Royal Guests and Relatives from Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Britain, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Spain joined the Grand Ducal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista in Luxembourg on this day in 1981, 45 years ago!
Hereditary Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg married María Teresa Mestre y Batista in a Roman Catholic Ceremony at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City.
Earlier, Hereditary Grand Duke Henri and María Teresa Mestre y Batista had gotten married a Civil Ceremony at the Palais Grand Ducal in Luxembourg.
Following both ceremonies, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess appeared on the Balcony of the Palais Grand Ducal. The Grand Duke later described his wedding day as:
This day I will always remember as the day that was such great joy. I will not conceal that I was a little excited about the enormous appeal, which had found our wedding in the media. At that moment, but in which my fiancee walked into the cathedral, any nervousness was gone, and I knew that we would now be forever by two for the tasks that would put life and my function to us to overcome together. This moment is one of my best memories.”
Hereditary Grand Duchess María Teresa wore the Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara and her Wedding Earrings with a Balmain gown.
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Grand Ducal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Henri.
King Baudouin (uncle) and Queen Fabiola of Belgium
King Olav V of Norway (great-uncle)
Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark
Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco
Hereditary Prince Hans Adam and Hereditary Princess Marie of Liechtenstein
Queen Marie José of Italy (great-aunt)
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven
Princess Christina of Sweden and Tord Magnuson
Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria and Hernani and the Duke of Soria
Prince Albert and Princess Paola of Belgium
Archduke Otto and Archduchess Regina von Habsburg
On the eve of the Wedding, the Grand Ducal Family held a Gala for Hereditary Grand Duke Henri and María Teresa Mestre y Batista at the Palais Grand Ducal in Luxembourg.
Only a picture of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (wearing the Dutch Sapphire Tiara) has ever been seen from the Wedding Gala.
Luxembourg Empire Tiara
Belgian Scroll Tiara
Chaumet Emerald Tiara
Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara
Chaumet Choker Tiara
Vine Leaves Tiara
Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara
Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara
Citrine and Pearl Tiara
Emerald Peacock Tiara
Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara
Chaumet Emerald Tiara
Vine Leaves Tiara
Sapphire Necklace Tiara
Diamond Floral Tiara
Chaumet Choker Tiara
Diamond Butterfly Tiara
Aquamarine Tiara
Turquoise Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Turquoise Necklace
Diamond Floral Tiara
Citrine and Pearl Tiara
Amethyst Tiara
Turquoise Tiara
Oval Amethyst Tiara
Diamond Butterfly Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby Suite
Floral Diamond Necklace
Sapphire Necklace Tiara
Sapphire Bracelet Tiara
Art Deco Sapphire Necklace Tiara
Princess Ingeborg’s Pearl Brooch
Pearl Negligee Brooch
Antique Emerald Earrings
Luxembourg Royal Tiaras
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