A few months before the abdication, Henri and Maria Teresa from Luxembourg have moving revelations: “It’s still extraordinary!”

This 35-minute film begins with Henri telling what his first printing of Grand Duke were: “It’s very impressive … Consequently, I must say that it took me time to realize that all of a sudden I was a head. Nevertheless, of state … However, it took me a few months, maybe a year”. Consequently, As an example of this slow adaptation. Nevertheless, the sovereign remembers the first time that his face appeared on the few months before abdication, henri coins: “I said to myself ‘it is still extraordinary!’, It is an almost incredible thing to have your head on a currency. For example, And like everything else we get used to it”.

Maria Teresa. For example, Henri, the perfect complementarity – Few months before abdication, henri

Very quickly, the Grand Duke evokes that which was his first few months before abdication, henri support during this quarter of a century of reign: his wife Maria Teresa. Furthermore, “I am very proud of what she does and she helps me a lot. For example, She has an absolutely incredible energy that she transmits to others and also to me” he confides, smiling. Furthermore, The Grand Duchess on its side. Meanwhile, recounts their meeting with humor, revealing that “When I saw him I had a crush and I said to myself in myself ‘oh my God that is a very bad idea to fall in love with a crown prince, it’s very complicated all that!'”.

The imposing crystal necklace of Maria few months before abdication, henri Teresa de Luxembourg. For example, all sparkling to welcome the presidential couple of Singapore

The couple finally celebrated their 44 years of marriage on February 14 and managed to carry out this union that the Grand Duke qualifies himself as“Alliance of fire and ice”. Nevertheless, Because Henri and Maria Teresa indeed have very different personalities, the sovereign confident having always had easy intimidation. “We are intimidated in the face of the personality we see. Whether it’s a great writer. a Saint-Father, a Pope, a Queen of England” he confides not without recalling, that by arriving on the throne “I said to myself and I was told ‘don’t change’. It’s very important”.

Example of this complicity that continues in the years: birthday surprise “Absolutely extraordinary” Organized by the Grand Duchess for the 60 years of her husband in 2015. namely a private concert at the Philharmonie where few months before abdication, henri Henri was able to play the conductor himself, the role of his dreams. “He said to me ‘no you didn’t do that! Not at the Philharmonie, no!'” tells Maria Teresa with humor, “And he said to me ‘Oh my God! I’m going to direct a chamber orchestra I hope! A very small orchestra!’ I said ‘no no!.

Few months before abdication. henri

The tributes of their five children

Another sign of the success of this couple that everything opposes: their five children who testify in the documentary of what their parents have brought them. The first to express themselves is Prince Guillaume, future Grand Duke. “I hope I have inherited the best of my two parents” he confides. considering having “Spontaneity in contact with people” of his mother and the “Sense of duty” of his father. His brother Louis. on the other hand, declares that “Our father taught us to be and our mother taught us to do”.

Prince Félix for his part retains the teaching of “Self -exceeding” promoted by his father. while Sébastien believes that Maria Teresa “Pay us his attention for others”. The only girl in siblings, Alexandra, salutes her “This spirit of service they have” and few months before abdication, henri who has it “Much inspired”. If the documentary allows you to discover many new family photos. it is also the time to immerse yourself behind the scenes of major family events such as the recent Octave procession which took place with those that Henri calls his “tribe”namely its many grandchildren.

Grandparents Cakes

While the Grand-Ducal family is seen in the process of looking after the ceremony that took place in the rain. we can see the particularly tender grand-ducal couple with their eight grandchildren (a ninth is expected in the fall), wrap in the towels becoming a pretext for large hugs before children are offered a snack based on waffles and chocolate.

“When my children see her [la grande-duchesse] Arriving from afar. ‘amama’ as they say, they push cries of joy because they absolutely want to join her, it is very very very cute, she is an exceptional grandmother “ says Guillaume while his brother Louis reveals that “My father makes children all the time, he loves it and the children love him”. Declarations confirmed by Eric Sammartano. Maria Teresa’s hairdresser who says that “When I finished style it puts itself on the ground with few months before abdication, henri her grandchildren, she takes them in her arms, we feel love”.

“My husband has never known that: freedom”

Finally comes the time of the conclusion when Henri evokes the next life. “I learned from my father that when we abdicate, we abdicate. We cannot be two grand-ducs” he confides. while saying that he is very confident for the future Guillaume being “Very well formed. He is a boy who is very intelligent, he also has a very good sensitivity”. The Guillaume-Stéphanie duo will therefore take over from that of Henri. Maria Teresa, “It will be another pair, they will have their style, their way of doing things” provides the Grand Duke. At the time of the balance sheet. Maria Teresa believes that “It went very quickly but it was extremely intense” but reminds that “we still want to have just time for us”.

“There is few months before abdication, henri still something very new for us. I knew it before my marriage but my husband has never known that: it is freedom. Freedom of our schedule, the freedom to choose what we want to do when we want to do it …” recalls Maria Teresa, Henri abundant in her sense, believing that “It’s a great luxury!“, He who has always known only the place of heir or sovereign. Finally. one of the last people to express themselves in the documentary is none other than Brigitte Macron who sends his thanks to the couple for “This unwavering friendship, I want to tell you how precious it was to us, to the president and to myself“.