Royalty from around Europe gathered to celebrate the Christening of Prince Ernst August von Hannover at Schloss Marienburg in Hanover on this day in 1954, 70 years ago. Prince Ernst August of Hannover is the current head of the Hanoverian Royal Family, married to Princess Caroline of Monaco.
The Christening of Prince Ernst August von Hannover, the second child and first son of the Prince of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (wearing her Topaz Parure), was celebrated in the Chapel at Marienburg Castle in Hanover.
Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick (grandmother), Princess Hertha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (grandmother), Queen Frederica of Greece (aunt), Archduke Otto and Archduchess Regina von Habsburg, Prince George William of Hanover (uncle) and Princess Sophie of Greece (aunt).
