Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg introduced on Sunday that he would start transferring his powers to his son Guillaume in October, a decisive step paving the best way for the monarch’s abdication.
“I wish to inform you that I’ve determined to nominate Prince William as Lieutenant Consultant in October“, declared Henri, 69, in a speech given on the event of the nationwide day of the Grand Duchy, a small constitutional monarchy of 660,000 inhabitants situated between France, Germany and Belgium.
This transmission signifies a primary step in the direction of the gradual withdrawal of the Grand Duke who acceded to the throne in October 2000 and the start of the switch of the crown to Guillaume, 42 years outdated. “It’s with all my love and belief that I want him good luck“, continued the Grand Duke on the Luxembourg Philharmonie in entrance of the very best representatives of the State and the royal household. The designation of the Lieutenant-representative consists of the delegation of sure powers to the descendant of the Nassau household with a view to a change of sovereign whose date is unsure.
