Princess Benedikte and Family, Current Events 1: March 2003 - September 2005

[Warren]

Originally Posted by michelleq

Who he marries is stipulated in his grandfather's will. They must be of Nobility, Aryan Line, and something else I can't think of at the moment. Supposedly, he is appealing to the German Courts.

But surely as his father Richard is the 6th Prince and Head of the Princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, he can determine the Family Laws regarding marriages?

The German Courts have already upheld the legality of Family Laws when Prince Karl-Emich of Leiningen unsuccessfully challenged the Family Statutes in regard to his "unequal" marriage to Gabriele Thyssen [who later married the Aga Khan IV, and since divorced].

A similar situation occurred when Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia unsuccessfully challenged in court the Hohenzollern Family Laws regarding unequal marriages.

These Family Laws cannot prevent a legal marriage, they just state the conditions under which a person remains a Member of the House and who can succeed to the Headship of the House.

Perhaps Prince Richard doesn't wish to change the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Family Laws.
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[Louise]

The problem is that Richards father left the entire estate to Richards firstborn son, so Richard doesn't own the castle and all the rest, Gustav does. Therefore the rules laid down in the will can't be changed by Richard.

[michelleq]

Even though Prince Gustav owns the Berleburg estate, Prince Richard is head of the house. Can't he decide to create (or better yet, Gustav's Aunt, Queen Margarethe) Gustav's future bride, noble for a day? Wasn't Princess Alexandra made a Princess days before her wedding? Wouldn't this be a way around the law? As for Protestant, that can be remedied by switching religion. As far as Nordic (Aryan) that can be challenged I'm sure.

Also, has Prince Richard or anyone of the family stated publicly the stipulations of the will?

[Frothy]

Princess Benedikte was another royal who attended Princess Badiya of Jordan's wedding last week.

[pdas1201]

Princess Benedikte at the fashion show at Margrethe School on June 29, 2005. She accompanied Crown Princess Mary.

[GrandDuchess]

Here are some pictures from Fotomarktplatz of Princess Benedikte on 25 May, as she opened the Hans Christian Andersen Park in Hamburg, Germany:

[delineate]

Originally Posted by SpiffyBallerina

This may be a really stupid question, but what happened?! Why did HM QMII take it back?
Nicolae Ceausescu, former President of Romania (Note: Awarded on the November 1980 State Visit to Denmark but revoked by the Queen on 12/23/89 for the first time in history. The insignia have been returned to Denmark and Ceausescu's name has been deleted from the Official Rolls)

Nicolae Ceausescu ended up becoming a dictator. More about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceausescu

[pdas1201]

Princess Benedikte awarded a prize for best horsemanship (not sure of the exact event). She was accompanied by Prince Richard and Princess Nathalie.

From Colourpress

[Alisa]

Thank you for the photos. It's nice to see Princess Nathalie and Prince Richard. I like the group picture and the photo of Nathalie and the dog.

[Alexandria]

Thanks for the pictures pdas1201! :)

I agree with Alisa that it's nice to see more of Richard and Nathalie.

Richard looks very good. I am hoping that that means that his cancer is clearly in remission?

[Squidgy]

August 6 2005 The Princess being honoured for her commitment to air rescue.

Photo: Colourpress

[GrandDuchess]

Here's a picture from B.T. who reports that Princess Benedikte is a dear sight for the inhabitants of the village of Graasten every day during her holiday, when she takes her daily ride which includes the streets of the village.

[rchainho]

http://www.shephard.co.uk/Rotorhub/D...4-5aeff1531a93

DRF honorary membership awarded to Princess Benedikte of Denmark


On August 6th, the honorary president of the DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V./German Air Rescue) Siegfried Steiger awarded the DRF honorary membership to Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark. With this award, the DRF offers thanks to the Princess for her commitment to air rescue. In April 2005, the Princess inaugurated the newly stationed DRF helicopter in Niebüll, Germany.

[Squidgy]

London, 1986 Princess Benedikte at the christening of Prince Philippos of Greece.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=181882

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=181885

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=181881

[Anijonet]

Prince Richard's mother is dead!

[Bolin]

Fürstin Margareta zu Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg died this morning at the age of 96, she was the daughter of duke Charles d´Otrante and his wife Madeleine née Douglas. She grown up in Sweden and was married in 1934 to fürst Gustav Albrecht, who was lost during WW2.

[Alexandria]

A new official picture of Princess Benedikte on the Danish royal family's website (but only on the Danish-language version of the website rather than the English one).

Source: Kongehuset

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Originally Posted by Bolin

Fürstin Margareta zu Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg died this morning at the age of 96, she was the daughter of duke Charles d´Otrante and his wife Madeleine née Douglas. She grown up in Sweden and was married in 1934 to fürst Gustav Albrecht, who was lost during WW2.

That is very sad hearing that Prince Richard's mother had passed away.I'm really sorry for the Prince, Princess Benedikte and the rest of the Prince's family.My prays all for them during these hard times, and wish God rest his mother in peace.

[fanletizia]

Images of the Princess Benedikte in the funeral

From seegerpress

[davo]

The attached photo is the arms of the late Princess, as displayed at the chapel of Fredriksborg as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. Created at the time of her son's wedding to Princess Benedikte.