Arthur, many thanks for the information. I did wonder if it was something to do with family versus in-laws, but wasn't sure. Thank you again.
--Previous Message-- : Grand-Duchess Maria-Teresa and Princess : Alexandra (as well as the Grand-Duke and his : sons) wear the orange sash (with two thin : dark blue stripes at the edges) of the Order : of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau: : : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Gold_Lion_of_the_House_of_Nassau : : Hereditary Grand-Duchess Stéphanie, Princess : Claire and Princess Tessy wear the blue sash : with yellow edges of the Civil and Military : Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau: : : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Adolphe_of_Nassau : : The difference between the ladies is that : Maria-Teresa and Alexandra are the : Grand-Duke's wife and daughter : (Grand-Duchess Consort and Princess of : Nassau by birth), whereas Stéphanie, Claire : and Tessy are "only" the in-laws : (Princesses of Nassau by marriage)... : : According to the Wikipedia articles linked : above: : - the princes (sons and brothers of the : heads of the two lines of the House of : Nassau, i.e. Luxembourg and the Netherlands) : are born knights of the order. In 1984, : Queen Beatrix and Grand Duke Jean made an : agreement that princesses (daughters of the : Heads of the House of Nassau) receive the : order at majority age (18). Princess : Alexandra of Luxembourg received hers on her : 18th birthday on 16 February 2009. And now : that King Willem-Alexander of the : Netherlands is the head of the Dutch branch, : his daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of : Orange, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands : and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands are : also entitled to receive it on their 18th : birthday. : - by statute of the Civil and Military Order : of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, princes and : princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of : Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by : birth, but they don't wear the order : decoration until they are 18 years old. : : :