Princess Tatjana of Schaumburg-Lippe (1962-2021)

Princess Tatjana. Photo (c) Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Yesterday, Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe was saddened to announce the death of his first cousin, Princess Tatjana. The princess died on the morning of Monday, 2 August 2021, at a clinic in Bavaria. She was fifty-eight years-old and had been ill with liver cancer.

Sigrid and Konstantin, 1957.

Photo (c) Interfoto / GRANGER.

Princess Tatjana-Sybille Viktoria Juliane of Schaumburg-Lippe was born on 13 November 1962 at Bielefeld. Tatjana was the second child and only daughter of Prince Konstantin of Schaumburg-Lippe (1930-2008) and his first wife Sigrid Knape (1929-1997), who wed in 1956. Tatjana has an older brother, Prince York (b.1960). She also has a younger brother, Oliver (b.1988), from her father and his second wife Petra Maass.

Princess Tatjana and her cousin Fürst Alexander, 2015.

Photo (c) IMAGO / Future Image.

An art advisor, the princess was a resident of Munich. Princess Tatjana is survived by her brothers, her aunt Princess Viktoria Luise, and her numerous cousins.

May the Princess Rest In Peace.