For Tessy Antony de Nassau, the former princess of Luxemborg, her experience fighting back against sexual assault happened while serving her country in the military.
Unleashed: The Game ChangersWhen asked if she ever feared for her life during her time in the military, she explained that while in the army, she was forced to defend herself from another officer.
“Another [member of the] military tried to sexually assault me, so I needed to defend myself,” Antony said. It also happened while she was the only woman on a mission. According to her account, she handled the situation with a physical defense and was able to get away. “I gave him a clap on his nose, and it was very painful for him,” she said.Overall, during the time the experience “was not a big deal” to Antony, because she “knew what to do and had the education.
“I want to give confidence to all of these other women that experience that, to speak up, defend themselves. Because I think we’re still a long way from that, because it’s a shameful topic, isn’t it? When you’re being humiliated like that, to talk about it,” she said. “I try with my story to give confidence to other women.”, is a former member of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg. Now, she works as a social entrepreneur and helps to raise her two sons.
A public figure like Antony using her influence to speak up about sexual assault, especially coming from a royal family, gives a much-needed level of visibility to a devastating continuing issue — particularlyWhile worldwide statistics on sexual assault in the military are not available, it’s reported that about
serving in the U.S. military experienced sexual assault during federal year 2018. Still, most members never report it, though a culture of talking about it more openly is starting to come about.
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