Luxembourg is preparing for a rare royal transition. Grand Duke Henri announced his abdication last year, with his eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, set to succeed him on October 3.

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Grand Duke Guillaume swore an oath to ascend to the throne of Luxembourg on Friday in a traditional ceremony attended by royals and European heads of state. Church bells rang out ...

"It has been a quarter of a century of challenges, opportunities and hopes for a better future: of technological and economic progress, of social change, but also of many conflicts," Grand Duke Henri ...

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Luxembourg crowned a new Grand Duke on Friday in a traditional ceremony attended by royals and European heads of state. Grand Duke Guillaume, 43, takes over from his father Henri, 70 ...

FILE - This photo combination shows Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, left, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume in Tokyo, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq ...