October 28, 1914
The British royal family today learned of the death of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, the youngest son of Princess Beatrice. He was 23-years-old and had was a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Guards.
Prince Maurice, a first cousin of King George V, is the first member of the British royal family to be killed in this war.
King George and Queen Mary drove over to Kensington Palace to console Princess Beatrice.
It was reported that the prince died from wounds suffered in a battle in France.
Maurice's sister, Ena, is the Queen of Spain.
Prince Sieghard of Schoenaich-Carolath is reported to have been wounded and taken prisoner. He is a lieutenant in the Prussian Guards and is 28-years-old. His cousin, Johann Karl, is the head of the house.
Maurice's death was indeed a tragedy. Followed by the death of his brother Lord Leopold Mountbatten almost a decade late and then by all the problems that his sister Queen Ena of Spain faced.
ReplyDeleteThis was all after his mother Princess Beatrice lost of her own husband. It is amazing that she lived to such a great age
Sincerely, Keith.