Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Stephanie celebrate wedding

Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stephanie during their church wedding

After the civil ceremony and the gala dinner that welcomed some of the world’s most glittering royalties, the church ceremony today finally highlighted the two-day festivities of the wedding of Grand Duke Guillaume and the former Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, at the Cathedral of our Lady of Luxembourg.


Crowds began erupting in cheers after Grand Duke Guillaume, 30, arrived with his mother, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. Meanwhile, the new Grand Duchess, 28, was given away by her brother Count Jehan de Lannoy. She looked regal and every inch a royal bride in her Elie Saab wedding dress, with its four-meter train adding the glass and grandeur that rivaled the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The wedding dress highlights three-quarter length sleeves and a silk tulle veil. Silver floral motif adorned it. She wore her own family’s tiara. The attendants, meanwhile, wore the traditional blue and orange Nassau colors. The ceremony was conducted in English and French and a minute of silence was observed in honor of the Grand Duchess’ late mother, Countess Alix de Lannoy, who passed away last August.

The Prince and Princess of Asturias

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Princess Stephanie of Monaco,
The Princess of Hanover

Prince Emanuele Filiberto and Princess Clotilde of Italy

Prince Hassan and Princess Savrath of Jordan

The Earl and Countess of Wessex

The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark

Crown Princess Victoria with Prince Daniel
 of Sweden

The Crown Prince of Japan

The Queen and Prince Henrik of Denmark

The King and Queen of Norway

Siblings Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine
of Sweden

The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway

The Prince and Princess of Orange

The two day wedding celebrations, which began with the civil ceremony at Luxembourg’s Hotel de Ville, cost an estimated 500,000 euros. This included free concerts, street festivities and a huge firework display.
Major European royalties, including those of Great Britain, Belgium, Greece, Spain, The Netherlands, Romania, Yugoslavia, Austria, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. Middle Eastern royalties also took part in the glamorous occasion.

Grand Duchess Stephanie glitters at the gala dinner

Grand Duke Henri proposes a toast to the newly weds Grand Duke Guillaume and
Grand Duchess Stephanie

Elegant in the green Elie Saab gown plus fresh from the wedding, Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg was definitely the center of limelight at the gala dinner hosted by his father-in-law Grand Duke Henri in honor of the new wedded-couple.

The event gathered together the most glittering royal personalities, all in their equally stunning evening dresses and sparkling jewels, who were one with the Luxembourgers in greeting Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and her bride, Grand Duchess Stephanie.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Belgium

The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway

The Crown Prince and Princess of Yugoslavia

Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania

Prince Emanuele Filiberto and Princess Clotilde of Savoy

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg

The Greek Royal Family. From left to right, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal,
Crown Prince Pavlos, King Constantine, and Queen Anne-Marie

Prince Hassan and Princess Savrath of Jordan

The King and Queen of Belgium

The King and Queen of Sweden

The King and Queen of Norway

Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium

Princess Margaretha of Leichtenstein

Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria

Princess Martha Louise of Norway

The Crown Prince and Princess of the Netherlands

Prince Nicholaus of Liechtenstein

The Princess of Hanover, Princess Caroline of Monaco

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Grand Dukes Sebastian, Louis
and Felix of Luxembourg

Grand Duke Guillaume weds Countess Stephanie de Lannoy at civil ceremony

Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stephanie
shortly before their civil wedding.

The entire Luxembourg is beaming with joy as the country’s heir apparent Grand Duke Guillaume, Europe’s last bachelor heir, ties the knot with Belgian aristocrat Countess Stephanie de Lannoy. The entire Luxembourg royal family was with the grand duke, 30, as he exchanged his vows with Countess Sophie, 28.


The newly minted Grand Duchess Stephanie is elegant in her cream Chanel, high-collared jacket and skirt as she and the grand duke waved to cheering crowd as they enter the Hotel de Ville.

Meanwhile, the groom’s mother, Cuban-born  Grand Duchess Marie Teresa, was glittering in the gold Elie Saab couture.

The wedding was officiated by Luxembourg’s city mayor, Xavier Bettel, who was very honored to have united the couple.

Mayor Bettel  added that he hoped the couple will enjoy "happiness and prosperity" in their marriage. He then went on to addressing their national responsibility, calling them "symbols of hope for the future generations of Luxembourg."

The mayor then spoke directly to Stephanie saying that on behalf of all Luxembourgers they were sorry her mother Countess Alix, who tragically died last August and was not able to join her on this special day.
Setting off on foot to the Grand Ducal Palace, the couple took over an hour to complete the 500-metre journey due to the volume of enthusiastic onlookers.