Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg is united before God to Nicolas Bagory, her civil husband for a week already. The daughter of the Luxembourg head of state was married religiously on April 29, 2023, in complete privacy in Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the Var.
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A Var wedding for a Luxembourg princess
Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg was entitled to a civil wedding in a small committee, and in light rain, this Saturday April 22, 2023. The only daughter, fourth of the five children of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Nicolas Bagory in front of Luxembourg authorities last week. It was also the only opportunity the population had to congratulate their princess. The newlyweds had given themselves a walkabout, in front of the town hall of Luxembourg, after their civil union.
This Saturday, April 29, the rain was no longer invited to the second part of the wedding, nor the Luxembourgers. It is in the Var, in France, that Princess Alexandra has chosen to unite religiously with Nicolas Bagory. The small Saint-Trophyme church in Bormes-les-Mimosas could not accommodate all of Gotha, but the small Var town was still in all these states this Saturday to welcome the curious who had settled in front of the church.
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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg marries his daughter near Cabasson
Princess Alexandra has chosen a more intimate church than Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg to celebrate her wedding. The church is dear to the heart of the princess who is used to spending good times with her family in the Var. The Grand-Ducal couple have their summer residence in Cabasson, in the municipality of Bormes-les-Mimosas. Cabasson’s residence, La Tour sarrasine, is well known. The grand-ducal family regularly shares one or another family photo taken during their summer vacation in this residence close to Fort de Brégançon, the holiday residence of the President of the French Republic.
The Saint-Trophyme church in Bormes-les-Mimosas was built in the 18th century and is Romanesque in style. It is dedicated to Saint Trophyme or Trophime, first bishop of Arles. According to legend, Trophime would be a companion of Saint Paul, who arrived in Arles in the year 46. Other stories place him in the 2nd century, or even at the beginning of the 3rd century. The church was restored in 1999. During the works, frescoes dating from its construction were discovered.
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The sacrament of marriage granted to Alexandra of Luxembourg and Nicolas Bagory in the Saint-Trophyme church in Bormes-les-Mimosas
The last marriage in the Grand Ducal family dates back 10 years. In September 2013, Prince Félix, second son of the Grand Ducal couple, married Claire Lademacher. The couple now have two children: Princess Amalia and Prince Liam of Nassau, born in 2014 and 2016. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, the sovereigns’ first child, married Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy in 2012. Guillaume and Stéphanie are the parents of Prince Charles, born in 2020, and Prince Francis, born a month ago.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore a black jumpsuit embellished with a green flag forming a bouquet on the shoulder, signed Elie Saab, like her daughter’s wedding dress. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore a blue lace dress from Paul Ka. As for Princess Claire, she wore a red Zuhair Murad summer dress. Guillaume and Stéphanie were present with their eldest son, Prince Charles, who will soon be 3 years old. Their last child, Prince François, only one month old, was not yet there.
Prince Felix and Princess Claire were accompanied by their two children, Princess Amalia and Prince Liam of Nassau, 8 and 6. Félix and his two children are 4th, 5th and 6th in the order of succession to the Luxembourg throne, just ahead of Princess Alexandra who is 7th in the order of succession to the Grand Ducal throne. Prince Louis, the Grand Ducal couple’s third son and brother of the bride, was present with his two sons, Prince Gabriel and Prince Noah of Nassau.
Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg is the fourth child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. The young woman studied in the United States, in Paris and Dublin. Since 2017, she graduated with a master’s degree in interfaith studies from the Irish School of Ecumenics with a specialization in conflict resolution. Her husband was born in Brittany on November 11, 1988. Nicolas studied political science and classics, then he worked in the creation of cultural social projects. Nicolas was a professor of literature at the Hautefeuille private college and high school in Courbevoie, then director of publication for the Christian music publishing house Première Partie. More recently, Nicolas Bagory worked to relaunch the Revue Dynastie, of which he was the editor-in-chief.
This religious ceremony in Bormes-les-Mimosas sealed the destiny of the two lovers before God, an essential commitment for the newlyweds, fervent Catholics. Nicholas is “a true scholar on all subjects, deeply religious, a committed Catholic with unfailing zenitude”confides to us Frédéric de Natal, journalist at the Revue Dynastie and friend of the groom. “Princess Alexandra is a wonderful person, very sweet, very simple and exceptionally kind”adds the journalist, who had the chance to be presented to the princess. “They definitely make a really lovely couple and you can really see the love reflected in each other’s eyes when they look at each other.”
We know little about Nicolas, however “he marks his surroundings”. All those who knew him report his finesse of mind, his erudition and his faith. “Under good-natured airs, he remains very charismatic. » The former professor of letters marks the spirits of his former students ” Who are faithful and very devoted to him, addressing him with great deference. They praised his qualities as a teacher and pedagogy »assures us his friend Frédéric.
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Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg’s wedding dress and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte’s Chaumet tiara
The bride wore one of the most beautiful tiaras in the Grand Ducal casket. Princess Alexandra had borrowed the tiara made by Chaumet for her grandmother, Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte. This diamond trellis tiara formed by fine branches can be worn in different ways by adapting its frame. The tiara can be topped with large pearls or other stones. For her wedding, Princess Alexandra had mounted the tiara of larger diamonds. Princess Alexandra had already worn it on different occasions. It can also be worn as a choker necklace.
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Princess Alexandra wore a draped and tied wedding dress with two bows, one at the chest and one at the waist. It would seem that the dress is signed Elie Saab. The dress has been slightly modified, in particular to hide the bare belly in its original version. The bride wore a long tulle veil speckled with embroidered elements including rhinestones, attached to the back of her tiara. The daughter of the Luxembourg head of state held a bouquet of lilies, the emblematic flower of May Day.
Other members of the Grand Ducal family were present, including Archduke Imre and his wife Kathleen, visibly pregnant with her fifth child, Prince Constantin of Nassau and his wife Princess Kathryn, Archduchess Gabriella, Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Nassau and her husband Antonius Willms, Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein and her husband, Emanuele Musini and Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein and her husband Ralph Worthington. Foreign royalty were present, including members of the royal family of Jordan.
Nicholas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a freelance web editor since 2014. After having been a copywriter and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media, he specialized in royalty news. Nicolas is now editor-in-chief of Histoires royales. [email protected]
