grand Duke and the Minister of Sports, Romain Schneider, accompanied Sir Philip Craven to the official opening of the Centre National Para-Sports.

Also photographed above are André Hoffmann, President of the Luxemburg Olympic and Sports Committee (far left); Jocelyne Craven (next to the Grand Duke); Marc Schreiner, Luxembourg Paralympic Committee (second from right); and Romain Fiegen, Sports Director of the Luxembourg Paralympic Committee (far right).

Alois and Sophie Give Out Princely Orders

Photo: Daniel Schwendener / Vaterland / vaterland.li

On Thursday the 8th, Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie handed out Princely Orders on behalf of Prince Hans-Adam. Recipients were Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Zwiefelhofer and Marlies Amann-Marxer, previously the Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport (until March of this year). The former received the order Komturkreuz mit Stern, while the latter received the order Komturkreuz.

A little more information at Vaterland.

Grand Duke Jean, Daughter and Nieces Watch Cycling Race

Photo: Serge Waldbillig / Luxemburger Wort / Wort.lu

Today was the last stage of the Tour de Luxembourg, a cycling race taking place in, you guessed it, the Grand Duchy. Every year it brings out some of the most unexpected royal sightings in Luxarazzi royal watching and this year was no difference. Grand Duke Jean always makes sure to watch the cyclists pass by his residence, the Château de Fischbach, where a pre-determined 'sprint' point was located during today's stage. This time around, he was accompanied by his daughter Princess Margaretha as well as his nieces Silvia Munro and Veronica de Pottere, both daughters of Princess Marie-Gabrielle.

More pictures of the race though not the royals at Wort.

Grand Duke Henri Sends Letter of Condolence After London Attacks

Grand Duke Henri has sent a letter of condolence to the British Queen for last night's attack in London. The text reads as following.

Your Majesty,

It is with great pain that the Grand Duchess and I have learned of the terrible attack that occurred at London Bridge and Borough Market yesterday.

Our most heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims and their families.

The Luxembourg people join us in sending to Your Majesty a message of compassion and solidarity, in the face of this new attack in the heart of your capital.

More Luxembourg and Liechtenstein Participation in GSSE

Photo: Yann Hellers / Luxemburger Wort / wort.lu

The representatives from Luxembourg and Liechtenstein have continued their first-hand support of the GSSE 2017 (Games of the Small States of Europe) in San Marino with further attendance at events. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie are there to support the Luxembourg athletes, while Princess Nora has been present in support of the athletes from Liechtenstein.

On the 31st, Wort reported a reception that the Hereditary Grand Ducal couple attended at the Piazza della Liberta, hosted by BGL BNP Paribas. Some further reporting on the Luxembourg athletes here, with information about Liechtenstein athletes here.

The GSSE events continue through June 3rd. Athletic events include eight countries: Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, and - for the first time this year - Montenegro.

Games of the Small States of Europe: Opening and First Day

Photo: Yann Hellers / Luxemburger Wort / Wort.lu

Every two years, Europe's smallest states gather for the Games of the Small States of Europe. This year it was San Marino's turn to host the multi-sport event. Over the course of the coming week, sportspeople from Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro and San Marino will compete for medals in the following sports: Athletics, basketball, cycling, golf, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie as well as Princess Nora, Liechtenstein's IOC member, were on hand to witness the opening ceremony yesterday and the first day of competition that saw both the Grand Duchy and the Principality bag a few medals. Wort has Luxembourg-centric pictures of yesterday and today; Vaterland Liechtenstein-centric ones.