The Grand Ducal Family announced the Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller at the Château de Berg on this day in 1994, 30 years ago, ahead of their Wedding in Paris that September.
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Luxembourg State Visit to Japan, 1999
The Japanese Imperial Family hosted Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Japan on this day in 1999, 25 years ago, which was their last State Visit before the Grand Duke’s Abdication. The latest Luxembourg State Visit to Japan was held in 2017, which as the last before the Abdication of Emperor Akihito of Japan. Continue reading
G20 Reception at Buckingham Palace, 2009
The Queen met President Obama for the first time and rebuked the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as she hosted a Reception for World Leaders at Buckingham Palace on this day in 2009, 15 years ago, during the G20 London Summit.
Wedding Gala of Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz and Princess Dorothea of Hesse, 1959
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the Wedding Gala of Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz and Princess Dorothea of Hesse in Munich on this day in 1959, 65 years ago, following their Wedding at St. Georg’s Roman Catholic Church in Munich.
British State Visit to Jordan, 1984
King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan hosted Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their first and only State Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, following the Jordanian State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1966.
Norwegian State Visit to Spain, 1984
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain hosted their cousin, King Olav V of Norway, on his State Visit to Spain on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, following the Spanish State Visit to Norway in 1982.
Queen in Perth, 1954
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Australia when they ended the visit in Perth on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia were followed by visits to Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
French State Visit to Britain, 1939
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth hosted the French President and Madame Lebrun on their State Visit to Britain on this day in 1939, 85 years ago, reaffirming the Entente Cordiale months before the outbreak of the Second World War and after the King and Queen’s landmark 1938 State Visit to France.
Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece
Four Kings and Three Queens were among the guests at the wartime Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece at the Yugoslavian Embassy in London on this day in 1944, 80 years ago, in the midst of the Second World War.