Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte Picture Thread, Part 1

[drimal]

11. with Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustav of Sweden and the parents (?)
12.to 14. with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
15. the faithful Grand Duchess in the Vatican in 1999 with the family (apart from Henri and Maria Teresa and their children, their are also Prince Guillaume and his wife Sibilla Weiler)
16. on 29.7.1995 on the Côte d'Azur with (former) GD Jean, GD Henri, GD Maria Teresa, Princess Marie Astrid and husband Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and all their children
17. swimming in the Mediterranean water on 9.8.1994 :)
18.to 20. on the 75th birthday of Grand Duke Jean in January 1996 with the whole family

[drimal]

21.to 24. on the civil marriage of son Guillaume and Sibilla Weiler in Selestat on 8.9.1994
25. on the first communion of grandchild Sebastien on 14.5.2000
26.to 29. on the first communion of grandchild Alexandra on 9.5.1998
30. on 11.11.1999 the day of Guillaume's 18th birthday

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31. and 32. during the throne achievement of son Henri on 7.10.2000 (that was her last day as Grand Duchess! )
33. and 34. on Guillaume's Sandhurst graduation on 9.8.2002 (I love that last picture!:o )

[rere]

Thanks, Drimal.

1. A happy grandmother
2. Can you I.D. whose in this picture?

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

So she was shy... that would explain Guillaume and Felix's behaviours alot.
But I can't figure out who is in that pic, but it does look rather old.

[drimal]

@rere:
Well, this picture is dating from July 1990 in Cabasson.
In front of the Grand Ducal couple are:

Guillaume, Maria Anunciata, Marie Astrid, Louis, Joseph-Emanuel and Felix.

The names written in Italic are the children of Princess Margaretha (Henri's sister) and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein.

Note: Alexandra and Sebastien were not yet born at that time.

[KatieLouise]

Just a quick note, in picture 11, Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian of Sweden are the people to the right of Grand Ducal couple. :)

[hillary_nugent]

I've read that JC's mother Queen Astrid was well love, is there any specific reason why? I seems like JC has inherited her mum's popularity ^___^

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Didn't she die young?

[MoonlightRhapsody]

Originally Posted by hillary_nugent

I've read that JC's mother Queen Astrid was well love, is there any specific reason why? I seems like JC has inherited her mum's popularity ^___^

I believe it was because she was close to the people of Belgium and often was seen among the people and interacting with them. She was very compassionate towards her subjects and she was well loved by the Belgians.

And she did die young. Albert was a year old when she died, I think.

[KatieLouise]

I believe Astrid was about 30 when she died... so, yes, very young :(

[drimal]

She respresented Luxembourg with alot of dignity and class

1. at Guillaume's Sandhurst graduation the 908.2002 with husband Grand Duke Jean
2. the elegant Grand Duchess on 29.06.2001
3.to 7. on the wedding of Hereditary Prince Bernard von Baden on 24.06.2001 (in the middle Queen Sofia of Spain)
8. and 9.with her husband Grand Duke Jean and her son Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla Weiler on 23.06.2001
10. On her last state visit in Japan on 2.04.1999 with Emperor Akihito which was a good friend of her

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11. at the funeral of Prince Claus of the Netherlands the 15.10.2002 :(
12.to 16. at the nomination to Hereditary Grand Duke of Prince Guillaume

12. Guillaume during the ceremony
13. former GD Jean, former GD Josephine-Charlotte, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Grand Duke Henri
14. the late Grand Ducal couple
15. and 16. Prince Louis, Prince Felix, former GD Jean, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Duke Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, former GD Josephine-Charlotte and Princess Alexandra

17. to 20. at the throne achiement of son Henri on 7.10.2000

17.with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Duke Henri, late Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, brother King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola of Belgium
18. greeting on the balcony
19. a very emotional Josephine-Charlotte
20. during the ceremony

More pics will follow...:)

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Why do I not remember all these pics?

[drimal]

21. another picture during the ceremony of 7.10.2000 (Henr's throne achievement) with Queen Paola and King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
22. the whole family on the balcony
23. King Albert II making his signature
24. the popular Grand Ducal couple Jean and Josephine-Charlotte on their last official day as reigning sovereigns cheered by the people (certainly a hard moment for both of them)
25. Grand Duke Jean making the signature under his abdiction under the eyes of wife Josephine-Charlotte and the successors Henri and Maria Teresa
26. thank you GD Jean and GD Josephine-Charlotte for guiding the country for 36 years in such a nice way you did!:)
27. to 29. pictures of Josephine-Charlotte on National Day 2000 her last National Day as reigning Grand Duchess :(

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Originally Posted by KatieLouise

I believe Astrid was about 30 when she died... so, yes, very young :(

She was 29, and pregnant of her 4th child.

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

MT should never, ever wear yellow.

[drimal]

30.-35. Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte and Grand Duke Jean on an audience to the Pope in Vatican on 9.07.2000
36. a picture with the whole family on 9.07.2000 in Vatican
37. on state visit in the United States on 11.01.1999 with former US president Bill Clinton
38.and 39. two nice pictures which shows that Josephine-Charlotte had a good relationship with son Henri (both images are from 1.02.1999, the day on which Henri became Lieutenant représentant, in other words undertook some functions of Grand Duke Jean as a preparation to his later throne achievement )

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Awww... she was such a loving mother!

[KatieLouise]

Yes, I particularly like that last photo - you don't get to see a lot like this. Thanks, drimal