This Sunday 16 April 2017, will mark the 62nd birthday of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke and the 25th birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Sébastien.
This weekend, both Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Prince Sébastien, both born on 16 April, will celebrate their birthdays.
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri was born on 16 April 1955 at the Château de Betzdorf (Luxembourg), the oldest child of the Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. In 1998, Grand Duke Henri was named his father’s Lieutenant-Representative before becoming Grand Duke himself on 7 October 2000.
His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke’s son, Prince Sébastien will celebrate his birthday on the same day as his father. Born in 1992 at the Maternité Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Prince Sébastien is the youngest child of Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. In 2010, he received the Lion d’or order from the Maison de Nassau. He attended primary school at St. George’s International School in Luxembourg, followed by studies in the UK at Sunningdale School and Ampleforth College before completing his international baccalaureate a the International School of Luxembourg. The prince is currently undertaking officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK.
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