Luxembourg National Day 2022

The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg celebrated National Day 2022 with a series of celebrations on June 23rd, for the first time in three years. National Day or Nationalfeierdag marks the Grand Duke’s Official Birthday, and has been celebrated on June 23rd since 1961.

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On June 22nd, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited Lellingen Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duke Stéphanie visited Esch-sur-Alzette, before joining the family for the torchlit retreat and fireworks display from the Place de la Constitution.

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On June 23rd, National Day, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, accompanied by Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Gabriel, attended the official National Day ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg. After the ceremony, the Grand Ducal and Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple attended a military parade in the Avenue de la Liberté, where Grand Duke Henri and Hereditary Grand Duke reviewed the guard.

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Later, the Grand Ducal Family attended a Te Deum service at the Cathédral Notre-Dame. It was an inter-religious service with Jewish, Muslim and Orthodox prayers in addition to the Catholic Mass. They walked back to the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City. We have yet to see any images from the National Day Gala but it is possible there was no Gala, as the New Year’s Reception instituted 2020 was meant to reduce the strain of events on National Day.

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