Fürstin Taxis
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^True. Benedikte seemed very emotional at the arrival at the church though.
Interesting that Princess Benedikte walked with her grandson rather than with her son and his partner. ????
Interesting that Princess Benedikte walked with her grandson rather than with her son and his partner. ????
Into the list guests, I have seen to King constantine and Queen Anne-Marie their children, but I do not find one photo of Crown Prince Pavlos???
[DNF] Fotoarchief Denieuwsfoto
Into the list guests, I have seen to King constantine and Queen Anne-Marie their children, but I do not find one photo of Crown Prince Pavlos???
[DNF] Fotoarchief Denieuwsfoto
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands had a special bond with the late Prince Richard. He was befriended with the German aristocrat Claus von Amsberg and on an evening in June 1964 at Schloss Kronberg something happened. That evening saw the ball for the wedding of Princess Tatiana (Prince Richard's sister) with Prince Moritz von Hessen.
Princess Beatrix felt head over heels in love with that charming gentleman Claus von Amsberg who was there with Prince Richard. To give this fresh blooming love a chance without media intrusion, Prince Richard was willing to appear in public with the Princess. So the media was fooled, leading to rumours about an engagement of the future Queen of the Netherlands with Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. In the meantime Beatrix and Claus could learn each other better and better.
In return, in March 1966, Prince Richard was one of the guests on the wedding of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus, in Amsterdam. There he met a ravissante beauty, named Princess Benedikte of Denmark. The rest is history...
No wonder that the Princess joins her son Willem-Alexander and her daughter-in-law Máxima to the funeral. They had such a special bond and it must be aching for her to know that her Claus' dear friend has left this world too...
so sad to see nathalie and her daughter crying, along with carina. benedikte and gustav managed to remain collected.
a couple of things i noticed:
mary and marie are both wearing very similar brooches. i wonder if this is a link to richard / his household?
I find rather offensive that prince Henrik didn't bother to attend.
I'm also shocked to see the once sporty king Constantine looking so extremely frail.
Henrik attended and appears in several photos
Where was Prince Richard buried?
probably a Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg. Sort of looks like August-Frederik, the younger son of Ludwig, to me.
Thank you for recounting that charming story.
What about Pavlov's of Greece? He doesn't seem to figure in any danish royal events anymore
Where was Prince Richard buried?
It could be Franz-Albrecht Erbprinz zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg
It could be Franz-Albrecht Erbprinz zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg