Today the second of the two annual memorial services for deceased members of the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was held at the family crypt in Inzigkofen, Sigmaringen. The crypt has served as a final resting place for members of the Grand Ducal House since the passing in 1955 of Duchess Irina, the first wife…
The head of the Grand Ducal House His Highness Duke Borwin this weekend returned to Germany having concluded his visit to St Petersburg and Oranienbaum in Russia. The Duke arrived in Russia last Wednesday in order to attend a series of events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the St Petersburg Conservatory and the 20th anniversary…
The first of the two annual memorial services for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was held today at 1pm at the Church of St John on Castle Island in Mirow. The Mirow memorial service has been held every year since 1996 and takes place on the penultimate Saturday of August, a second memorial…
At the 3 Queen’s Palace on the Castle Island in Mirow, Dr Rajko Lippert today gave a lecture titled “the history of the Duchy”. The lecture was the first of three lectures on the legacy of the Duke’s of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A further two lectures are to take place on the 3rd of March and the…
At the Castle Island in Mirow the Festival of Lights took place this evening. The event was held to mark the death 193 years ago today of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain the consort of King George III. The event began in the Church of St John where Dr Rajko Lippert the Grand…
Their Highnesses Duke Borwin, Duchess Alice and Duke Carl Gregor today attended the annual memorial service at the family crypt in Inzigkofen. The family members buried in the crypt are Duke Georg, his wives Duchess Irene (nee Raievskya) and Duchess Charlotte (born Archduchess of Austria), his daughter Duchess Helene and Duchess Maria Margarethe (born Princess…
Members of the Grand Ducal Family today attended the baptism of Baroness Helena von Reitzenstein. Born in Munich on 7 July 2011 she is the daughter of Baroness Natalia von Reitzenstein and her husband Baron Constantin von Reitzenstein who married on 26th June 2010. Helena von Reitzenstein is the first grandchild of Her Highness Duchess…
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…
On Sunday 24 July in San Antonio, Texas, His Highness Duke Alexander was inducted into the Spain Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) by Judge Ed Butler, President General (2009-2010). His Highness Duke Borwin was also inducted in absentia. The Duke and Duke Alexander are descendants of King Carlos III of Spain who was…
The head of the grand ducal house His Highness Duke Borwin, accompanied by his daughter Her Highness Duchess Olga, attended the 250th anniversary celebrations of the coronation of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as Queen of Great Britain. The ceremony was held in the Church of St John in Mirow and was followed by an open-air International…
