Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz are filled with reward for his or her future son-in-law: “He is sort of a son to us”

This one will marry certainly in simply marriage on September 10 in Brussels along with her companion William Isvy. Princess Astrid additionally stated she understood the explanations for her daughter’s selection. “William has many similarities with Maria Laura’s father, Lorenz. And my daughter has all the time admired her father,” Princess Astrid stated on Friday throughout a press convention within the Cathedral of Saints Michael and -Gudule, within the coronary heart of Brussels, the place the marriage will happen.

Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz stated they have been wanting ahead to the marriage. Their daughter, they stated, insisted on getting married in Brussels, whereas she and her companion reside and work in London. Household and buddies are additionally intently concerned in organizing the festivities, which is essential to the dad and mom of the longer term bride. “The preparations are a part of the occasion,” says the princess.

The princely couple is filled with reward for William, their future son-in-law. They discover him brave, hardworking, athletic, resolute and endowed with a superb humorousness. “He is sort of a son to us,” provides the princess. “Nearly,” joked Prince Lorenz.

Lorenz and his spouse first met their future son-in-law a yr in the past in Basel, Switzerland. “I instantly hit it off with him,” Archduke Lorenz continues. Princess Astrid sees many similarities between William and her husband and due to this fact understands the selection of her daughter.

Like her dad and mom who acquired married there on September 22, 1984, the civil marriage will likely be celebrated at Brussels Metropolis Corridor. The ceremony, which ought to final half an hour, will nonetheless be intimate. Alongside Astrid and Lorenz and their kids, King Albert II and Queen Paola, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire in addition to Princess Delphine may even attend the ceremony.

The non secular wedding ceremony will likely be celebrated, in the meantime, in the middle of the afternoon by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Mgr Jozef de Kesel, in entrance of 500 visitors gathered within the cathedral of Saints-Michel-et-Gudule. The ceremony, which is able to start at 2:30 p.m. and will final 1 hour quarter-hour, will likely be punctuated by Catholic and Jewish songs.

Maria Laura, 34, is the eldest daughter of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz. She lives and works in London. Her fiancé, William Isvy, 30, was born in Paris to a British mom and a Franco-Moroccan father. The younger man spent most of his childhood in London after which studied finance in Montreal, Canada. He presently works in London in asset administration. The couple share a typical ardour for journey and tennis.