The engagement of The Hereditary Prince, elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg, with Miss Hande Macit, only daughter of Mr Suphi Macit and Mrs Cemile Macit (nee Uçar), was announced today by the couple from their home in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The couple have decided for the tradition of rings in…
Following a recent eye operation The Duchess of Mecklenburg is now recuperating at home and in good spirits. As a consequence of this it is with regret that this Christmas the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg will be unable to post their usual number of Christmas cards and personally respond to the many Christmas greetings…
On Thursday 20 August, The Hereditary Prince 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. The Hereditary Prince, who currently lives in Rotterdam, is a descendant of…
On 30 July, Duke Michael was in Ratzeburg to participate in a meeting about the development of tourism on the island city. The Principality of Ratzeburg was acquired by the House of Mecklenburg in 1648 and formed part of the territory of Mecklenburg-Strelitz upon its creation in 1701. Today it serves as the capital of…
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…
The annual memorial service for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took place today at the Church of St John in Mirow in the presence of Their Highnesses Hereditary Prince Alexander and Duke Michael. The service was led Father Bernhard Szymanski accompanied by Propst Joachim Thal on the organ. The service this year paid…
On 3 June 2019 Her Highness Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuss died peacefully at the age of 100 in Strittmatt following a short illness. Born on 17 December 1918 in Rostock, Princess Woizlawa Feodora was the only child of Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Princess Viktoria Feodora Reuss Younger Line who died shortly after Princess Woizlawa…
Between 24-26 May Their Highnesses The Hereditary Prince and Duke Michael attended the three day programme of the 5th Edition of the Tulips Ball, held this year in The Hague. Duke Michael’s involvement with the Tulips Ball began while studying at Leiden University and he serves as a member of the Organising Committee. His mother…
On 8 March 2019 the remaining north wing of the Remplin Palace, which is a listed cultural building, will be put up for auction in Rostock through the auction house Norddeutsche Grundstücksauktionen AG. The once magnificent residence, which was acquired by Duke Georg in 1852 as a base for the Russian branch of the Grand…
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…
