The Duke of Mecklenburg today attended the inauguration ceremony of a new memorial in Birgter Feld, the site of the 7 July 1962 plane crash which claimed the lives of the Duke’s aunt Duchess Helene and pilot Hans Tinnefeld. The new memorial dedicated to Duchess Helene and Hans Tinnefeld replaces the previous badly weathered wooden…
Am Samstag, dem 15. August 2026 um 10.30 Uhr findet das diesjährige Gedenken der Großherzoglichen Familie an die Verstorbenen des Hauses statt. Zu der Veranstaltung, die in der Johanniterkirche in Mirow und der Großherzoglichen Erbbegräbnisgruft stattfindet, sind alle Gäste herzlich eingeladen. In diesem Jahr wird besonders des 150. Todestages der beiden jüngsten Kinder des Großherzogs…
By agreement of the Duke of Mecklenburg, Duke Alexander and Duke Michael, in order to share the functions and representative duties associated with the Grand Ducal House, with effect from 1 January 2026: Duke Michael will formally support his father the Duke as his deputy, as and when required, in the execution of his functions…
Between 14-18 November the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg visited Slovakia at the invitation of the Slovakian diplomat Ambassador Ľubomír Rehák and his wife Mrs Mrs Dana Reháková. The couples visit was timed to coincide with the 240th anniversary of the death of Duke Georg August who died in Trnava on 14 November 1785 and…
The Duke of Mecklenburg has today been granted the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Pedro I by Prince D. Pedro of Orléans and Braganza, Prince Imperial House of Brazil, while Duke Michael was granted the rank of Commander of the Imperial Order of Pedro I. The Duke in turn has awarded Prince D.…
The Duke of Mecklenburg and Duke Michael attended the General Chapter of the Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy held today in Rome today in the presence of Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy and head of the Royal House of Italy. During the ceremony the Duke of Savoy appointed the Duke of…
On 15 September 1884, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin established the Order of the Griffin as a state order for Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It became a common state award with the other Mecklenburg state, the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, via agreement with Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V of Mecklenburg-Strelitz dated 22/23 August 1904. The Order…
To mark the completion of the second restoration phase and the planting of a ‘Tree of Peace’, the Residence City of Neustrelitz, the “Tree of Peace” organisation, and the Grand Ducal House invited people to the Schlosskoppel on 29 March 2025 where a pedunculate oak was planted with around 50 guests in attendance. The ‘Tree…
The baptism of His Highness Duke Georg Leopold Borwin took place at the Church of Our Saviour, in The Hague, on Saturday 13 April 2024. The baptism service was conducted by Father Sjaak de Boer, who had co-officiated at the religious wedding of Duke Leopold’s parents, Duke Alexander and Duchess Hande. In addition to Duke…
Duke Alexander and Duchess Hande have named their new born son Georg Leopold Borwin. He will be known by the middle of these names, Leopold. Georg is the name traditionally given to the firstborn male of the younger branch of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz descending from Grand Duke Georg (1779-1860) via his second son Duke…
