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Royal Godparents to Royal Godchildren

I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!

When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Here’s a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royals’s godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!

Belgium

King Baudouin I

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

King Leopold III

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)

Queen Astrid

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Albert II

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Queen Paola

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

King Philippe

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)

Queen Matilde

Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)

Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)

Princess Claire

Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)

Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)

Bulgaria

Queen Margarita

Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)

Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony

Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)

Princess Rosrio

Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)

Denmark

Queen Ingrid

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930)

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

King Christian X

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Alexandrine

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Dagmar

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Thyra

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Fredrick IX

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Margarethe II

King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)

Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Crown Prince Fredrick of Denmark

Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)

Crown Princess Mary

Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)

Prince Christian

Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)

Princess Marie

Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)

Princess Caroline-Mathilde

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Elisabeth

Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)

Princely Family of Lieiningen

Princess Alexandra

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Princely Family of Hanover

Princess Sophie of Hanover

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princely Family of Hesse

Prince Philipp

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

Prince Constantin

Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)

Princess Margaretha

Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)

Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)

Princely Family of Monaco

Prince Albert

Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)

Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Charlene

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Caroline of Hanover

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Princess Stephanie

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)

The Netherlands

Queen Juliana

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)

King Williem-Alexander

Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)

Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)

Prince Constantijn

Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)

Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)

Prince Friso

Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)

Norway

King Haakon VII

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Maud

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)

King Olav V

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)

Crown Princess Martha

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Harald

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Queen Sonja

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Crown Prince Hakkon

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012)

Crown Princess Mette-Mairt

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Princess Märtha Louise

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)

Spain

Queen Victoria Eugenia

Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)

Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)

Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)

Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)

Felipe, Prince of Austrias (1968)

King Juan Carlos

Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005

Queen Sofia

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)

King Felipe VI

Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)

Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Infanta Elena

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)

Infanta Christina

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Infanta Maria Cristina

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (1965)

Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg

Countess Athena af Monzepat

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Benedikte

Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)

Royal Family of Italy

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)

Greece

Queen Olga

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)

Prince George

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Constantine II

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)

Prince William of Wales (1982)

Crown Prince Pavlos

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Princess Alexia

Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Prince Nikolas

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Charlotte

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Prince Felix (1893-1970)

Prince Albert of Belgium (1934)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle (1925)

Grand Duke Henri (1955)

Prince Jean (1957-)

Prince Félix of Luxembourg (1984)

Grand Duchess Joesphine-Charlotte

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Grand Duke Henri

King Albert II of Belgium (1934)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1986)

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Paul-Louis of Luxembourg (1998)

Prince Noah of Nassu (2007)

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007)

Princess Alexandra

Prince Gabriel de Nassau (2006)

Prince François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (2023)

Prince Louis

Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxemborug (2020)

Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Sweden

King Gustaf V

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Carl of Sweden & Norway (1861-1951)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Prince Eugen of Sweden & Norway (1865-1947)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Ingeborg of Sweden & Norway (1878-1958)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Margaretha of Sweden & Norway

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg(1957)

Princess Ingeborg

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

King Carl XVI Gustav

Hakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Crown Princess Victoria

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (1999)

Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (2003)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)

Prince Carl Phillip

Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Ostergotland (2012)

Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (2015)

Princess Madeleine

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skane (2016)

Prince Gabriel Carl Walter of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)

Princess Christina

Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Birgitta

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Margaretha

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1973)

Mr. Gustaf Magnusson

Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, The Duke of Angermanland (2015)

Mr. Victor Magnusson

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (2016)

United Kingdom

Queen Victoria

Prince Albert Edward Kamehameha of Hawaiʻi (1858–1862)

Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh, later Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899)

Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany (1883–1981)

Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York, later Edward VIII (1894–1972)

Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York, later George VI (1895–1952)

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918)

Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of York (1897–1965)

Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)

King George V

Queen Elizabeth II (1926)

Queen Mary

Queen Elizabeth II (1926)

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York, later Elizabeth II (1926)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, The Duke of Kent (1935)

Prince George, The Duke of Kent

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Edward VIII

Princess Margaret of York (1930)

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)

Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)

The Princess Victoria

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King George VI

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924)

Gerald David Lascelles Esq (1924–1998)

Princess Astrid of Norway (1932)

Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936)

Princess Sofia of Greece, later Queen of Spain (1938)

Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1940)

Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (1941–1972)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Richard of Gloucester, later Duke of Gloucester (1944)

Princess Anne of Edinburgh (1950)

The Hon (Robert) Jeremy Lascelles (1955)

Queen Elizabeth II

David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)

Princess Fredrike of Hanover (1954)

David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961)

Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)

Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

King Charles III (1948)

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1948)

Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (1947)

Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)

Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960)

George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (1962)

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

King Charles III

The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964-1979)

The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (1964)

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)

Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967)

India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)

Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970)

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1970)

The Hon. Edward John Hugo Tollemache (1975)

Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)

The Hon. Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (1981)

Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster (1991)

Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley(1992)

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)

Samuel David Benidict Chatto (1996)

Kumar Padmanabh Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur (1998)

Diana, Princess of Wales

The Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (1981)

Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull (1982)

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

Jakie James Warren (1986)

The Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (1986)

Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)

Jack William Bartholomew (1989)

Benjamin Peter Marcus Samuel (1989)

Domenica Marianna Tertia Lawson (1995)

The Prince William, The Prince of Wales

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

Mia Grace Tindall (2014)

The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)

Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry, 1984)

The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Lady Ella Mountbatten (1996)

Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Sophie, The Duchesss of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex

Lady Alexandra Mountbatten (1998)

Anne, The Princess Royal

Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980)

Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank

Maud Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)

Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall

Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)

David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon

Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli (1988)

The Lady Sarah Chatto

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Prince Henry of Wales (1984)

Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)

Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2005)

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

George Windsor, The Earl of St Andrews (1962)

The Prince William of Wales (1982)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)

#Royal Godparents #British Royals #Belgian Royals #Spanish Royals #Danish Royals #Swedish Royals #German Royals #Greek Royals #Defunct Monarchies #Dutch Royals #monegasque princely family

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blackswaneuroparedux · 1 year

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Τα μεν γαρ άλλα δεύτερα αν πάσχη γυνή, ανδρός δ’ αμαρτάνουσα, αμαρτάνει βίου.* - Euripides *Other misfortunes are secondary for a woman, but if she loses her husband, she loses her life.

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece is the widow of the late King Constantine II of Greece, who reigned from 1964 until 1973. She was born Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark on 30 August 1946.

Anne-Marie is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and his wife Ingrid of Sweden. She is the youngest sister of the reigning Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and cousin of the reigning King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

In 1961, she spent a year at an English boarding school in Switzerland - the Chatelard School for Girls. In 1963, to improve her French, Queen Anne-Marie attended a Swiss finishing school, 'Le Mesnil', until the Spring of 1964. She also speaks Greek, English and of course Danish.

Queen Anne-Marie first met King Constantine of Greece as a young girl in 1959, when he visited Copenhagen on a journey to Sweden and Norway, as Crown Prince, with his parents, King Paul I and Queen Frederica.

She met him again in Denmark in 1961. He had declared to his parents that he intended to marry her.

On 14 May, 1962, Crown Prince Constantine's elder sister, Princess Sophia, married the Spanish Prince Juan Carlos in a double ceremony in Athens at the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Orthodox Cathedral.

More than 100 royal guests came to Athens, and Princess Anne-Marie was a bridesmaid. Queen Frederica of Greece recorded that, at the reception, her son Crown Prince Constantine 'would dance only with Anne-Marie'.

In 1963, centenary celebrations of the Greek Royal Family began with a State Visit from Princess Anne-Marie's parents, King Frederick and Queen Ingrid of Denmark.

In March 1964, King Paul I died after a short illness, and Constantine succeeded him to the Greek throne.

King Constantine came to the throne with much goodwill, which was expressed in abundance when, on 18 September 1964 (six months after his accession) he married his beautiful Danish Princess in what was described at the time, as 'the most radiant of Athenian royal weddings'. Even an old republican, the 76 year old Prime Minister, George Papandreou, was seen to be enjoying himself thoroughly with the bride and bridegroom.

Queen Anne-Marie devoted much of her time as Queen of Greece to 'Her Majesty's Fund'. This was a charitable foundation started by her mother-in-law, Queen Frederica. It helped people in rural areas of Greece and supported crafts such as embroidery and weaving. She also worked closely with the Red Cross, and various charities.

On 21 April, 1967, political problems in Athens intensified with the Colonel's coup. A month later, Queen Anne-Marie gave birth to Crown Prince Pavlos at the family's country estate, Tatoi.

In December, after his attempt to restore democracy failed, King Constantine and his family left Greece from Kavalla for Rome. With the King, the Queen and the two children were King Constantine's mother, Queen Frederica and his younger sister Princess Irene. They landed at a military airport in Italy because they were running out of fuel.

Queen Anne-Marie and her family stayed first at the Greek Embassy in Rome for 2 months and then took a house at Olgiata on the outskirts of the city.

Later in 1968, they moved to 13, Via di Porta Latina - where they lived until 1973. On 1 October 1969, Queen Anne-Marie gave birth to Prince Nikolaos in the Villa Claudia Clinic near her home in Rome.

In 1974, Queen Anne-Marie moved with King Constantine to England, after a brief stay with her mother in Denmark. King Constantine had been officially deposed by the military Government on 1 June 1973 and a Republic declared by colonel Papadopoulos.

The family's first home was in Chobham in Surrey. Then they moved to a house in Hampstead in North London, where they have lived ever since. Queen Anne-Marie calls it her 'Home away from home'.

Queen Anne-Marie's family grew larger with the birth of Princess Theodora at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in London on 9 June 1983, and Prince Philippos on 26 April 1986.

Queen Anne-Marie helped to start this remarkable bilingual educational initiative in 1980. She is now Honorary Chairman of the school, and devotes a lot of her time to it.

Her first visit to Greece since she left with her family in 1967, was for a few hours, for the funeral of King Constantine's mother, Queen Frederica, in 1981.

Queen Frederica died suddenly in Madrid. Her wish had been to be buried beside her husband, King Paul, at the family estate at Tatoi. The family was given permission to attend - but could not spend a night in their country. They landed at a little airfield near Tatoi, and were welcomed by large crowds. It was, for Queen Anne-Marie and her family, a moving and sad occasion.

She visited Greece again with King Constantine and her family on a private visit by sea in 1993. They went, 'Not knowing what to expect. Wherever we went, people came out to greet us. It was extraordinary and very moving'. It was the first visit for her younger children.

In 2013, The Greek government allowed the ex-monarch to come back to Greece. Constantine returned to reside in Greece. He and his wife Anne-Marie purchased a villa in Porto Cheli, Peloponnese, residing there until they relocated to Athens in the spring of 2022

Wherever they were in the world, Queen Anne-Marie was a constant source of support and stability not just for her exiled husband but also their five children. She made sure that the family spoke Greek at home with all her children learning to be fluent.

She was the one also the family retained close links with all the royal families of Europe - and particularly with the British, Spanish and Danish Royal Families.

Queen Anne-Marie's father, King Frederik IX of Denmark was an accomplished musician and she has inherited his love of classical music - Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikowsky, Wagner. She has always been fascinated by historical biographies.

She had been, above all, the greatest support to her husband over many years of change. They had been happily married for 58 years until the King Constantine II died on 10th January 2023. She remains the last Queen of Greece.

#euripides #greek #classical #quote #wife #husband #marriage #royalty #greece #queen anne-marie #denmark #king constantine II #monarchy #history

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loiladadiani · 10 months

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The European Royal Family that Queen Victoria created

This is a very interesting group of Royal guests assembled for the wedding of the parents of the future Phillip, Duke of Edinburg: Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885 - 1969) to Prince Andrew of Greece (1882 - 1944.) The wedding was celebrated at Darmstadt in 1903. I doubt I will be able to identify all these illustrious guests, but I will list the ones I recognize. There are representatives here from the Greek, Danish, German/Hessian/Prussian, and Russian Royal Houses. I count thirty-three adults and children in this picture.

Prince Heinrich of Prussia

Princess Heinrich of Prussia (nee Irene of Hesse)

Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich Romanov

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna

Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger

Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich

Grand Duchess Maria Georgevna

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaevna

Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine

Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna

Grand Duchess Maria Nicholaevna

Emperor Nicholas II

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (Greek Nicky)

Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek Georgie

Queen Olga of the Hellenes

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

King Hakoon VII

There are roughly thirteen royalties I do not recognize, so if you identify anybody I haven't, please let me know. It is also possible I have made some incorrect identifications, especially among the Greek contingent.

This type of gathering stopped happening gradually, so these photos are treasures!

#russian history #romanov family #greek royal family #danish royal family #norwegian royal family #German royal #Prussian royal family

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Former King Constantine II of Greece has died aged 82

The last King of Greece died today, three days after suffering a massive stroke in Athens.

King Constantine was a brother in law to Queen Margrethe of Denmark and King Juan Carlos of Spain. He was also closely related to the British royal family through his cousin, the late Duke of Edinburgh. Constantine was godfather to Prince William.

He is survived by his wife, Queen Anne Marie, and their five children and numerous grandchildren, as well as his sisters Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Irene.

#king constantine ii #greek royal family

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n-rnova · 1 year

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Alexei the only heir of Imperial Russia had many prospects despite being young but considering his diseases it is sure that he will marry young

List of Prospects

1.Princess Ileana of Romania (1909) Later Archduchess of Austria, Princess Tuscany

2. Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904) later Countess Toerring-Jettenbach

3.Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903) later princess of yugoslavia

4.Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (the future duchess of kent) (1906)

5.Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903)

6.Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1904)

7.Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905)

8.Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913)

9.Princess Ingrid of Sweden (1910)

10.Princess Anna of Saxony (1903)

#nrnova #princess Ileana #princess elizabeth #countess toerring-jettenbach #princess olga #queen astrid #history #otmaa marriages

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grandmaster-anne · 2 years

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Queen Louise of Sweden (née Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten); Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark by Lafayette, c. 1900s, © National Portrait Gallery, London

#princess alice of greece and denmark #royal portraits

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A royal visit to the island Corfu in Greece, 1911! 🏛️🕯️🌿

Princess Margarita and Theodora of Greece and Denmark along with their Greek cousins Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia, and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (+ 2 people who I can’t identify)

Source: Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr and Sledstvie on Instagram

#new rares!!!#thanks Ilya!!!#greek royal family #princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark #margarita of Greece and Denmark #princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark #Theodora of Greece and Denmark #princess margarita #princess theodora #nina georgievna #russian imperial family #princess Irene of Greece and Denmark #princess Irene #Irene of Greece and Denmark #rare #LastRomanovs #sledstvie

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romanovsonelastdance · 1 year

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Hello huhu love your blogs

do you happen to know if some of the greek princesses smoke? I read somewhere Princess Helen and Irene of Greece and denmark smoke?

I think most, if not all, royals from that generation smoked. They might not all have been chain-smokers, but they all smoked from time to time.

There's a story from Prince Christopher of Greece's memoirs about how Empress Maria Feodorovna smoked, but didn't want people to know she did. She was pretty bad at hiding it, though: Christopher mentions he walked into a room once where she was smoking and she immediately hid it behind her back, but he could still see the obvious smoke billowing toward the ceiling.

They didn't really have a sense of the health consequences back then--some even thought it was beneficial--and it was a social habit, like drinking, or a way to relax. And as the 1920s rolled around, it became more fashionable for women to smoke, too. In some places it was almost seen as a symbol of equality and modernity.

I don't think these princesses (including OTMA) probably ever smoked in public though. But there are candid, informal photos of this generation of princesses smoking all over the place.

#don't smoke kids #not good for you

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greekroyalfamily · 11 months

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Happy 24th wedding Anniversary to HRH Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales Quintana, who got married in London on this day in 1999! The eldest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Princess Alexia’s wedding was attended by a large royal contingent.

HRH Princess Alexia announcement of the engagement was made at 20-03-1999

On July 7th, there was a grand pre-wedding gala at Bridgewater House in London two days before their Wedding, with many members of her family, including King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal, Prince Nikolaos Princess Theodora, Prince Philipos, and Princess Irene, Queen Ingrid, Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, Queen Sofia, King Juan Carlos, the Prince of Asturias, Infanta Elena, and Infanta Cristina of Spain, and Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg with Prince Gustav, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Nathalie. Other Royal Guests included Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, Prince Kyril and Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess Badiya of Jordan, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent among a series of Royal and Noble Guests and Relatives

The Wedding Ceremony was held at the Greek Orthodox .Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London on July.

Princess Alexia wore a Inge Sprawson gown with Princess Margaret of Connaught’s lace veil, the Khedive of Egypt Tiara (which all female descendants of Queen Ingrid wear at their wedding ) and her Diamond Earrings. Carlos Morales Quintana wore Morning Dress.

The Greek Royal Family has links to all the European Royal Houses, and many guests travelled to London to take part in this event. Three Kings and eight Queens were in attendance, including Queen Elizabeth II, who rarely attends foreign royal events, Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, and Queen Ingrid of Denmark, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, King Carl GVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg.

Χρονια πολλά για την 24η επέτειο γάμου Στην ΑΒΥ Αλεξία της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας και τον Κάρλος Μοράλες Κουιντάνα, που παντρεύτηκαν στο Λονδίνο σαν σήμερα το 1999! Στο γάμο της πριγκίπισσας Αλεξίας, του μεγαλύτερου παιδιού του βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου και της Βασίλισσας Άννας Μαρίας της Ελλάδας, παραβρέθηκε μεγάλη βασιλική ομάδα.

Η ανακοίνωση του αρραβώνα της ΑΒΥ Πριγκιπισσας Αλεξιας έγινε στις 20-03-1999

Στις 7 Ιουλίου, έγινε ένα μεγαλειώδες προγαμήλιο γκαλά στο Bridgewater House στο Λονδίνο δύο ημέρες πριν από τον γάμο τους, με πολλά μέλη της οικογένειάς της, όπως ο βασιλιάς Κωνσταντίνος και η βασίλισσα Άννα Μαρία, ο διάδοχος του θρόνου Παύλος και η διάδοχος πριγκίπισσα Μαρία Σαντάλ, ο Πρίγκιπας Νικόλαος Πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα, ο πρίγκιπας Φίλιππος και η πριγκίπισσα Ειρήνη, η βασίλισσα Ίνγκριντ, η βασίλισσα Μαργαρίτα , ο πρίγκιπας Ερρίκος και ο διάδοχος Φρειδερίκος της Δανίας, η βασίλισσα Σοφία, ο βασιλιάς Χουάν Κάρλος, ο Πρίγκιπας της Αστούριας, η Ινφάντα Έλενα και η Ινφάντα Κριστίνα της Ισπανίας και η Πριγκίπισσα Βενεδίκτη της Ο Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg με τον πρίγκιπα Gustav, την πριγκίπισσα Alexandra και την πριγκίπισσα Nathalie. Άλλοι βασιλικοί προσκεκλημένοι ήταν η βασίλισσα Βεατρίκη της Ολλανδίας, η βασίλισσα Sonja και ο διάδοχος πρίγκιπας Haakon της Νορβηγίας, ο διάδοχος Αλέξανδρος και η διάδοχος πριγκίπισσα Αικατερίνη της Σερβίας, ο πρίγκιπας Κύριλλος και η πριγκίπισσα Ροζάριο της Βουλγαρίας, η πριγκίπισσα Badiya της Ιορδανίας, ο δούκας και η δούκισσα του Gloucester και Ο Πρίγκιπας και η Πριγκίπισσα Μιχαήλ του Κεντ μεταξύ μιας σειράς Βασιλικών και Ευγενών Προσκεκλημένων και Συγγενών

Η Γαμήλια Τελετή πραγματοποιήθηκε στον Ελληνορθόδοξο Καθεδρικό Ναό της Αγίας Σοφίας στο Λονδίνο στις 9 Ιούλιου.

Η πριγκίπισσα Αλεξία φορούσε ένα φόρεμα Inge Sprawson με το δαντελένιο πέπλο της πριγκίπισσας Margaret of Connaught, την Khedive of Egypt Tiara (την οποία φορούν στο γάμο τους ολες οι γυναίκες απόγονοι της Βασίλισσας Ίνγκριντ ) και τα διαμαντένια σκουλαρίκια της. Ο Carlos Morales Quintana φορούσε Πρωινό κουστούμι .

Η Ελληνική Βασιλική Οικογένεια έχει συνδέσμους με όλους τους Ευρωπαϊκούς Βασιλικούς Οίκους και πολλοί καλεσμένοι ταξίδεψαν στο Λονδίνο για να λάβουν μέρος σε αυτή την εκδήλωση. Τρεις βασιλιάδες και οκτώ βασίλισσες ήταν παρόντες, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της βασίλισσας Ελισάβετ Β', η οποία σπάνια παρευρίσκεται σε ξένες βασιλικές εκδηλώσεις, η βασίλισσα Μαργαρίτα , ο πρίγκιπας Ερρίκος και η βασίλισσα Ίνγκριντ της Δανίας, ο βασιλιάς Χουάν Κάρλος και η βασίλισσα Σοφία της Ισπανίας, ο Βασιλιάς Καρλ Γκουστά�� και η Βασίλισσα Σίλβια Σουηδία, η βασίλισσα Noor της Ιορδανίας, η βασίλισσα Sonja της Νορβηγίας και ο μεγάλος δούκας Jean και η μεγάλη δούκισσα Josephine Charlotte του Λουξεμβούργου.

#kingconstantine #danishroyalfamily #crownprincepavlos #queenannemarie #greek royal family #house of romanov #greekroyals #crownprincessmariechantal #danishroyals #princeconstantinealexios

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allaboutroyalty · 2 years

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Royal women

1. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

2. Princess Gabriella of Monaco

3. The Princess of Asturias

4. Princess Ariane of The Netherlands

5. Princess Adrienne of Sweden

6. Countess Zaria of Orange Nassau

7. Princess Athena of Denmark

8. Princess Amalia of Nassau

9. Irene Urdangarin

10. Countess Leonore of Orange Nassau

11. Princess Leonor of Sweden

12. Emma Behn

13. Infanta Sofia of Spain

14. Princess Josephine of Denmark

15. Princess Alexia of The Netherlands

16. Princess Isabella of Denmark

17. Princess Estelle of Sweden

18. Princess Elèonore of Belgium

19. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor

20. Countess Luana of Orange Nassau

21. Princess Louise of Belgium

22. The Duchess of Brabant

23. Princess Eugenie of York

24. Leah Behn

25. Countess Eloise of Orange Nassau

26. Maud Behn

27. Princess Laetita of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

27. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

29. Camille Gottlieb

30. Victoria Federica Marichalar

31. Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg

32. The Princess of Orange

33. Princess Alexandra of Hannover

34. Princess Elisabetta of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

35. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

36. Charlotte Casiraghi

37. Princess Beatrice of York

38. Princess Maria Luisa of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

39. Pauline Ducruet

40. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

41. The Countess of Wessex

42. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

43. Queen Mathilde of the belgians

44. Princess Sofia of Sweden

45. Princess Martha Louise of Norway

46. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

47. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

48. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

49. Princess Stèphanie of Luxembourg

50. Princess Marie of Denmark

51. Queen Letizia of Spain

52. Princess Mabel of Orange Nassau

53. Princess Madeleine of Sweden

54. The Duchess of Cambridge

55. Princess Claire of Luxembourg

56. Princess Claire of Belgium

57. The Duchess of Sussex

58. Princess Charlène of Monaco

59. Zara Tindall (neé Phillips)

60. Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands

61. Queen Silvia of Sweden

62. Princess Stèphanie of Monaco

63. Queen Paola of Belgium

64. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

65. Infanta Cristina of Spain

66. Queen Anne Marie of Greece (née princess of Greece)

67. Queen Elizabeth II

68. Queen Sofia of Spain

69. Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

70. Queen Sonja of Norway

71. Princess Caroline of Monaco (also princess of Hannover)

72. Princess Margriet of The Netherlands

73. Princess Astrid of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

74. Grand Duchesse Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

75. The Royal Princess

76. Princess Astrid of Norway

77. Infanta Elena of Spain

78. Princess Benedikte of Denmark (also princess of Sayn Wittgenstein)

79. The Duchess of Cornwall

80. Princess Christina or Sweden

Plus other royal women that support or had supported the Crown

1. Princess Desiree of Sweden

2. Queen Juliana of The Netherlands

3. Princess Michael of Kent

4. Princess Irene of The Netherlands

5. Infanta Pilar of Spain

6. The Duchess of Kent

7. Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg

8. Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (also princess of Liechtenstein)

9. Princess Margaretha of Sweden

10. Countess Diane of Nassau

11. Princess Christina of The Netherlands

12. Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (also archduchess of Austria Este)

13. Princess Irene of Greece

14. Princess Alexandra of Kent

15. Princess Margaret, countess of Snowdon

16. The Duchess of Gloucester

17. Queen Ingrid of Denmark (née princess of Sweden)

18. Princess Birgitta of Sweden

19. Grand Duchesse Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg (née princess of Belgium)

20. Infanta Margarita of Spain

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theroyalfanzine · 1 month

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Queen Victoria's Currently living Eldest Decendants and Eldest Ever Descendants

This list is as of 19 April 2024

CURRENTLY LIVING

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (92 years, 2 months, 7 days)

Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 9 months, 7 days)

Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,8 months, 22 days)

Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (91 years, 0 months, 14 days)

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (89 years, 8 months, 26 days)

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 89 years, 5months, 13 days)

Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley (26 Februrary 1935)(89 years, 1 months, 24 days)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) (88 years, 6 months, 10 days)

Miss Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (5 September 1936) (87 years, 7 months, 14 days)

Eldest LIVED Descendants:

On 12 June 2025, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner will join this list if she is still living.

Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921-9 April 2021) ( 99 years, 10 months, 11 days)

Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (25/02/1883-03/01/1981) (97 years, 10 months, 10 days)

Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom (21 April 1926-8 September 2022) ( 96 years, 4 months, 18 days)

King Mihai I of Romania (25/10/1921-05/12/2017) ( 96 years, 1 month, 11 days)

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (Sweden) (31/10/1916-05/05/2012) (95 years, 6 months, 5 days )

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)

Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )

Lady Katherine Brandram (Princess of Greece and Denmark) (04/05/1913 02/10/2007) ( 94 years, 4 months, 27 days )

Infanta Dona Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa of Spain, The Princess of Civitella-Cesi (22/06/1909-22/11/2002) (93 years, 5 months, 1 day)

Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten- Knatchbull , The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14/02/1924-13/06/2017) ( 93 years, 4 months)

FACTS:

The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, first cousin of Lady Katherine Brandram, The Countess Mountbatten of Burma & Lady Pamela (Mountbatten) Hicks & uncle to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. He is also a 1st cousin 1x removed of Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of the Helenes and Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark and The Duke of Kent (The Duke of Kent’s mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburgh’s first cousin).

Queen Elizabeth II is a 3rd cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. She is the wife of The Duke of Edinburgh. Through her marriage, she is an aunt to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. She is a first cousin of The Duke of Kent.

Lady Pamela Hicks is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh, her big sister was The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is a third cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II & Lady Pamela Hicks.

The Countess of Althorne was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. By her marriage, The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s brother

King Mihai I of Romania was the last monarch of Romania, he was also a great grandchild of Queen Victoria twice-once through his mother (via Victoria, Princess Royal) and once through his father (via Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Sweden’s Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg & Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg were brothers as well as uncles to King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Margareta, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley was a great granddaughter of Prince Leopold, The Duke of Albany, thus a great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the younger sister of Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen.

#Queen Victoria #Queen Victoria's Descendants #British Royals #Greek Royals #Mountbatten Royals #German Royals #Swedish Royals

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