Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium were married earlier today in a religious ceremony, October 19, 2012, at the Cathedral of our Lady of Luxembourg in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
The 30-year old hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg who is reportedly the last hereditary Prince in Europe to get married, officially tyed the knot yesterday in a civil ceremony with his 28-year old Belgian Countess bride Stephanie de Lannoy in a 2-day ceremony.
For their religious wedding ceremony today, Princess Stephanie wore an ivory and silver lace Elie Saab wedding gown with a 13-foot train, topped off with a delicate diamond tiara and attached tulle veil.
As the new Princess of Luxembourg, the former Countess from Belgium has renounced her Belgian citizenship. Quite the linguist already, Stephanie speaks both French and Germain, which are two of Luxembourg's primary languages but is still learning the third language of Luxembourgish.
Last night the Luxembourg royal family held a Gala Dinner reception at the Grand-ducal Palace, inviting many royal families from around the globe.
Though Prince William and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge were not present, attending the Gala dinner last night to represent Queen Elizabeth II of England were Britain’s Earl of Wessex Prince Edward and his wife Countess of Wessex Sophie Rhys-Jones.
Also in attendance to celebrate the two-day nuptials were Queen Silvia of Sweden and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Princess Margarita of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania, Countess Luisa de Lannoy and Count Christian de Lannoy of Belgium, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands and Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince Nicolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Princess Caroline of Hannover, Queen Paola of Belgium and King Albert II of Belgium, Prince Pavlos of Greece and Princess Marie Chantal of Greece, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Katherina of Yugoslavia, Prince Haakon of Norway and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.
Take a look at my slideshow to see the newly wedded Luxembourgish royals and highlights from the gala dinner last night.
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