On 28 August the annual memorial service for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took place at the Church of St John in Mirow where the family crypt is located. The service was led by Pastor Ulrike Kloss of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, and the retired Catholic Pastor, Bernhard Szymanski. This…
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the death at Kew Palace of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Hanover. To mark the anniversary a celebration of her life was held in the Mirow Palace’s Great Hall. During the service the historian Sandra Lembke delivered an hour long lecture on the life of Queen Charlotte for…
The relationship between the Grand Ducal House and the Royal House of Montenegro was reaffirmed today at the Annual Memorial Service for deceased members of the Grand Ducal House at the Church of St John in Mirow. Ties between the Grand Ducal House and Royal House of Montenegro date back nearly 120 years to the…
Their Highnesses Duchess Olga and Duke Michael represented the Grand Ducal House at a service held today in Mirow to mark the completion of restoration work on the family crypt in the Church of St John and the church’s tower. The service which was attended by over 200 persons was led by the Church of…
To mark the centenary on 23 February 2018 of the death of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI a series of commemorative events were held in Mirow and Neustrelitz in the presence of Her Highness Duchess Olga. On 23 February around 50 people attended a memorial service to Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI held at his…
The coffin of Duke Georg Alexander was re-interred to his final resting place the lower crypt in the Church of St John at Mirow today, having had to have been relocated while restoration work was taking place. In order to mark the occasion a small service was held in the presence of the late Duke…
The progress of the ongoing restoration of the Grand Ducal Crypt in the Church of St John in Mirow was discussed in a meeting there today. The date also marked the 99th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI with a small memorial service held by his grave on the Lovers Island.…
On 1 September His Highness Duke Michael represented the Grand Ducal House at the ceremony to mark the start of the restoration work on the family crypt in the Church of St John in Mirow. Joining Duke Michael at the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of the work was, Uta-Maria Kuder the Justice…
The annual memorial service for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was held today on the Palace Island in Mirow. The ceremony which takes place in the family crypt in the Church of St John on the Mirow Palace Island was lead by the retired catholic Pastor of Neustrelitz, Bernhard Szymanski., Assisted by Felix…
Yesterday their Highnesses Duchess Olga, Duke Alexander and Duke Michael were in Mirow to meet with members of the project to the restore the Grand Ducal Family’s Crypt in the Church of St John and the wider church grounds. Their Highnesses grandfather the Duke Georg Alexander (1921-1996) was the last member of the family to…
