Prince Guillaume, His Royal Highness, hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon of Parme and the last remaining bachelor heir to a European throne is officially off the market.
It only took two ceremonies over two days for Guillaume to tie the knot with Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy of Belgium – the first a light-hearted, low-key civil event performed by an openly gay mayor, the second a pomp-and-circumstance-laden affair adhering to centuries-old traditions, attended by royalty from around the world and performed by a Catholic Archbishop.
Weddings can be simple or they can be complicated. Sometimes, very complicated and very expensive. Think of the countless movies, books, plays, musicals, internet videos created around the joys and misfortunes of these events, from big, fat Greek weddings to crashing weddings and bridesmaids. Or of the parents bankrupting themselves to give their “princesses” the wedding of theirs (or their mamas’) dreams.
Yes, OK, it would be labeled “low key” when compared with the global event and national celebration that was the wedding last year of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton. Still, the union of Guillaume and Stéphanie attracted a glittering, global list of royals and a charming, if sober, national celebration among the 500,000+ citizens of the world’s only grand duchy.
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