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Royal Ascot

by Scott Mehl  © Unofficial Royalty 2015

source: Zimbio

source: Zimbio

This article discusses the history of Royal Ascot, and many of the details during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. With the accession of King Charles III in September 2022, it is likely that the events surrounding Royal Ascot will evolve. At that time, we will update the information below.

Each year, the third week of June marks Royal Ascot. Also known as the Royal Meeting, it is held from Tuesday through Saturday at the Ascot Racecourse, and has been a highlight of the royal calendar since the 1820s.

Queen Anne founded the Ascot Racecourse in 1711, and the inaugural event – Her Majesty’s Plate – was held later the same year. It would be some years later that the Royal Meeting would find its origins. The first 4-day meeting was held in 1768, but the current event seems to have begun with the first running of the Gold Cup in 1807, in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte. In 1813, Parliament enacted legislation to ensure that Ascot Racecourse would remain a public racecourse. A few years later, it was King George IV who began the tradition of the Royal Procession, marking the daily arrival of the Sovereign. Like many of her predecessors, Queen Elizabeth II attended nearly every year of her reign.

Comprised of over 30 races, in different classes, there are seven Group 1 events. The first is the Queen Anne Stakes, honoring the founder of the racecourse. The Group 1 events are:

  • Queen Anne Stakes – Tuesday
  • King’s Stand Stakes – Tuesday
  • St James’s Palace Stakes – Tuesday
  • Prince of Wales’s Stakes – Wednesday
  • Ascot Gold Cup – Thursday
  • Coronation Stakes – Friday
  • Diamond Jubilee Stakes – Saturday

 

Of these, the most prominent is the Gold Cup, held on Thursday. The trophy was usually presented to the winner by The Queen. However, in 2013, The Queen was the winner!  While she had 22 winners at Royal Ascot over the years, this was the one and only time that she won the Gold Cup. She was awarded the trophy by The Duke of York.

 

Each day begins with the Royal Procession, at which time the Queen and other members of the Royal Family processed in open horse-drawn carriages. They were often accompanied by other foreign royals, extended family, and invited guests. The procession travelled along the track, in front of the racegoers, and the Royal Standard was raised. The Queen then proceeded to the Royal Box in the Royal Enclosure to watch the day’s events.

The Royal Enclosure is the most exclusive area of the grounds, and access is very limited. Strict dress codes are also enforced, with women required to wear a dress and hat, and men required to wear morning dress with a top hat. Each year, one sees all kinds of hats – from very stylish and demure, to over-the-top creations. One wonders how one manages to see any of the racing when seated behind some of them!

 

And it isn’t just the hats that draw a lot of media attention. Massive amounts of wagers were placed on which color The Queen would be wearing each day of the event.

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The Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist

photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT, source: Swedish Royal Court

photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT, source: Swedish Royal Court

This past weekend, on Saturday, June 13, 2015, another Swedish Royal Wedding was celebrated in Stockholm.  Prince Carl Philip, son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, married Miss Sofia Hellqvist in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.

Read all about the wedding here!
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Garter Day – United Kingdom

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Each year in June, the Monday before Royal Ascot is known as Garter Day. Founded in 1348 by King Edward III, The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in the United Kingdom. Unlike many of the other orders and honours which are awarded on governmental advice, The Order of the Garter is solely in the gift of the Sovereign. New members are traditionally announced on St. George’s Day, April 23rd, as St. George is the patron saint of England. On Garter Day, new members are invested with the insignia of the order, and an installation service is held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

 

By the 1800s, the services were only held occasionally, and at various times of the year. In 1948, the 600th anniversary of the founding of the Order, King George VI revived the tradition of an annual service and it has been held every year since.

Membership in The Order of the Garter is limited to the Sovereign, The Prince of Wales, and 24 Knights and Ladies Companion. In the early years of the order, women were admitted as Ladies of the Garter but were not considered Companions. This practice ended in 1488 after King Henry VII appointed his mother as the last Lady of the Garter. Over 400 years later, King Edward VII created his consort, Queen Alexandra, a Lady of the Garter in 1901, beginning a tradition that continued with Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in 1910 and 1936 respectively. Finally, in 1987, the statutes were revised to allow women to be Ladies Companion.

There are currently three open positions.  The current members of the order (as of 2024), in order of seniority:

  1. The Duke of Abercorn (1999)
  2. The Lord Butler of Brockwell (2003)
  3. Sir John Major (2005)
  4. The Lord Luce (2008)
  5. Sir Thomas Dunne (2008)
  6. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (2011)
  7. Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup (2013)
  8. The Baroness Manningham-Buller (2014)
  9. The Lord King of Lothbury (2014)
  10. The Lord Shuttleworth (2016)
  11. Viscount Brookeborough (2018)
  12. Lady Mary Fagan (2018)
  13. The Marquess of Salisbury (2019)
  14. Lady Mary Peters (2019)
  15. The Baroness Amos (2022)
  16. Sir Tony Blair (2022)
  17. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland (2023)
  18. The Lord Patton of Barnes (2023)
  19. The Baron Peach (2024)
  20. The Baron Kakkar (2024)
  21. The Lord Lloyd-Webber (2024)

In addition to the limited membership, there are two additional categories – Royal Knights and Ladies, and Stranger Knights and Ladies. The Royal Knights and Ladies of the Garter are members of the British Royal Family. This category was added by King George III in 1786 so that he could bestow the order on his many sons without infringing upon the statutory limit of 24 members. By statute, this group is limited to descendants of King George I. Currently, the Royal Knights and Ladies of the Garter are:

The Stranger Knights and Ladies of the Garter are foreign sovereigns who have been awarded the Order, the first being Alexander I, Emperor of All Russia in 1813. Currently, there are eight Stranger Knights and Ladies, three of whom are former reigning monarchs:

And finally, there are six officers of the Order:

source: Wikipedia

Garter Day begins with an Investment ceremony for any new members, followed by a luncheon for the members and their spouses. After lunch, they all process, on foot, through the wards of Windsor Castle to St. George’s Chapel where a service is held, and new members are formally installed. Following the service, they all return, by carriage and car, to the castle.

Inside St. George’s Chapel, each companion is assigned a stall, over which is displayed a banner of his or her Arms, along with a helmet, crest and sword and a brass enameled stall plate. Upon the companions’ death, these are all removed, but the stall plate remains. Today, the walls of St. George’s Chapel are adorned with the stall plates of most of the members of the Order since its creation.

The Investment Ceremony
If there are any new members of the order, the day begins with an Investiture ceremony held in the Throne Room at Windsor Castle. The Knights are assembled (with their spouses seated at the rear of the room), and The Sovereign, followed by the Royal Knights, is led into the Throne Room by the Garter King of Arms and Black Rod.

Each new knight is called forward and stands before The Sovereign. While the Prelate reads out the oath and admonitions of the order, the new member is invested with the various insignia. A Page of Honour attaches the garter to the recipient’s leg. The Sovereign places the Riband over the left shoulder and then pins on the Star of the Order. With the assistance of two current Knights (chosen by the new member), the mantle is placed on the new member, followed by the Collar of the Order.

Once all new members have been invested with the insignia, the ceremony is over and they all proceed to the Waterloo Chamber where The Sovereign hosts a luncheon for the members and officers of the Order and their spouses.  (You can read more about the insignia of the Order of the Garter, as well as the other British Orders and Honours, here.)

 

Procession to St. George’s Chapel
Following the luncheon, the members of the Order process to St. George’s Chapel, in the lower ward of Windsor Castle, for the Garter service. Led by the Military Knights of Windsor, the Knights and Ladies Companion head the procession, followed by the Stranger Knights (who rarely attend) and the Royal Knights and Ladies in order of precedence. The officers then process, followed by The Sovereign.

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How to watch Prince Carl Philip of Sweden’s wedding live: Saturday, June 13

Photo Credit – Swedish Royal Court

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, the son of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, will marry Sofia Hellqvist on Saturday, June 13, 2015. The wedding festivities can be viewed online anywhere in the world at SVT: Prinsbröllopet (Prince’s Wedding).  Live coverage will start at 3PM Swedish time and the wedding is scheduled for 4:30PM Swedish time. Swedish time is six hours ahead of US Eastern time, so coverage will start 9AM US Eastern time and the wedding will begin at 10:30AM US Eastern time.
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From the above website (translated via Google Translator):  Live coverage of the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Miss Sofia Hellqvist in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm. SVT will cover not only the wedding, but also the procession and the evening’s festivities. Hosts for the coverage will be Ebba von Sydow Kleberg, Pernilla Månsson Colt and Mark Levengood. Commentators will be John Chrispinsson and Roger Lundgren. The hosts have invited a number of guests to follow the royal wedding, from wedding and the dinner with speeches and wedding cake.

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Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of Galliera

by Scott Mehl  © Unofficial Royalty 2015

Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of Galliera – source: Wikipedia

Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of Galliera, was the husband of Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. He was born Alfonso María Francisco Antonio Diego de Orleans y Borbón on November 12, 1886, in Madrid, to Infante Antonio of Spain, Duke of Galliera (a grandson of King Ferdinand VII of Spain) and Infanta Eulalia of Spain (a daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain). He had one younger brother.

Along with his brother, he attended Beaumont College in England from 1899-1904, and then attended the Military Academy of Toledo in preparation for a lifetime career in the Spanish military. Several years later, he trained as a pilot and would become one of the most distinguished aviators in the Spanish forces.

Alfonso and Beatrice at the 1906 wedding of King Alfonso XIII. source: Wikipedia

In 1906, at the wedding of his first cousin King Alfonso XIII of Spain to Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Alfonso met the bride’s first cousin Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was the youngest daughter of the late Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

Alfonso and Beatrice married in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in Bavaria, Germany, on July 15, 1909. The civil ceremony was followed by both a Catholic and a Protestant ceremony, as the bride chose not to convert to Catholicism. The couple had three sons:

  • Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910-1997) – married, had issue
  • Infante Alfonso (1912-1936) – unmarried, no issue
  • Infante Ataúlfo (1913-1974) – unmarried, no issue

Alfonso with his eldest son, Alvaro, 1910. source: Wikipedia

For the first three years of their marriage, Alfonso and Beatrice lived in Coburg. Because Beatrice remained Lutheran, the Spanish government would not permit King Alfonso XIII to give consent to the marriage, and Alfonso was stripped of his Spanish honors and titles. However, in 1911, the King restored Alfonso to his rank in the military, and the following year, the family was able to return to Spain, with all of his honors and titles restored.

Alfonso served in several positions within the Spanish military, and in 1916, was sent on a ‘special mission’ to Switzerland. The reasoning for this may have been an excuse to get him and his wife out of the country. Rumors abounded that Beatrice had rebuffed the romantic advances of the King, and in retaliation, he exiled them from Spain. After some time in Switzerland, they moved to England where their sons were educated, before returning to Spain eight years later. In 1930, he succeeded his father as Duke of Galliera.

Alfonso was named Chief of Staff of the Spanish Air Force in early 1931, but less than two months later, the Second Spanish Republic was declared, and he was exiled to London. Upon his return in 1932, he was taken prisoner and held in Western Sahara. At the beginning of 1933, Alfonso and thirty other prisoners escaped by boat and traveled to Lisbon, Portugal.

In 1937, Alfonso returned to Spain and was made head of the aerial forces of General Franco. He was created General at the end of World War II, and later Brigadier General. In 1945, in support of demands to restore the monarchy, Alfonso resigned from the Spanish military.

Having lost their former properties, Alfonso and Beatrice settled at a new home El Botánico in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. Unlike King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenie, The Duke and Duchess of Galliera were able to remain in Spain for the rest of their lives.

Alfonso died on August 6, 1975 at El Botánico in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. He is buried with his wife at the Convent of the Capuchin Fathers in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s 94th birthday

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On June 10, 1921, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was born at Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu. Born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Philip was the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Instead, it can land you in an emergency room in case any Erectile Disunion medicine gives you an erection that sustains for longer duration. cheap viagra The medication is not intended for use by viagra from uk women or anyone under the age of 18. Try to get the other partner involved in the levitra shop uk study. Call or go online at vitasave.ca to place your order viagra uk purchase and proceed with checkout. Denmark (a son of King George I of Greece) and Princess Alice of Battenberg (a granddaughter of Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Alice).  Philip is the longest-serving, oldest-ever spouse of a reigning British monarch and the oldest living great-great grandchild of Queen Victoria as well as her oldest living descendant.  Read more at Unofficial Royalty: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Galliera

by Scott Mehl  © Unofficial Royalty 2015

Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Galliera; Credit – Wikipedia

Princess Beatrice (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria) was the youngest child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (the second son of Queen Victoria) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (the daughter of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia). She was born Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria on April 20, 1884, at Eastwell Park in Kent, England, her parents leased country home.

Beatrice was christened at Eastwell House on May 17, 1884. Her godparents were:

Beatrice had four siblings:

Beatrice (on her mother’s lap), with her mother and siblings. source: Wikipedia

Due to her father’s military career, as well as his future role in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Beatrice grew up in England, Malta and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The youngest child in the family, she was perhaps more doted upon than her elder sisters and was known as ‘Baby’ or ‘Baby-Bee’. In July 1893, Beatrice was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of her first cousin The Duke of York, to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (later King George V and Queen Mary). The following month, her father became the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha upon the death of his uncle. The family moved permanently to Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in the German state of Bavaria, taking up residence at Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg. During their years in Coburg, Beatrice’s sisters were all married, and her brother survived an attempted suicide but died in a sanitorium a month later.

Following her father’s death in 1900, Beatrice remained with her mother in Coburg, living at the Palais Edinburg (which her father had purchased in the mid-1880s) and Schloss Rosenau. In 1902, she became involved in a relationship with her first cousin, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia. However, the Russian Orthodox Church forbade marriages between first cousins, and Michael’s brother Nicholas II, Emperor of All Russia refused to allow an exception. Michael ended the relationship the following year.

In 1906, Beatrice’s cousin, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, married King Alfonso XIII of Spain in Madrid. It was at the wedding that Beatrice met her future husband, Alfonso XIII’s first cousin Infante Alfonso of Spain, son of Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera, and Infanta Eulalia of Spain.

The couple was married on July 15, 1909, in Coburg. A civil ceremony was held at Schloss Rosenau, followed by a Catholic Ceremony at St. Augustine’s Church, and a Lutheran ceremony at Schloss Callenberg. Unlike her cousin, Victoria Eugenie, Beatrice chose not to convert to Catholicism before her marriage. She did later convert in 1913.

Because of the difference in religion, there was dissent within the Spanish government. While King Alfonso XIII of Spain personally encouraged and supported the marriage, the government would not allow him to give formal consent. Therefore, upon marriage, the couple was banished from Spain, and Alfonso was stripped of his honors and titles, including that of Infante of Spain. They settled in Coburg until 1912 when they were permitted to return to Spain, and Alfonso’s titles and honors were restored. Beatrice and Alfonso had three sons:

  • Infante Alvaro (1910-1997) – married Carla Parodi-Delfino, had issue
  • Infante Alonso (1912-1936) – killed in action during the Spanish Civil War, unmarried, no issue
  • Infante Ataúlfo (1913-1974) – unmarried, no issue

Beatrice with her three sons, c. 1913. source: Wikipedia

In 1916, the couple was sent to Switzerland. Under the guise of an official mission, rumors quickly spread that it was due to either Beatrice’s influence on Queen Victoria Eugenie or because she had rebuffed the romantic advances of King Alfonso XIII, a notorious womanizer. After some time in Switzerland, the couple moved to England where their sons were educated at Winchester College. Eight years later, they were finally permitted to return to Spain.

In the following years, the Spanish monarchy was overthrown and the country was thrown into Civil War. Beatrice’s second son Alonso was killed in action, and the family lost their properties. Initially exiled to England, they eventually returned to Spain in 1937, and settled at a new estate, El Botánico, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, where they would live for the rest of their lives. Beatrice died on July 13, 1966, at El Botánico. She is buried with her husband at the Convent of Capuchin Fathers in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.

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Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Credit – Wikipedia

Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Maximilian) was the husband of Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. He was born on September 13, 1863, in Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the eldest child of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden. Ernst had two younger sisters:

He was educated in Karlsruhe and then studied law in Paris, Bonn, Tübingen, and Leipzig, graduating in 1885. Following his military training, he was appointed Secretary of the Imperial German Embassy in St Petersburg and London. He also worked for his father when he served as Imperial Governor of Alsace-Lorraine.

source: Wikipedia

On April 20, 1896, Ernst married Princess Alexandra at Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in the German state of Bavaria. She was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a son of Queen Victoria), and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (a daughter of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia). The couple was second cousins – their grandmothers Queen Victoria and Princess Feodora of Leiningen were half-sisters. Ernst and Alexandra had five children:

In 1900, his father-in-law died, and the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha passed to Alexandra’s cousin Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. Because Charles Edward was just sixteen years old, Ernst was appointed as Regent until the new Duke reached his majority in 1905.

Enst later tried to get into politics in the German Empire. He served as Head of the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office, and Deputy and later Vice President of the Reichstag. Following his father’s death in 1913, Ernst became the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and took his seat in the Kammer der Standesherren (House of Lords) in Württemberg. During World War I, he served as General Delegate to the Eastern Front and as a special envoy to Constantinople and the Balkans in 1915.

In 1936, Ernst joined the Nazi Party. Following World War II, Ernst retired from official service and lived a quiet and more private life. He spent his remaining years working with charities and organizations in Württemberg, including the Order of Saint John and the Red Cross.

Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, died on December 11, 1950, in Langenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is buried alongside his wife in the family cemetery at Schloss Langenburg.

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Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; source: Wikipedia

Princess Alexandra (Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria) was the third daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (son of Queen Victoria), and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (daughter of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia). She was born on September 1, 1878, at Schloss Rosenau near Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in the German state of Bavaria. Her christening took place a month later at Palais Edinburg in Coburg. Among her godparents was her maternal uncle Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.

Alexandra had four siblings:

 

As the family moved around often due to her father’s naval career, Alexandra grew up in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta, and Coburg. From the mid-1880s, the family spent significant  time in Coburg, as her father was the heir-presumptive to his childless uncle Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. When Alfred succeeded to the ducal throne in August 1893, the family took up permanent residence in Coburg. Alexandra was then styled HRH Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Alexandra and her husband Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; source: Wikipedia

It was at Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in Bavaria, Germany on April 20, 1896, that Alexandra married Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the eldest son of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden. Alexandra and Ernst were second cousins. Their grandmothers, Queen Victoria and Princess Feodora of Leiningen, were half-sisters.  The couple had five children:

When Alexandra’s father died in 1900, her husband Ernst served as Regent for the new Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alexandrta’s first cousin Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany until he reached his maturity in 1905. As her husband pursued his ambitions elsewhere, Alexandra often spent time with her mother in Coburg and visited her sisters. In 1913, her father-in-law died, and she and her husband became the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, taking up residence as Schloss Langenburg. Living a relatively quiet life, Alexandra worked during World War I as a nurse with the Red Cross. After her mother died in 1920, Alexandra and her sisters inherited Palais Edinburg in Coburg, and, along with her sisters, leased Schloss Rosenau from the state until the late 1930s. In 1937, Alexandra joined her husband, and some of her children, as a member of the Nazi Party.

Princess Alexandra died on April 16, 1942, in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is buried in the family cemetery at Schloss Langenburg.

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