Sunday, May 5, 2019

All Three French "Pretenders" Present for the Funeral of Grand Duke Jean

HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, HRH The Count of Paris, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú attended the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg yesterday at Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City.
The Prince Napoléon and his fiancée Countess Olympia Arco
The Prince Napoléon was accompanied by his fiancée Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg. Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (b.1986) is a half fourth cousin once removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. Countess Olympia (b.1988) is a first cousin twice removed of the late grand duke.
The Count of Paris
The Count of Paris attended the ceremony alone, although it had been previously announced that the Countess of Paris would also be there. Prince Jean d'Orléans (b.1965) is a second cousin twice removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
Don Luis Alfonso de Borbón
Don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú also attended the ceremony without his wife, doña Maria Margarita. Luis Alfonso (b.1974) is a half fourth cousin twice removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
The Prince Napoléon, Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón had dinner together the evening before the Grand Ducal funeral. They were joined by Jean-Christophe's uncle and aunt the Duke and Duchess of Castro. Also present were Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Estelle of Austria, Prince Henri, Prince Amaury and Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Serge and Princess Eleonore of Yugoslavia, and Prince Charles-Henri Lobkowicz.

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