Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's funeral

 HH Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's life was celebrated at St Moritz Kirche in Coburg on August 24th.

HRH Prince Ernst August of Hanover (right)

The King of Sweden who was Prince Andrea's first cousin

Prince Andrea's goddaughter, HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband, Christopher O'Neill

TH Prince Hubertus and Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

HH Prince Alexander of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, HH Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and her husband, Jan Stahl

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (half-sister of Prince Andreas)

TRH The Margrave and Margravine of Baden, HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium,  HRH Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and her husband, Kitin Munoz

In the back right  HI & RH Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia

HRH Princess Sophie Alexandra of Bavaria

HRH Princess Madeleine, Christopher O'Neill and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

TSH The Prince and Princess of Hohenzollern and TSH the Prince and Princess of Schaumberg-Lippe

HRH Princess Sophie Alexandra of Bavaria, HRH Duke Franz of Bavaria

The Margrave and Margravine of Baden

HSH the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 

HRH Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Kitin Munoz

The copyright for these photos belongs to the photographer, a friend of mine.   I am grateful that I can share these photos with my readers.

Waldburg-Zeil Heir to Marry

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H Ill H Count Maximilian Aloysius Maria Anselm Franz Joseph Andreas Antonius Wunibald of Walzburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, the future head of the house of Waldburg zu Zeil, is engaged to marry German banker Veronika Elisabeth Maria Müller-Wilmes.

 He was born in Stuttgart on February 10, 1992. He is the third child and eldest son of H Ill H Count Maria Clemens Franz  Erich Thomas  Wunibald of Walzburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg and HSH Princess Georgina Maria Agnes Philippine Elisabeth Ignatia of Liechtenstein.

Clemens is the Secretary General of the German Red Cross.   

Count Maximilian is based in Zurich, where he works as a Project Portfolio & Cost Controller for Generali Switzerland. He has a Bachelor's and a Master's degrees in Economics from St. Gallen University in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Taken by a friend at Countess Leonie von Waldburg-Zeil Hohenems' wedding

Miss Müller-Wilmes was born in July 1995. She is the daughter of Urban Müller-Wilmes and Elisabeth Freiin von Landsberg-Velen 

Veronika's undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics from Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. She earned a Master of Science in Finance from the University of St. Andrews.  

She is the Head of Business Development at Asset Management, Züricher Kantonalbank, in Zürich.

Maximilian is the heir to his uncle, HSH Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchberg, who is married to HRH Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg. They are the parents of five daughters. Succession to the title and the estates is based on Salic Law (males only.)

Erich and Clemens are first cousins, as are their wives. Mathilde is the daughter of the late Carl, Duke of Württemberg, whose sister, Duchess Maria Christina, is the mother of  Georgina. 

An official representative at Prince Andreas' funeral

 

The King and the late Prince Andreas met on several occasions, but were not close relatives.  In his memoir, I did it my way ..., Prince Andreas wrote: "As for our English cousins, establishing links with them has been a bit more complicated. Three of the Queen's children (the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Earl of Wessex) have been our guests in Coburg. They all accepted our invitations to attend opening ceremonies to various exhibitions, while also touring the birthplace of the Prince Consort, our closest common ancestor.  I met the Duke of Edinburgh several times, once in Langenburg, where we attended Kraft's [the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg], and then I have met him in Sweden.  I have not met The Queen yet, but would  like to one day."

Several years before the publication of his memoir, Andreas was invited to Buckingham Palace. His son and daughter-in-law, Prince Hubertus and Princess Kelly, accompanied him.  He described the visit as "both interesting and very exciting. While there, the Prince of Wales welcomed us and introduced us as his cousins from Germany.  Everyone was quite polite and welcoming.  It was a wonderful experience to have shared with my son and his wife.  I think that our branch of the family had not been invited to Buckingham Palace since Grandfather Coburg attended the funeral of his first cousin King George V in 1936."

@HH Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha/I did it my way

The late Prince's fervent hope was that the "links to our British cousins  continue strengthening in the future as our shared Coburg legacy is historically important."

Prince Michael of Kent attended the Queen Victoria exhibit in 2001, and his nephew, Lord Nicholas Windsor, and his wife, Paola, were guests at Prince Hubertus' wedding.

Unfortunately, the Court Circular referred to the late Prince as Prince Andrea, not Prince Andreas.

Victoria/Albert - Edward VII - George V - George VI - Elizabeth II  - Charles III

Victoria/Albert- Leopold - Charles Edward (Carl Eduard) - Friedrich Josias  - Andreas

Victoria/Albert -  Alice - Victoria - Alice - Theodora - Maximilian - Bernhard 

More from Easter Sunday at Windsor

 

All photos are the copyright of Ken Stone 

Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie, Edo Mapelli Mozzi

The Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl of Wessex, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess  Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank & Princess Beatrice

Earl of Snowdon, Mr. Daniel Chatto and Lady Sarah Chatto, Jack Brooksbank, the King and Queen, Princess Beatrice and Edo Mapelli, Mozzi and the Duchess of Edinburgh

The Earl of Snowdon

Daniel Chatto and Lady Sarah Chatto 

Photos were taken on Easter Sunday by Ken Stone, who is a fabulous photographer, and I am always grateful when he allows me to use his photographs. 

Easter at Windsor

 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were joined by other members of the Royal Family for the Easter Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their children, remained in Norfolk for Easter, as the children were on spring break.   Charles and Camila rarely joined the late Queen for Easter, preferring to spend the holiday at Birkhall on the Balmoral estate.

The other members of the Royal Family included HRH The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence,  TRH the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Lord Wessex, HRH Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edo Mapelli Mozzi, HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank,,  the Earl of Snowdon, Mr. Daniel and the Lady Sarah Chatto, the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York.

These photos were taken by a dear friend, Katrina Warne.  She is the copyright holder.  After the service, the King and Queen walked over to the crowd, although only the Queen shook hands with several members of the crowd.  Katrina said to the King: “You are looking very well, Your Majesty. "   He replied, “I try

Lord Wessex, Sarah, Duchess of York TRH The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

HRH The Princess Royal

Jack Brooksbank and HRH Princess Eugenue

Lord Snowdon, Daniel Chatto, Lady Sarah Chatto, Jack Brooksbank

I am grateful to Katrina for allowing me to use the photos.