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Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg und Büdingen and Prince Welf-Heinrich of Hanover were united in marriage today in a Lutheran ceremony at the Marienkirche in Büdingen. The couple's civil wedding took place yesterday in Büdingen.
The 22-year-old Princess is the only daughter of Otto-Friedrich, Prince of Ysenburg und Büdingen, and Princess Felizitas Reuss. Prince Welf-Heinrich, 37, is the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The Duchess was born Princess Vikoria Luise of Prussia, the only surviving child of the late Kaiser Wilhelm II.
The couple's civil ceremony took place yesterday in Büdingen.
Five hundred guests, including the groom's sister, Queen Frederika of the Hellenes and her husband, King Paul, and their children, Prince and Princess Ernst August of Hanover, the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, the Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, and Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
Princess Alexandra wore an "apple-sized diamond crown lent by Queen Elizabeth II. According to the Hannoversche Allgemeine, she had 12 bridesmaids, all of whom were princesses. The paper did not include the names of the 12 princesses.
[For more about the bridal crown, click here
. https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2015/12/hanover-brides-and-bridal-crown.html ]
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After the honeymoon, Prince and Princess Welf-Heinrich will settle in Frankfurt am Main, where the prince works in the import-export business.
2 comments:
why this old news??
You must be a newcomer. Most of RM's posts are historical -- what happened on this day ... the blog started in July 2008 .. so much for you to catch up on!!
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