HRH Prince Liam Henri Hartmut of Nassau

The Grand-Ducal Court of Luxembourg announced today that the son of Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg has been given the names Liam Henri Hartmut. In accordance with the decree of 21 September 1995, the child has received the title Prince of Nassau and the style of Royal Highness.

The press release in English translation:

The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess are pleased to announce, together with Prince Félix and Princess Claire, that the name of their grandson is His Royal Highness Prince Liam Henri Hartmut of Nassau.

Prince Liam, who was born in Geneva on 28 November 2016, is the second child of Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg. It is easy to guess that the second name Henri is after Liam's grandfather Grand Duke Henri, and the third name Hartmut after Princess Claire's father Hartmut Lademacher.

Liam is an Irish short form of Uilliam, a derivative of William, Wilhelm (Willahelm) and Guillaume. As both Prince Liam's uncle and grand uncle have the name Guilluame, I guess Liam is a sensible way of not creating too much confusion. I suppose that the name in French is pronounced differently than in English.

Second child for Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg

The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has announced that Princess Claire, wife of Prince Félix, gave birth to their second child, a boy, at Clinique Générale-Beaulieu in Geneva, Switzerland on 28 November 2016 one minute to 4 a.m.

The newborn prince, whose name is not made public yet, is fourth in line to the Grand Ducal throne of Luxembourg (after his uncle Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, his father Prince Félix and his elder sister Princess Amalia, who was born on 15 June 2014).

Prince Félix, second son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher in 2013.

Last time updated on Tuesday 29 November at 11.50 (time of birth was obviously a.m., not p.m.).

Norwegian news in English

I have earlier written about two online newspapers which publish news about and from Norway in English - Views and News from Norway and The Foreigner (go here and here).

Recently I discovered that The Local earlier this fall launched a Norwegian version. The news portal also has similar English-speaking editions for France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.

Yet another online news site, "written in English, dedicated to Norwegian affairs at home and abroad", cf. the news site's own presentation, is Norway News.

Although not a news site, Norway.org - the Norwegian official site in the United States - is also a good source for news about Norwegian affairs.

State visit from Switzerland

The state visit from Switzerland continued today with among others a visit to the Oslo University Hospital where King Harald, Queen Sonja, President Doris Leuthard and her husband Dr. Roland Hausin attended the opening of the seminar "Swiss Medical Technical meets Healthcare in Norway".

President Leuthard also gave the address "The World is shifting - where is the European continent heading?" at the Norwegian Nobel Institute with her husband as well as Queen Sonja in attendance. King Harald had to be at the Royal Palace to preside over the Council of State.

Later Their Majesties as well as the Crown Prince couple attended the Government's luncheon in honour of the Swiss guests at the Government Guest House. Tonight it is President Leuthard and Dr. Hausin who will be the hosts and they have invited to a consert followed by a reception at Grand Hotel.

Crown Prince Haakon is actually going to Switzerland on Saturday to attend the Young Global Leaders meeting in Geneva. Whether he will meet President Leuthard again at the meeting or not is difficult to say. At least I couldn't find any clues at the president's website. At 47, she might not be considered as a "young leader" anylonger?

Anyway, Dagbladet.no (Kjendis.no) has published photos from the gala dinner at the Royal Palace on Thursday night. The tabloid's focus was on two Norwegian celebrities - the singer Tone Damli Aaberge and her live-in partner, the actor Axel Hennie. Aaberge has not written about the dinner at her blog yet, busy as she is after recently releasing her new album.

See also VG Nett's and Nettavisen.no's coverage of the state visit, as well as my blog article from yesterday.

Swiss President in Norway

The President of the Swiss Confederation, Ms. Doris Leuthard and her husband Dr. Roland Hausin, arrived in Oslo, Norway for a state visit today, 14 October 2010. According to the official website of the royal house, this is the first time a Swiss President has paid Norway a state visit. The visit didn't start too well, however, as the military band played the wrong anthem during the welcoming ceremony at the Palace Square!

The first, but wrong, explanation given was that the military band had played the old Swiss anthem which was in use until 1961. Obviously the archives had not been updated for a while! However, the tune that was actually played, "O Mein Heimatland", was - according to VG Nett and Neue Zürischer Zeitung (NZZ Online) never Switzerland's national anthem, but was one of the contenders when Switzerland settled for a new national anthem ("Schweitzerpsalm") in 1961. The old anthem was named "Rufst Du Mein Vaterland", with the same tune as "God Save the Queen" and the Norwegian Royal Anthem ("Gud sign vår konge god").

Fortunately the military band made it right later on today when the Swizz national anthem was played in connection with the wreath-laying ceremony at Akershus Castle.

See also Views and News of Norway's article of today, State visit starts on the wrong note, as well as the official royal website's own coverage (with photos).