Royal Guests and Relatives gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Welf Henry of Hanover and Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen at the Marienkirche in Büdingen on this day in 1960, 65 years ago.
Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, the fourth son of the Duke of Brunswick and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, married Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen, daughter of Prince Otto Friedrich III of Ysenburg und Büdingen zu Wächtersbach and Princess Felicitas Anna Reuss of Köstritz, at the Marienkirche in Büdingen, following a Civil Ceremony in Büdingen.
Princess Alexandra wore Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown.
Prince Welf Henry was the brother of Queen Frederica of Greece and the uncle of King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain, and thus attended King Paul of Greece’s 60th Birthday Banquet in 1961, as well as the Wedding Ball of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and their niece, Princess Sophia of Greece, at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1962. The couple had no children and remained married until his death in 1997, while Princess Alexandra passed away in 2015.
