Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Current Events 8: June 2018 - present

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Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Current Events 8: June 2018 - present

Welcome to the 8th thread for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg's Current Events.

Commencing June 2018​

The previous thread can be found here.
Please post current news and events of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa in this thread​

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[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri received the new Ambassador of the United States of America today, June 19:


** monarchie.lu: Accréditation d'un nouvel Ambassadeur au Luxembourg **

 

[Prisma]

GD Maria Teresa's message on June 19, International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1008972620489019393

 

[iceflower]

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Today, June 20, Grand Duke Henri received Sushma Swaraj, the Head of Indian diplomacy on the occasion of her visit to the Grand Duchy:


** monarchie.lu: Son Excellence Madame Sushma Swaraj, ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République de l’Inde, en audience au Palais grand-ducal **

 

[Prisma]

On June 20th, GD Henri also attended the swearing in of Claude Turmes, as a new member of the Government, who assumes the functions of Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure.

Assermentation de Monsieur Claude Turmes - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Juin 2018

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri awarded the decorations in the Civil and Military Order of Adolphe Nassau today, June 21:


** monarchie.lu: Remise des décorations dans l’Ordre civil et militaire d’Adolphe de Nassau aux récipiendaires de la Promotion 2018 **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa hosted a lunch for the President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, and his wife today, June 25:


** monarchie.lu: Son Excellence Monsieur Alain Berset, président de la Confédération suisse, reçu pour un déjeuner privé au Palais grand-ducal **


Later the couple attended the celebrations in the framework of the 60th anniversary of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) and the 50th anniversary the agency's presence in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:


** Pic 1** Pic 2 ** monarchie.lu: 60e anniversaire NSPA **


And Grand Duchess Maria Teresa as President of the Luxembourg Red Cross participated in the presentation of the global awareness campaign "NOT A TARGET":


** monarchie.lu: La Grande-Duchesse soutient la campagne mondiale pour la protection des services de santé dans les conflits **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri visited the agricultural fair (FAE) in Ettelbruck today, July 1:


** monarchie.lu: Foire agricole **


** rtl.lu: Beaucoup de monde à la foire agricole, y compris le Grand-Duc **

 

[iceflower]

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Today, July 2, Grand Duke Henri attended an academic session to mark the 175th anniversary of the organization Ponts et Chaussées (Bridges and Roads):


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday afternoon, July 3, Grand Duke Henri viewed the exhibition "The heavenly place, the Etruscans and their gods. The Federal Sanctuary of Orvieto" at the National Museum of Art and History:


** Pic 1 ** MNHA fb gallery **


** monarchie.lu: Visite de l’exposition « Le lieu céleste. Les Etrusques et leurs dieux – Le Sanctuaire Fédéral d’Orvieto » **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa invited German magazine Bunte into the Castle Berg:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** source **

 

[eya]

During their summer holidays in the town of Cabasson, the French President Emanuel Macron and his wife had a golf cart with the GD Henri and GD María Teresa

https://www.hola.com/imagenes/actua...vacaciones-belgica/0-592-344/macron1-cp-a.jpg

The Palace shares more picrures from the meeting of the GD Henri and GD María Teresa with Emanuel Macron and his wife

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https://scontent.fath4-2.fna.fbcdn....=6a9f70a4d7b743cbbb11233774df4b5b&oe=5BF7EF93

http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/evenements/2018/08/12082018-macron/index.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmks3xuDfgH/?taken-by=courgrandducale

 

[iceflower]

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attend the annual informal meeting of the Heads of State of German-speaking countries in Switzerland today, September 5, and tomorrow.

Here are the first photos of today:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** gettyimages gallery **

 

[iceflower]

Day 2 today, September 6, started with a round table meeting in Sils Maria:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 ** Pic 6 ** rex gallery ** fb gallery **

 

[eya]

GD Maria Teresa play the Guide For One Day today in the Palace

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[iceflower]

It's a great idea to do so, the guests have surely been utterly pleased ?

The official entry and the article below contain some more photos:


** monarchie.lu: GUIDE FOR ONE DAY **


** wort.lu: Mit der Großherzogin im Palais ** translation **

 

[eya]

GD Henri attends today 14 September at the Former student of the IHEID (1978-1980), the graduation ceremony of interdisciplinary masters in international affairs and development studies in Geneva

Remise de diplômes et réunion des anciens de l’IHEID 2018 - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Septembre 2018

 

[iceflower]

Here are two more photos and a video of his speech (starting at 1:27):


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **

 

[iceflower]

Despite the special support F91 Dudelange has lost with 0:1. Here's another photo.

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, September 22, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended the film award ceremony Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis 2018:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** wort.lu article **

 

[eya]

And pictures shares the Palace on this event

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoD1Kn2lIAi/?taken-by=courgrandducale


Also the The Grand-Ducal Couple attended on 21 September at the festivities held on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Medical College at the Cercle Municipal Luxembourg

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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended the opening of the Center for the Development of Apprenticeships "Grand Duchess Maria Teresa" (CDA) today 24 September

Inauguration du centre pour le Développement des Apprentissages « Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa » - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Septembre 2018

 

[iceflower]

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Later today Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended the opening of the "House of the Book" at the City of Sciences Belval site:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** fb video **


** monarchie.lu: Inauguration de la « Maison du Livre » **


** lessentiel: La Maison du livre marque une nouvelle ère **


** rtl: D'Bibliothéik vun der Uni um Belval gouf offiziell ageweit **

 

[iceflower]

The official entry contains another photo from yesterday:


** monarchie.lu: 20e anniversaire de l’association ALAN **


Today, September 27, Grand Duke Henri received the new Ambassadors from Spain, Jamaica, Vietnam, Denmark, Guinea-Bissau and Congo:



** monarchie.lu: Accréditations de nouveaux Ambassadeurs au Luxembourg **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri attended a celebration marking the 125th anniversary of the Artistic Circle of Luxembourg today, October 5:



** wort.lu: Le CAL a soufflé ses 125 bougies **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri attend a a number of events for the National Commemoration Day in Luxembourg today, October 7:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 **


** tageblatt.lu gallery: Nationaler Gedenktag..**

 

[eya]

And some pictures shares and the Palace

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoomajWFyAN/?taken-by=courgrandducale

GD Henri receives today Ambassadors at the Palace

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bot4-H5lAXF/?taken-by=courgrandducale

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duke Henri had a meeting with Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East today, October 10:


** Pic ** monarchie.lu entry **

 

[iceflower]

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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended the first "Lux4Good" hackathon yesterday, October 13:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Instagram pics ** monarchie.lu gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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Following yesterday's elections Grand Duke Henri received Prime Minister Xavier Bettel for a meeting today, October 15. The Grand Duke asked the present Government to remain in office until the formation of a new Government and discussed the political situation resulting from the elections.
Later Grand Duke Henri appointed Martine Solovieff, General Attorney State, as informant in the formation of the new government.


** monarchie.lu: Elections législatives 2018 **

 

[eya]

Election continue:

"This afternoon, the Grand Duke received in audience Mrs. Martine Solovieff, in charge of an information mission within the framework of the formation of the new government.

The informant told him about his interviews with representatives of the main political parties. The parties of the DP, the LSAP and the Greens have expressed their willingness to start negotiations to form a coalition.

Following these conclusions, the Grand Duke invited Mr. Xavier Bettel (DP) to a hearing and appointed him trainer."

http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/evenements/2018/10/16102018-audienceBettel/index.html


Grand Duke Henri attended last night the concert given by the European Soloists Orchestra Luxembourg (SEL), under the direction of conductor Christoph König and with violinist Carolin Widmann as soloist.

Concert « La machine de Mälzel et le métronome » - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Octobre 2018

GD couple attended the opening of the exhibition "On the water / On Water" by the photographers Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Philippe Bourseiller.

Vernissage de l'exposition "On Water" - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Octobre 2018

http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/galeries/evenements/2018/10/16102018-vernissageArthusBertrand/index.html