The Royals
Though it is always a privilege to visit the Cathedral, this trip held particular significance. St. Louis was being honored with a visit from Prince Louis Alphonse de Bourbon and his wife, Princess Marie Marguerite, the Duke and Duchess of Anjou. A direct descendant of St. Louis, the prince is considered the head of the House of Bourbon and rightful claimant to the French crown by the Legitimist faction of French royalists, who also consider him as the senior male heir of Hugh Capet, as he is also the senior descendant of King Louis XIV of France through his grandson King Philip V of Spain.
The Clerics
Other notables in attendance were the Archbishop of Reims, pictured above. Thierry Jordan is a descendant of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne who made major contributions to the establishment of Catholic education in the St. Louis area. Also there were Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, Justin Cardinal Rigali, and the Archbishop of St. Louis,
Robert Carlson.
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