A large portrait of Grand Duke Georg has recently gone on display in Neustrelitz at the Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The portrait was handed over to the Kulturquartier in April by HH The Duke of Mecklenburg who has acquired it from HSH Prince Ernst August of Lippe. The portrait which is belived to date from around 1880…
On Thursday 20 August, Duke Alexander visited the ‘Jewels! The Glitter of the Russian Court’ exhibition at the Amsterdam Hermitage. Accompanied by Hande Macit he was received by jewellery historian Martijn Akkerman and Marlies Kleiterp, head of exhibitions at the Hermitage Amsterdam. Duke Alexander, who currently lives in Rotterdam, is a descendant of various Russian…
Their Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg today attended the launch of the memoirs of Duchess Jutta at the National Museum of Montenegro in Cetinje, the historic capital of Montenegro, and the opening of an exhibition dedicated to her life at Biljarda, a former royal residence and now the Njegos Museum. Also present at today’s…
At Kensington Palace in London a new exhibition opened on 22 June 2017 titled ‘Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte and the Shaping of the Modern World’. The exhibition which is the work of the Historic Royal Palaces charity and the Yale Center for British Art explores the impact of three German royals who married into…
On Friday 22 April Their Highnesses The Duke and Duchess, Duchess Olga and Duke Michael attended the opening of the permanent exhibition to the history of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at the Cultural Quarter in Neustrelitz. His Highness The Duke was among those to give a welcome speech at the opening. Speaking to the 200 guests in attendance…
Today the seasonal opening of the Louise Memorial at the Hohenziertz Palace took place. The memorial which was established in 1813 by Duke (later Grand Duke) Carl is dedicated to the memory of his daughter Queen Louise of Prussia, consort of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who died at the palace in 1810. This year’s opening…
The State Museum of the History of St Petersburg will be running an exhibition on a collection of 200 rare Russian, English and French books from the 18th to 19th century filled with illustrations, engravings and lithographs. The books were collected by Duke Georg Alexander (1859-1909) and his family who were the owners of one…
A new exhibition on the marriages between members of the Grand Ducal House and the Royal House of Great Britain has been unveiled at the Neustrelitz State Museum as part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Charlotte. The exhibitions motto “three weddings of the English Royal House” refers to…
