Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City, July 2023;
Credit: Jazmin Campbell, Chronicle.lu
On Monday 16 June 2025, the Maison du Grand-Duc published its 2024 activity report for Luxembourg's royal household.
The report highlights significant moments in 2024, including the state visit of Czech Republic President Petr Pavel to Luxembourg in February and the state visit of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg to Belgium in April. In June, the Grand Duke participated in the official international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France, while Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke, took part in an economic mission to Japan. September marked the historic official visit of Pope Francis to Luxembourg. In October, Prince Guillaume was sworn in as "Lieutenant-Représentant" of the Grand Duke. This was followed by the announcement in December of Grand Duke Henri's planned abdication. That same month, Luxembourg and Belgium jointly commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, with official ceremonies held in Luxembourg-Hamm and Bastogne.
The report also outlines the official activities undertaken by members of the Grand Ducal Family. These ranged from supporting nature, the environment and sustainable development to involvement in sport (e.g. the Summer Olympics and Paralympics), as well as advocacy for women's rights, social and humanitarian causes, cultural engagements, and microfinance and financial inclusion.
From a financial perspective, the report provides a detailed account of budget execution and staffing. Personnel costs rose to more than €13.6 million in 2024, up from €12.6 million in 2023 and €10.4 million in 2022. The allowance allocated to the Grand Ducal Family increased to over €813,600, compared to more than €766,300 in 2023 and €692,100 in 2022. Operating costs dropped slightly to just under €2.8 million, down from more than €3 million in the previous two years. Costs associated with public events and activities rose to nearly €650,000 - up from almost €504,000 in 2023 and over €388,000 in 2022.
Total current expenditures stood at almost €17.9 million (2023: over €16.9 million; 2022: nearly €14.6 million). Capital expenditures exceeded €1.5 million (2023: over €1.6 million; 2022: almost €1.1 million). The total provisional account for 2024 reached just under €19.4 million (€19,389,511.66 - up from almost €18.6 million in 2023 and nearly €15.7 million in 2022), representing 87.13% of the initial budget of €22.3 million (€22,253,931).
As of 31 December 2024, the Maison du Grand-Duc employed 120 state workers, with an equal split between women and men. During the summer holidays, it hired 42 students for two to four weeks to assist with guided visits of the Grand Ducal Palace (in collaboration with the Luxembourg City Tourist Office - LCTO), carry out gardening tasks and support for management, administrative and information services.
