Overview
- The palace schedule sets Henri’s abdication for 10:00 at the Grand Ducal Palace with Guillaume’s oath in the Chamber of Deputies at 11:00 and a family balcony appearance planned around 12:15.
- European royals and leaders are confirmed, including Belgium’s King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth, the Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
- EU figures Roberta Metsola and António Costa are also slated to attend, underscoring Luxembourg’s diplomatic ties.
- Celebrations span three days with visits to Grevenmacher, Wiltz, Steinfort, Dudelange and Luxembourg City on Oct. 4 and a cathedral service on Oct. 5.
- Recent reforms curtailed the sovereign’s political authority, with the grand duke now promulgating laws and parliament empowered since 2023 to remove a ruler for a gross constitutional breach; Guillaume, 43, noted to RTL that he feels nervous ahead of the moment.