Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the Wedding of Prince Karl of Hesse and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk in The Hague on this day in 1966, following a Ball at Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg.
Prince Karl of Hesse, son of Prince Christoph of Hesse and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, married Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár, the daughter of Count Béla Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár and Baroness Ursula von Richthofen, at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk in The Hague, just a month after the lavish celebrations for the Wedding of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands. The couple had two children, Prince Christoph and Princess Irina, who is married to the Count of Schönburg-Glauchau, before his passing in 2022.
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and the Duke of Edinburgh led the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding who gathered from around Europe.
• TM King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (second cousin and third cousin)
• HRH Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (grandmother) and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (uncle)
• TRH Prince Georg Wilhelm and Princess Sophie of Hanover (mother, in the Hesse Emerald Brooch and stepfather/second cousin)
• TRH Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain (third cousin and second cousin)
• HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (second cousin)
• HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark (third cousin)
• HRH Princess Christina of Sweden (third cousin)
• HH Princess Dorothea and HSH Prince Friedrich of Windisch-Grätz (sister and brother-in-law)
• HH Prince Rainer of Hesse (brother)
• HRH Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (half-brother)
• HRH Prince Georg of Hanover (half-brother)
• HRH Princess Friederike of Hanover (half-sister)
• HRH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (aunt)
• HRH Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden (aunt)
• HRH Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick (step-grandmother/first cousin once removed)
• HSH Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (first cousin)
• HGDG Prince Ludwig of Baden (first cousin)
• HRH Landgrave Philipp of Hesse-Kassel (uncle)
• HRH Prince Moritz of Hesse-Kassel (first cousin)
• HH Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel (first cousin)
• HH Prince Otto of Hesse-Kassel (first cousin)
• TRH Prince Louis and Princess Margaret of Hesse and by Rhine (second cousin once removed and his wife)
• TH Prince Wolfgang and Princess Ottilie of Hesse-Kassel (uncle and aunt)
• HH Prince Richard of Hesse-Kassel (uncle)
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the Wedding Ball of Prince Karl of Hesse and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár at Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg, several weeks before their Wedding in The Hague.
Following their Civil Wedding Ceremony, Prince Karl of Hesse, son of Prince Christoph of Hesse and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár celebrated their Wedding with a Ball at Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg, several weeks before their Wedding in The Hague. The previous day, many of the Royal Guests had attended the Wedding of Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł in Athens.
Princess Sophie of Hanover (wearing a Tiara) and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (wearing the Antique Corsage Tiara) with Prince Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse and Princess Frederica of Hanover
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain (in the Prussian Diamond Tiara) with the Duke of Wurttemberg.
Princess Christina of Sweden (wearing her Pearl and Diamond Tiara) and Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Benedikte of Denmark (in the Baden Palmette Tiara) and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe celebrated the Wedding of the late Prince Karl of Hesse and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk in The Hague.
Hanover Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara
Hesse Emerald Tiara
Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara
Hesse Amethyst Tiara
Hesse Emerald Brooch
Hesse Emerald Cross
Aquamarine Tiara
Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara
Diamond Necklace Tiara
Princess Alice’s Turquoise Coronet
Pearl Star Tiara
Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage
Brunswick Tiara
Prussian Diamond Tiara
Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara
Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara
Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage
Diamond Brooch
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The Wedding of Prince Karl of Hesse, son of Prince Christoph of Hesse and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár, the daughter of Count Béla Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár and Baroness Ursula von Richthofen, at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk in The Hague on this day in 1966, following a magnificent Ball at Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg. This came just a month after the lavish celebrations for the Wedding of Crown Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands. The couple have two children, Prince Christoph and Princess Irina, who is married to the Count of Schönburg-Glauchau.
Royal Guests and Relatives included Princess Sophie of Greece (mother of the groom) and Prince George William of Hannover (stepfather of the groom), Princess Andrew of Greece (grandmother of the groom), the Duke of Edinburgh (uncle of the groom), King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (cousins of the groom), Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain (cousins of the groom), the Duchess of Brunswick (step-grandmother of the groom), Prince Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (cousin of the groom), the Prince of Hesse (cousin of the groom), Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden (aunt of the groom), Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (aunt of the groom), Princess Christina of Sweden, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Irene of Greece, Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Prince Ludwig of Baden, Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and the Duke of Wurttemberg.
Wedding Ball at Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg