HRH The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg is 40 today

 HRH The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg celebrates her 40th birthday today.    The former Countess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy was born on February 18, 1984, in Ronse, East Flanders.  She is the youngest of eight children of Count Philippe Marie Ernest Albert de Lannoy (1922-2019) and Alix della Faille de Leverghem (1941-2012).

all three photos: Copyright: Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue

Stéphanie married Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg on October 20, 2012, in Luxembourg.  They have two sons, Prince Charles (2020) and Prince Francois (2023.)