Another Ancient Mail Call

 

Duke Christian Ludwig married Princess Barbara of Prussia, daughter of Prince Sigismund, second of three sons of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.

King Constantine of the Hellenes

The last three cards are from Princess Margaret of Hesse and By Rhine (nee Hon. Margaret Geddes), the widow of Prince Ludwig of Hesse and By Rhine, the younger son of the last Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine, Ernst Ludwig. Ludwig and his older brother, Georg Donatus, were paternal first cousins of Princess Alice of Battenberg, whose daughter Cecilie married Georg Donatus in 1931.  

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I visited Schloss Wolfsgarten on September 16, 1984, one day after the birth of Prince Harry.  At lunch, where guests included Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, we celebrated the newest British royal with a champagne toast.  Princess Margaret gave me a tour of the house.  I saw the window with the signatures etched with a diamond,  the height chart for different family members, and access to the family archives. I got to play in Princess Elisabeth's playhouse.

Nearly 41 years I played in Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and By Rhine's playhouse at Schloss Wolfsgarten

The Playhouse

Princess Margaret of Hesse and By Rhine (all three photos by me)

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