26 September 2018 photo of Tessy Antony speaking at the Sowing Selfless Seeds charity event at St George's International School Mike Zenari/archives

26 September 2018 photo of Tessy Antony speaking at the Sowing Selfless Seeds charity event at St George's International School Mike Zenari/archives

According to The Times and Daily Mail online, the entrepreneur and mother-of-two gave an hour-long speech in English to a London judge summarising her case.

She was not supported by lawyers at the hearing in the family court. According to The Times, it is common in family courts for one side not to be represented, “usually because they cannot afford lawyers and there is no legal aid.”

Antony and Prince Louis of Luxembourg married on 29 September 2006 in Gilsdorf, Luxembourg. The latter apparently gave up his succession rights and those of his children, Gabriel and Noah, although Antony and the boys were given royal titles on Luxembourg’s national day on 23 June 2009. The couple’s separation was announced by the royal court on 18 January 2017.

The 32-year-old, who recently gave a speech to pupils of St. George's International School, began her career in the Luxembourg army in 2003, founded education platform Professors Without Borders, is an advocated of Aids action organisation UNAids and an outspoken women’s rights activist. She currently works in London, UK.