The Duke of Mecklenburg and Duke Michael attended the General Chapter of the Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy held today in Rome today in the presence of Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy and head of the Royal House of Italy. During the ceremony the Duke of Savoy appointed the Duke of…
To mark the completion of the second restoration phase and the planting of a ‘Tree of Peace’, the Residence City of Neustrelitz, the “Tree of Peace” organisation, and the Grand Ducal House invited people to the Schlosskoppel on 29 March 2025 where a pedunculate oak was planted with around 50 guests in attendance. The ‘Tree…
The baptism of His Highness Duke Georg Leopold Borwin took place at the Church of Our Saviour, in The Hague, on Saturday 13 April 2024. The baptism service was conducted by Father Sjaak de Boer, who had co-officiated at the religious wedding of Duke Leopold’s parents, Duke Alexander and Duchess Hande. In addition to Duke…
Duke Alexander and Duchess Hande have named their new born son Georg Leopold Borwin. He will be known by the middle of these names, Leopold. Georg is the name traditionally given to the firstborn male of the younger branch of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz descending from Grand Duke Georg (1779-1860) via his second son Duke…
This morning at 5:41 am, Duchess Hande of Mecklenburg-Strelitz gave birth to a baby boy in Rotterdam. The parents and child are happy, tired and well. Duke Georg Alexander and his wife Hande were married in a civil ceremony at Mirow Palace on 17 June 2022 and in the city church in the City of…
The religious marriage of the heir to the House of Mecklenburg, Duke Alexander and Duchess Hande, took place today at the City Church in the City of Residence of Neustrelitz. Around 500 guests were present inside the church for the wedding ceremony of whom around 130 were especially invited, the remainder were members of the…
His Highness The Duke proudly announces, that today the civil marriage of his eldest son HH Duke Georg Alexander with Miss. Hande Macit took place in the Great Hall in the Palace of Mirow at 2 pm. TH The Duke and the Duchess and HH Duke Michael were present.
On 28 May Duke Alexander, his fiancée Hande Macit and Duke Michael attended the 6th Edition of the Tulips Ball, held this year at the Koepelkerk in Amsterdam. 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 the Duchess…
On 15 October 2021 Their Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg were invested with the insignia of Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George at the Memory Church (Igreja da Memória) in Lisbon, Portugal. The Duke and Duchess were admitted into the Constantinian Order on St George’s…
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…
