maria-olivia
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Please read thread n° 4 !
I don't know much about J-C but I found her an absolute doll in the Danish series "A royal family". Very charming and chuckling with delight and mock horror when talking about how Uncle Goggi tried to put his false teeth down her décolletage.
We all know that Liliane was no summers breeze but what happened on her wedding day? Is what happened a rumour or a stated fact?
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Hmm... if we consider that MT's version of the story is not true, why did GD Henri come along with her in the presscon? Why did he allow MT to malign his mother in public?
I am thinking if he believes his mother wasn't the one spreading that rumor, he would have disapproved of MT holding that presscon.
But he was there with his wife. He supported her. He went there knowing what MT would say. He knew it's his mother who MT would talk badly of.
I know lots of this M-I-L vs. D-I-L stories among royals and in common people life. What I noticed is it's most often the MIL who dislikes/loathes the DIL (examples: Empress Maria Feodorovna nee Princess Dagmar of Denmark vs. Empress Alexandra of Russia nee Pcss Alix of Hesse, my father's mother vs. my mother, many to mention). The reasons vary but it all comes down to a simple generalization ... the MIL thinks her son deserves a better woman.
On this story between JC and MT, I will assume it's JC who disliked MT first (despite being the first to give consent to their marriage) given the 'facts' that a crying GD Henri begged her (JC) to stop being harsh to MT (1988), and that he also supported MT on her 'irrational' presscon.
Btw, I am not here to create a dark image of JC or defend MT. It's just that this topic is interesting as what Schatten said. We never may be able to find out about the truth, however, it's fun to investigate and infer from the things we know about them : )
P.S.
'I've found my Prince Charming': Luxembourg's bride on how she fell in love with her fiancé
How would you describe your relationship with the Grand Duchess?
Stephanie: "Very good. I consider myself very lucky. Since my mother died, the Grand Duchess has been very present in my life, and she has been a sort of second mother here in Luxembourg."
Obviously, Stéphanie is very lucky to have a mother-in-law who stands as her second mother
Nevertheless, time will tell whether that relationship will stay or be broken..
I have long suspected that the marriage of Henri and MT is not the picture perfect idyll it seems to be. I have heard rumors of infidelity on both sides. I have also recently learned from what I consider a reliable source that MT keeps an apartment in Paris where she "escapes" every time she is free from official duties in Luxembourg, and that she does this with Henri's approval. It might be the reason she was on hand in January to attend the anti-terrorist march in the French capital without her husband...she was already in Paris at the time.
Whatever their problems, they seem as devoted, hardworking and dignified a Royal couple as any in Europe. They have raised a family that, in my opinion, could be a model for most of the others to follow.
Actually the famous press conference dates back to 2002, when Josephine Charlotte was still alive.
I agree, and I don't believe it's any sort of "love nest" either. It's perhaps just a place where MT can get out of the Grand Duchy when she feels a need. The late Princess Grace also spent much time in Paris at the family pied-a-terre.
Both Monaco and Luxembourg sound like they can be claustrophobic.
I thought I read a story about Leopold III telling how JC came to him and happily announced her engagement to Jean. So, there's two sides to that issue. Charlotte and Elizabeth were keen for a match between JC and Jean.
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The monegasque princely family still has a château with a domain (larger than the principality...) in Picardie, against the Belgian Border (Château de Marchais). That is just 150 km from Paris. Luxembourg-Paris is around 375-400 km depending on the route.