Her husband stepping down won't deter her from her commitments, however. "I will continue [...] by overseeing social projects, particularly concerning single-parent families, especially women who find themselves alone and facing very difficult situations."
"I am obviously not going to leave Luxembourg, nor the Luxembourgers, who are so dear to my heart", she continues. As to what's next, the Grand Duchess explained she would continue her various initiatives via her foundation after her son's coronation.
"Over the last 40 years, we have completed many projects for the most vulnerable, acting as a last resort when there really was no other solution left. It is to the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess that people write to ask for help, and it has been my honor to be able to provide support in situations that were sometimes truly desperate."
However, the foundation's work won't stop with the accession. "When I realised that the foundation has become the last resort for those who no longer knew where to turn, my children and I understood, that this was something that should be passed on to the new Grand Ducal couple. I decided to hand over urgent, last-resort, requests to the new foundation that Guillaume and Stéphanie are going to establish, and for which I have agreed to let go of the wonderful team I was working with."
The foundation will be renamed after 3 October to become the Henri–Maria Teresa Foundation, with some of its major initiatives continuing, such as the Dyslexia Forum that Prince Louis will run. "It is important for parents, teachers, and above all for the children to hear that we will continue to address children's learning difficulties and support them."
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