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 ...

"I've known for a long time that this moment was coming," Prince Guillaume said of the Oct. 8 ceremony marking the next step in his accession to the throne Harald Tittel/picture alliance via Getty ...

"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 ...

The monarch's son Prince Guillaume will take over official governing duties in October Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's plans to abdicate are already in motion. In a surprise ...

LUXEMBOURG — A monarchy at the heart of Europe is preparing for a generational change. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne Friday after 25 years as head of state in favor of his ...

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 ...