At Kensington Palace in London a new exhibition opened on 22 June 2017 titled ‘Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte and the Shaping of the Modern World’. The exhibition which is the work of the Historic Royal Palaces charity and the Yale Center for British Art explores the impact of three German royals who married into…
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.…
Her Highness Duchess Olga today attended the annual meeting of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cultural Heritage Society at the Cultural Quarter in Neustrelitz, followed immediately by an event commemorating the historic ties between Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Montenegro. Joining Her Highness and the other guests in Neustrelitz was the Ambassador of Montenegro to Germany, His Excellency Dr. Ranko Vujačić,…
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…
His Highness The Duke of Mecklenburg celebrated his 60th birthday on 10 June in Neustrelitz with a series of events lasting until Sunday 13 June being held to mark the occasion. On Friday 10 June The Duke and Duchess hosted a dinner for family at the Hotel Schlossgarten in Neustrelitz. The evening started with a…
On Friday 22 April Their Highnesses The Duke and Duchess, Duchess Olga and Duke Michael attended the opening of the permanent exhibition to the history of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at the Cultural Quarter in Neustrelitz. His Highness The Duke was among those to give a welcome speech at the opening. Speaking to the 200 guests in attendance…
Today the seasonal opening of the Louise Memorial at the Hohenziertz Palace took place. The memorial which was established in 1813 by Duke (later Grand Duke) Carl is dedicated to the memory of his daughter Queen Louise of Prussia, consort of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who died at the palace in 1810. This year’s opening…
Their Highnesses the Duke and Duchess were today among the mourners at the funeral of HSH Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern at the Hedinger Church in Sigmaringen. The late Prince Johann Georg, who died on 2 March aged 83, was married to HRH Princess Birgitta of Sweden with whom he had three children. In addition…
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…
