Hundreds of people – including European royalty – flocked to Luxembourg on Friday to witness the enthronement of Grand Duke Guillaume as monarch, after his father Henri officially abdicated, ending a 25-year reign in the tiny EU nation. After the ceremony, the new Grand Duke and his wife, Stephanie, are to greet the public in the historic district of Luxembourg city, according to the official programme. Hundreds gathered to watch guests, including European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola and European Council President António Costa, walk a red carpet covering the short distance between palace and parliament after the abdication, television footage showed. No ‘whirlwind of modernity’“The new Grand Duke is 30 years younger than his father and was educated in Luxembourg schools, unlike his father, who had private lessons,” said Prime Minister Frieden. Guillaume studied in Luxembourg and Switzerland before attending the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy in Britain.