Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, daughter of Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium, married William Isvy at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels on September 10th, following a Civil Ceremony at the Brussels City Hall.
#NEW First pictures taken ahead of the Civil Wedding of Princess Maria Laura of Belgium and William Isvy at Brussels City Hall!🤍
Maria Laura is wearing a Prada dress and the diamond and pearl earrings pic.twitter.com/5j7opeQj5f
— CoutureAndRoyals (@CoutureRoyals) September 10, 2022
#NEW First pictures taken ahead of the Civil Wedding of Princess Maria Laura of Belgium and William Isvy at Brussels City Hall!🤍
Maria Laura is wearing a Prada dress and the diamond and pearl earrings pic.twitter.com/5j7opeQj5f
Civil wedding of Princess Laura of Belgium & William Isvy at the Brussels town hall, this morning. pic.twitter.com/0D937TIKYc
— Queen Mathilde Blog (@BlogMathilde) September 10, 2022
Civil wedding of Princess Laura of Belgium & William Isvy at the Brussels town hall, this morning. pic.twitter.com/0D937TIKYc
— Queen Mathilde Blog (@BlogMathilde) September 10, 2022
The day began with the Civil Ceremony at 11:00 am at the Brussels City Hall, which was a private Ceremony with only 35 Guests, conducted in French, Dutch, German and English. The witnesses were her sisters, Princess Luisa and Princess Laetitia, and his brother and sister.
La Princesse Maria Laura de Belgique et William Isvy se sont unis à la Cathédrale St Michel et Gudule à Bruxelles pic.twitter.com/GNcRUkLybt
— Place Royale 👑 (@RTLPlaceRoyale) September 10, 2022
La Princesse Maria Laura de Belgique et William Isvy se sont unis à la Cathédrale St Michel et Gudule à Bruxelles pic.twitter.com/GNcRUkLybt
— Place Royale 👑 (@RTLPlaceRoyale) September 10, 2022💍 Félicitations à la Princesse Maria Laura et M. William Isvy ! Tous nos voeux de bonheur! pic.twitter.com/2r6j2AUthZ
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) September 10, 2022
💍 Félicitations à la Princesse Maria Laura et M. William Isvy ! Tous nos voeux de bonheur! pic.twitter.com/2r6j2AUthZ
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) September 10, 2022
In the afternoon, there was a 75 minute Catholic Ceremony with with Jewish Worship Elements, as well as an additional prayer for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. Her niece and nephew, Archduchess Anna Astrid and Archduke Maximilian, were the bridesmaid and pageboy, along with Maria-Thereza Droste zu Vischering von Nesselrode, Alvaro de Orleans-Borbon, Aurora and Eulalia Peters. The witnesses were Princess Elisabetta of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Napoleon, Prince Josef-Emmanuel and Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, and Ferdinand Brunet.
Les photos officielles du mariage de la Princesse Maria Laura de Belgique et de William Isvy pic.twitter.com/9yfFpeeBGN
— Place Royale 👑 (@RTLPlaceRoyale) September 10, 2022
Les photos officielles du mariage de la Princesse Maria Laura de Belgique et de William Isvy pic.twitter.com/9yfFpeeBGN
— Place Royale 👑 (@RTLPlaceRoyale) September 10, 2022The 500 guests included the bride’s grandparents; King Albert II and Queen Paola, uncles and aunts; King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, and Princess Delphine, alongside numerous members of the Belgian, Austrian, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein Royal Families, as well as Royal and Noble Families from around Europe in attendance.
Princess Maria Laura wore a Vivienne Westwood Gown with the Savoy-Aosta Tiara.
🚨 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz arrive at the Brussels Cathedral to attend a press conference about their daughter’s wedding.
💍 Maria Laura, 34, is set to marry French-British William Isvy, 31, next Saturday.
👰♂️ International media = “biggest royal wedding of the year”. pic.twitter.com/unoqiQELTc
— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) September 2, 2022
🚨 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz arrive at the Brussels Cathedral to attend a press conference about their daughter’s wedding.
💍 Maria Laura, 34, is set to marry French-British William Isvy, 31, next Saturday.
👰♂️ International media = “biggest royal wedding of the year”. pic.twitter.com/unoqiQELTc
🇧🇪 Princess Astrid gets emotional at a press conference at Brussels cathedral about the wedding of Princess Laura, next Saturday.
💬 “My husband and I are very excited for our daughter. I might be moved. But it’s a huge event for us, as it was with Amedeo’s wedding.” pic.twitter.com/okiQ6odTPD
— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) September 2, 2022
🇧🇪 Princess Astrid gets emotional at a press conference at Brussels cathedral about the wedding of Princess Laura, next Saturday.
💬 “My husband and I are very excited for our daughter. I might be moved. But it’s a huge event for us, as it was with Amedeo’s wedding.” pic.twitter.com/okiQ6odTPD
The parents of the bride, Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium, gave a Press Conference at the at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels, where they themselves got married in 1984, revealing many of the details and commenting on the couple and their relationship:
My husband and I are very excited for our daughter. I might be moved. But it’s a huge event for us, as it was with Amedeo’s wedding.”
