Gen. HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg KG

"General (Retd) HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg KG has died at the age of 98 with his family at his bedside. He had recently been admitted to hospital suffering from a pulmonary infection.
He joined the Irish Guards as a volunteer in November 1942. After receiving officer training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMC), Jean was commissioned as a lieutenant on 30 July 1943, before being promoted to captain in 1944. He landed in Normandy on 11 June 1944, and took part in the Battle for Caen and the liberation of Brussels. On 10 September 1944, he took part in the liberation of Luxembourg, Luxembourg his home country, before moving on to Arnhem and the invasion of Germany. He relinquished his commission in the British Army on 26 June 1947. After the war, from 1984 until his abdication, he served as Colonel of the Regiment of the Irish Guards (1984-2000), often riding in uniform behind Queen Elizabeth II during the Queens Birthday Parade. On St. Patrick's Day in 1995, The Duke of Luxembourg was promoted to the honorary rank of General by HM The Queen."
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg dies at the age of 98