Annual memorial service in Mirow

The annual memorial service in Mirow for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was held today in the presence of Her Highness Duchess Marie Katharina, her husband Mr Wolfgang von Wasielewski, their son Alexander and her sister Her Highness Duchess Irene. The memorial service which took place at the Church of St John and…

Annual memorial service in Mirow

The 19th annual memorial service for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was held on the Mirow Palace Island at 2pm on Saturday 23 August in the Church of St John which houses the family crypt. The special focus of this year’s service was on the 100th anniversaries this year of the death of…

Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V memorial service in Mirow

His Highness Duke Michael today represented the grand ducal house at a memorial service in Mirow to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V who died in Berlin on 11 June 1914. The burial in Mirow on 18 June marked the last gathering of representatives of the European aristocracy…

Reopening of Schloss Mirow

On Saturday 7 June their Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg and their younger son Duke Michael attended the official reopening of the restored Schloss Mirow. They were joined by Her Highness Duchess Donata from the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, her husband Alexander von Solodkoff and their Serene Highnesses Prince Heinrich XI Licco Reuss, grandson…

Annual memorial service in Mirow

The first of the two annual memorial services for deceased members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took place at 2pm today in the Church of St John on the Castle Island in Mirow.  The memorial service is held annually on the penultimate Saturday of August and has taken place every year since 1996. The service…

Annual memorial service in Mirow

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…

First of three lectures in Mirow

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…

Mirow Festival of Lights

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…

Queen Charlotte coronation celebrations

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…

Annual memorial service in Mirow

The annual memorial service for deceased members of the grand ducal house was held today at the Church of St John in Mirow. The service which first took place in 1996 is held each year on the penultimate Saturday of August. This years service was dedicated to the memory of Grand Duke Georg who died…