| The Luxembourg prince renounced his crown because of his army sergeant Crowns and titles seem to have lost a lot of value these days. Yesterday, the press service of the court of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg officially announced the renunciation of yet another European heir, Prince Louis of Luxembourg, from his rights to the throne due to his marriage to a commoner. The Duke's third son, 20-year-old Louis, chose Tessie Adams, who is a year older than him, instead of the crown. Their wedding is scheduled for September 29. Tessie Anthony did not herd geese near the palace walls. The daughter of a roofer is a sergeant in the Luxembourg army, where she has served since the age of 18. But, as the famous song says, “to Louis she was the sweetest of all, Louis decided that he would marry her.” “Oh, what a scandal it was!” - also took place. The fact is that at the beginning of March of this year, Tessie Anthony gave birth to the prince’s son, who was named Gabriel. However, the court of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, had to recognize Gabriel as the prince's legal heir, despite the fact that the boy was born out of wedlock.
The lovers met under romantic circumstances - in Kosovo. The prince inspected the Luxembourg contingent as part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia, and Sergeant Anthony was the only woman, and she went to the hot spot voluntarily. Now, according to Luxembourg media reports, Prince Louis is undergoing an internship at the Geneva branch of the International Red Cross and in the future intends to devote himself to humanitarian work. Moreover, his parents did not expel him at all and did not disinherit him. They agreed with the court of Grand Duke Henri on the following terms: the prince, who is third in line of succession to the throne, renounces any rights to the throne, but at the same time he retains the title “Royal Highness” and, like his descendants, will bear surname Nassau.
His future wife is “on maternity leave” - after it became known about her pregnancy, the armed forces granted the girl indefinite leave.
In recent years, the ancient European royal courts have been literally overwhelmed by a series of misalliances. In 2003, the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Prince Johan Friso, stated in writing that he would “still” marry Mabel Wisse Smit, despite the negative attitude of the government and parliament, which did not approve of his choice. The fact is that the bride’s reputation was thoroughly tarnished by her close acquaintance during her student years with one of the leaders of the Amsterdam underworld, Klaas Bruinsma. Johan Friso had no choice but to renounce his right to succession to the throne after the cabinet did not support the candidacy of Wisse Smith as a future member of the royal family. During the security check, the government was provided with "incomplete and incorrect information that undermined the couple's credibility."
That same year, 37-year-old Spanish Prince Felipe announced his intention to marry divorced television journalist Leticia Ortiz, 33, which was met with controversy in Catholic Spain.
In 2001, the election of Crown Prince Haakon caused quite a stir in Norway. His fiancee Mette Marit Tjessem Hoiby also turned out to be a girl “with a past.” She made a living by picking strawberries and working as a waitress in a restaurant. And most importantly, she was married to a drug dealer, from whom she had a four-year-old son.
They are not lagging behind in the East. In 2005, 36-year-old Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, married 40-year-old Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee of the planning department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Before meeting the princess, the groom lived with his mother in an apartment of 60 square meters. meters. Irina BELASHEVA |
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