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Princess Alice of Battenberg. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark ( Greek: Καικιλία, romanized : Kaikilía; 22 June 1911 – 16 November 1937) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess who became titular Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine through her marriage to Prince Georg Donatus, pretender to the throne of the Grand ...
- 23 November 1937, Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
- Glücksburg
Nov 16, 2022 · Topical Press Agency / Getty Images. Today marks the 85th anniversary of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh’s beloved sister, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, who was killed while eight months pregnant in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of six others.
Join us on a poignant journey as we unravel the extraordinary life of Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, a figure whose story is etched with love, trage...
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Nov 10, 2022 · Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark was the sister of Prince Philip, and she died in an airplane crash in 1937, aged 26. Cecilie was married to a German noble, and went into labor...
Apr 26, 2021 · 1st July 1922: Princess Cecilia of Greece (1911 - 1937), daughter of Princess Alice and Prince Andrew of Greece, later Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Hesse. She is at the wedding of the Countess of Ashley to Earl Mountbatten. She is the sister of the Duke of Edinburgh. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Apr 28, 2021 · On 12 October, Cecilie was joined by both her mother and grandmother for the funeral. There was a strong Nazi presence at the funeral, and both Cecilie and her husband had joined the Nazi party on 1 May 1937 (with party numbers 3766313 and 3766312, respectively). Cecilie’s husband now succeeded as Head of the House, but more tragedy was to come.
