Royal wedding gives Luxembourg turn in spotlight
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In this May 22, 2012 file photo, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, right, and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, of Belgium, arrive for the christening ceremony of Princess Estelle of Sweden in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden. The wedding ceremony of Prince Guillaume, the heir to the throne, and Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy will be a two-day affair, that will include fireworks, concerts, a gala dinner at the grand ducal palace, and two marriages between the betrothed - a civil wedding on Friday afternoon and a religious ceremony on Saturday morning. -- PHOTO: AP
LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn't get a lot of turns in the spotlight.
It's an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest US state, and it would fit inside Germany, its neighbor to the east, 138 times with room to spare.
It won no medals at the 2012 London Olympics; its best performance ever was one lone medal in the 1952 Helsinki Games, a gold in the men's 1,500 meters.
But this week is Luxembourg's turn to shine.
