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Latest news and events from the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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On 7 July 2026 , the Duke of Mecklenburg attended the inauguration ceremony of a new memorial in Birgter Feld at the site of the 7 July 1962 plane crash which claimed the lives of the Duke’s aunt Duchess Helene and pilot Hans Tinnefeld.

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The Duke of Mecklenburg has today been granted the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Pedro I by Prince D. Pedro of Orléans-Braganza, while Duke Michael was granted the rank of Commander of the Imperial Order of Pedro I https://t.co/nALRXcSsvZ

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Sie wird als ökumenische Andacht unter Leitung der Pastorin Ulrike Kloss gefeiert.

In diesem Jahr wird wieder das Oberhaupt des Hauses, Herzog Georg Borwin zu Mecklenburg sowie weitere Mitglieder des Hauses in Mirow erwartet.

Jeder ist herzlich zur Teilnahme eingeladen.

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Wie jedes Jahr findet gegen Ende August eine Gedenkandacht für die verstorbenen Mitglieder der Großherzoglichen Familie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz statt.

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Die Historikerin und Autorin Sandra Lembke wird sich in einem kurzen Vortrag seiner Biografie widmen.

Die Veranstaltung beginnt am Samstag, den 30. August 2024 um 10.30 Uhr an bzw. in der Johanniterkirche auf der Schlossinsel Mirow.

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A Tree of Peace was planted in Neustrelitz today by the Duke of Mecklenburg, Andreas Grund, the Mayor of Neustrelitz, and Marek Sobola, the Tree of Peace initiative's founder and secretary general

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Duke Alexander, Duchess Hande and Duke Leopold

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Frohe Weihnachten 🎄

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The Baptism of Duke Leopold https://t.co/5cFkHryme0

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Duke Leopold, the son of Hereditary Prince Alexander and Hereditary Princess Hande, was baptised today at the Church of Our Saviour in The Hague

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Wie ein Neustrelitzer zu einem russischen General wurde https://t.co/3nCsPTwOEI

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The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess are grateful for the many congratulations received on the birth of their first child. The baptism is expected to take place in the spring of 2024.

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Hereditary Prince Alexander and Hereditary Princess Hande have named their newborn son Georg Leopold Borwin. He will be known by the middle of these names, Leopold.

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Borwin is a Wendish name which is currently borne by the infant Duke’s grandfather Duke Borwin. The name Borwin has a long history in the family having first been given to Heinrich Borwin I of Mecklenburg (died 1227), the grandson of the progenitor of the family, Niklot

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Duke Georg Alexander and his wife Hande were married in a civil ceremony at Mirow Palace on 17 June 2022 and in the city church in the City of Residence of Neustrelitz on 17 September 2022.

More information, including the names, will be released in the next few days.

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Press Release

This morning at 5:41 am, Duchess Hande of Mecklenburg-Strelitz gave birth to a baby boy in Rotterdam.

The parents and child are happy, tired and well.

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Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 1. Hochzeitstag an Erbprinz Alexander und Erbprinzessin Hande!
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Happy 1st wedding anniversary to Hereditary Prince Alexander and Hereditary Princess Hande!