I am honored to present some images from this recent wedding of the Habsbourg-Lorraine family.
His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria, son of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg,
and
Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of Robert and Margaret Walker,
on September 8th at St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church in Washington DC. The wedding ceremony was followed by a traditional Latin Solemn High Nuptial Mass celebrated by Monsignor Charles Pope.
Kathleen and her father, Robert
Archduke Imre awaiting his bride
The Latin Solemn High Nuptial Mass, which followed the wedding ceremony, was celebrated by Monsignor Charles E. Pope with Father Gregory S. Thompson as deacon and Father Edwin E. Perez as subdeacon.
His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre
and
Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria
Monsignor Charles E. Pope delivers a beautiful and moving homily.
The Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde, Third Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Virginia, presents an Apostolic Blessing from His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, to the couple prior to their departure.
St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church "
Old St. Mary's" in Washington D.C.
The extended families of the couple
The wedding was followed by a reception at the luxurious
St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C.
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, parents of the groom
