The bride's parents Count Friedrich Ernest and Countess Sylvia zu Solms-Laubach with their granddaughter Georgina
The happy newlyweds!
Prince Joachim of Prussia and Countess Angelina zu Solms-Laubach were married today at Majorca in the Church of Montes-Sion. The bride was escorted into the church by her father. The groom entered on the arm of his mother Princess Ehrengard of Prussia, second wife of the late Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia.
Among the guests with Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia as well as Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, Grand Duke George of Russia, and George's partner Rebecca Bettarini. The groom's siblings were also present: Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia with his wife Princess Anna Catharina (née von Salza und Lichtenau) and Hereditary Princess Viktoria Luise of Leiningen (née Prussia) with her husband Hereditary Prince Ferdinand. Others in attendance included Prince Adalbert and Princess Eva Maria of Prussia, Prince Otto zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, and Princess Amelie zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Prince Joachim and Princess Angelina have one daughter, Georgina.
Rebecca Bettarini, Grand Duke George of Russia, Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia
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Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and Grand Duke George of Russia have arrived in Majorca to attend the wedding of Prince Joachim of Prussia (b.1984), son of Princess Ehrenhard of Prussia (b.1943; née von Reden) and the late Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (1939-2015), to Countess Angelina zu Solms-Laubach (b.1983), daughter of Count Friedrich Ernest zu Solms-Laubach (b.1940) and Baroness Sylvia von Podewils (b.1952). Joachim and Angelina's wedding will take place tomorrow, Saturday, 29 June. The couple have one daughter, Georgina (b.2018).
Also in Majorca is Rebecca Bettarini, who has been in a relationship with Grand Duke George for many years. If Rebecca attends the wedding of her partner's second cousin, this will be the first family event at which both Grand Duchess Maria and Rebecca have been present. It might be the sign of an imperial engagement on the horizon...
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The couple spoke about their relationships with various reigning royal houses in Europe, especially the Belgian, Danish, and Dutch royal families. The Duke and Duchess of Castro along with their daughters reside between residences in France, Italy, and Monaco. Prince Carlo (b.1963) and Princess Camilla (b.1971; née Crociani) married at Monaco in 1998; Prince Albert II of Monaco was the witness for the bride at the wedding. Albert had originally introduced the couple in 1996.
The Duchess of Castro emphasised the historic importance of the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, as well as the duty that she believes her husband and daughters are called to fulfil by virtue of their birth. Princess Camilla explained that her late father-in-law, Prince Ferdinando, was greatly helpful in aiding her when she joined his family by explaining to her the intricate genealogical connections that the Bourbons of Two Sicilies share with the other European dynasties. The Duke of Castro noted how his family have close ties with the other royal families of Europe who descend from the Bourbons: the Royal Family of France, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg, the Ducal Family of Parma, and the Royal Family of Spain.
The duchess talked about the upbringing of her daughters Princess Maria Carolina and Princess Maria Chiara. The two princesses are educated by private tutors; this was an inevitability due to the fact that the family often travels abroad for extended periods, and the tutors are able to accommodate this lifestyle. The Duke and Duchess of Castro expressed a keen desire for both their daughters, and especially the eldest Maria Carolina, to eventually represent the dynasty in its charitable and philanthropic endeavours.
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During a visit to the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), the Duke of Cambridge said that "I fully support whatever decision they make" if one of his three children realised that they were LGBT. Prince William went on to iterate that he would be worried about "pressures" that a royal child would face if they came out as LGBT. The Duke confirmed that he and the Duchess of Cambridge had discussed the issue recently, and that is was something that he had given more thought to after becoming a parent.
Prince William elaborated that: "It does worry me, from a parent point of view, how much, how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution, all that, discrimination, that might come. That's the bit that really troubles me."
On 25 June 1969, Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot was born at Paris as the first child of Count Louis-Mériadec de Rohan-Chabot (b.1937) and his wife Princess Isabelle Marie Laurence Mathilde de Bauffremont-Courtenay (b.1944). Louis and Isabelle had married in 1968. Marie-Liesse was joined by five siblings: Thibault (b.1970), Eléonore (b.1973), Jacques (b.1976), Charles (b.1984), and Louis (b.1990).
On 19 June 1999, Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot and Prince Eudes d'Orléans, Duke of Angoulême, were wed in a civil ceremony at Dreux. During the ceremony, Eudes's paternal grandfather the Count of Paris died at home, aged ninety. The Countess of Paris was present for the civil service, along with her son Prince Henri, Count of Clermont, and her former daughter-in-law Princess Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Montpensier (née Württemberg), these being the parents of Prince Eudes.
The Duke of Angoulême and his mother the Duchess of Montpensier
The Duchess of Angoulême and her father Count Louis de Rohan-Chabot
The Duke and Duchess of Angoulême with their families after their religious wedding
Eudes and Marie-Liesse were married in a religious service on 10 July 1999 at Antrain. The witnesses for the groom were his brother Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme, his first cousin Prince Gennaro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Monsieur Henri Lecharny. The witnesses for the bride were her mother Isabelle, her sister Eléonore, and Madame Florence Bouteiller.
Carl Alexander at his childhood home Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger
Forty-eight year-old Carl Alexander has recently stated that he is on the lookout for a fourth wife. In 1991, the prince married Angela Stölzle (b.1942; who at one time was his father's mistress); the couple were divorced in 1997. In 2002, Carl Alexander wed Azlet Temurowski; their union was annulled after six weeks. Then, in 2012, the prince married Corinna Lello da Costa (b.1990; née Nehemie).
The wedding of Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern and Princess Katharina of Saxe-Weimar in 1968 Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger
Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern and his cousin Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger
Carl Alexander with his father Emanuel and his aunt Duchess Maria Margarete of Mecklenburg (née Hohenzollern) Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger
Prince Carl Alexander Franz Joseph Wilhelm Ernst Meinrad of Hohenzollern(-Emden) was born on 26 October 1970 at Hechingen. His ancestry is as royal as they come: his parents are Princess Katharina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (b.1943) and the late Prince Emanuel of Hohenzollern (1929-1999), who married in 1968 and divorced in 1985. Carl Alexander has one sister, Princess Eugenia (b.1969).
Prince Franz Josef of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Alix of Saxony on their wedding day
Prince Bernhard with his father Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Carl Alexander's paternal grandparents are Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden (1891-1964) and Princess Maria Alix of Saxony (1901-1990). The prince's maternal grandparents are Princess Feliticas zu Salm-Horstmar (b.1920) and the late Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1917-1986). Carl Alexander is a first cousin once removed of Prince Michael, Head of House Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and a second cousin of Prince Karl Friedrich, Head of House Hohenzollern. Carl Alexander has been estranged from his family for several decades due to his antics.
