Tag: Germany

Princess Anna von Hohenzollern married!
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Princess Anna von Hohenzollern married!

Princess Anna von Hohenzollern married Roman Goldschmidt at the Maria Himmelfahrt Church in Andernach, Germany, in the early afternoon of Saturday 1 June 2013. As her father Prince Godehard-Friedrich von Hohenzollern died in 2001 it was her brother Prince Carlos who walked his sister down the aisle. Unfortunately for the couple the weather was not […]

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Landgrave Moritz von Hessen (1926-2013)
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Landgrave Moritz von Hessen (1926-2013)

It is always sad when hearing about the death of a royal or noble you have seen several times. Landgrave Moritz von Hessen died on 23 May of a lung disease in a hospital in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, aged 86. The funeral will be held at the Johanniskirche in Kronberg im Taunus on 3 […]

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Eva-Benita Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1927-2013)
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Eva-Benita Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1927-2013)

Photos and Copyright: Netty Leistra On Wednesday morning 8 May I heard the sad news that Eva-Benita Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe née Freiin von Tiele-Winckler had died early that morning at the age of 85. She had been ill for some years already. Flags at Bückeburg Castle in Bückeburg are flying at half-mast. People are able […]

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Diamond wedding anniversary in Detmold
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Diamond wedding anniversary in Detmold

One of my favourite royal couples last week celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Armin Prinz zur Lippe and Traute Prinzessin zur Lippe are both 88 years old, but last time I saw them, in August 2011, they still looked pretty healthy. Prince Armin, son of Fürst Leopold IV zur Lippe and his second wife, met […]

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Hessen/Bechtolf Wedding 2006
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Hessen/Bechtolf Wedding 2006

Prince Philipp von Hessen married Laetitia Bechtolf at Schloss Panker, Germany, on 10 June 2006. For Germany a rare late afternoon wedding with guests in evening dress. Quite hot and sunny weather in a lovely tiny village.

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Sanders/Oldenburg wedding in Hamburg
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Sanders/Oldenburg wedding in Hamburg

On 13 October 2012 Stephan Sanders from the Netherlands married Duchess Rixa von Oldenburg at the beautiful old church of Hamburg-Nienstedten. The weather forecast was bad, but it turned out to be dry and (a bit too) sunny. For my photos see:

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All smiles at wedding in Rüdenhausen
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All smiles at wedding in Rüdenhausen

This Saturday, 22 September, at 11am Prinz Dominik zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (29) married Countess Olga zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (25) civilly at the registrar’s office in Rüdenhausen, Germany. Already earlier in the morning guests arrived at Rüdenhausen Castle. Most of them seem to have stayed at the castle, as only the closest family accompanied the bridal couple – […]

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