The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg shared quality time with three of their grandchildren after an emotional visit to London for the Queen’s funeral earlier this week.
Grand Duke Henri, 67, and Grand Duchess Maria, 66, were among dignitaries and heads of state who attended the late monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey and her committal service in Windsor on Monday.
The couple, who arrived in London ahead of the ceremony on Sunday, recovered from the emotional visit by taking their three grandchildren to an amusement park in Bettembourg.
There they looked after Princess Amalia, eight, and Prince Liam, six, Prince Felix’s children and Crown Prince Guillaume’s son Prince Charles, two, while feeding the animals and playing with the plants on display.
Adorable pictures shared on Instagram showed a glimpse of the grandparents’ family outing, as the family curled up into a fish and fed a red panda grapes.
Grand Duke Henri, 67, and Grand Duchess Maria, 66, were yesterday looking after Princess Amalia, eight, and Prince Liam, six, the children of Prince Felix and Crown Prince Guillaume’s son Prince Charles, two
Grandmother Maria Teresa beamed as she was photographed talking to her two youngest grandchildren during the visit
The Grand Duke and his wife were among the foreign royals who traveled to London on Monday to attend the Queen’s funeral
Snaps showed a beaming Henri and Maria Teresa proudly posing with their grandchildren during their visit to the park.
Maria Teresa, dressed in an elegant leopard print shirt, gushed over her grandchildren as they discovered the park.
Meanwhile, Grand Duke Henri looked proud as he watched his two-year-old grandson and heir Charles walking around the grounds.
One picture showed Charles, the youngest of the bunch, watching a sea turtle with his grandmother and feeding a red panda during his tour.
Princess Amalia, the couple’s only granddaughter, blew a kiss to a fish while her little cousin Charles looked on
Proud grandfather Grand Duke Henri oversaw when his youngest grandson and heir Charles played at one of the amusement park’s attractions
“The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are overjoyed grandparents,” read the post shared by the Grand Duke’s court.
“They took three of their grandchildren to the Parc Merveilleux in Bettembourg,” it said.
“On the program: a literal trip around the world through the fauna and flora of five continents.
“The park, which offers an amusing closeness to the animals, is an ideal place for a family visit, rich in discoveries for the children and a shared moment especially appreciated by their grandparents,” continued the post.
“A very gratifying moment was the reunion between Prince Charles and his friends, the red pandas Nila and Rani,” whom he proudly introduced to his cousins,” it concluded.
The Prince met the Red Pandas on a previous visit to the park with his parents, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie.
The Grand Duke and his wife have five children: Prince Guillaume, 40, Prince Félix, 38, Prince Louis, 36, Princess Alexandra, 31, and Prince Sébastien, 30.
They also have five grandchildren: Prince Charles, Guillaume’s son and second in line to the Grand Ducal throne, Princess Amalia and Prince Liam, the children of Felix, and Prince Gabriel, 12, and Prince Noah, 11, the sons of Prince Ludwig.
Charles pointed to one of the animals while his grandmother looked on. Meanwhile, Amalia fed a red panda living in the park
Charles, who had met the red pandas on a previous visit to the park, was a natural at feeding them
The young prince pointed to a blue fish during his visit to the wildlife park with his two cousins and grandparents
Yesterday’s activities were a welcome respite after an emotional weekend which saw Henri and Maria Teresa fly to London to attend the Queen’s funeral and pay their respects at Westminster Hall on Sunday night before attending the ceremony on Monday.
The couple were joined by 400 other foreign dignitaries and heads of state who had made the journey to London.
Emperors, kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and other foreign dignitaries descended on the British capital for Her Majesty’s state funeral, and many stopped at Westminster Hall on Sunday to pay their respects to the monarch who was in state.
Later on Sunday night they attended the “Reception of the Century” at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.
Amalia, Charles and Liam, right, seemed delighted with the visit, as did their grandmother Maria Teresa
