Category Archives: Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Participates in the Wisent Welt Wittgenstein Press Conference.

gswbOn Monday, May 5, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg accompanied by the Mayor of Bad Berleburg, Mr. Bernd Fuhrmann, and the coordinator of the European Bison Project, Ms. Coralie Herbst, participated in a press conference at Schloss Berleburg to announce the results of the Bison project, Wisent Welt Wittgenstein.

According to AFP News, the Wisent Welt Wittgenstein is a:
“…government-funded initiative which last year released the herd in an effort to restock the bison in the wild. European bison were once plentiful across Europe and Russia, though their numbers were decimated to near extinction by hunting and habitat encroachment.”

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Her Royal Highness Princess Benedike of Denmark Celebrates Her 70th Birthday.

PrincessbenedikteOn April 29, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark celebrated her 70th birthday with friends and family including Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, His Royal Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Alexandra and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie of Greece at a private reception, hosted by His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, at beautiful Schloss Berleburg in Bad Berleburg, Germany.

Anyway, the German newspaper, Der Westen, recently had the chance to interview the princess about her life, work, and family.

Click here to view new photos of the princess and her family.

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His Serene Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Has Emergency Surgery.

prince-richard-of-swbIt was announced by the Danish royal court that His Serene Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg — husband of Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark — had an operation this morning for “…an aorta aneurysm…”  

The emergency surgery took place at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen and was performed by Dr. Ulf Helgstrand.  At this time Prince Richard is recovering and will remain in the hospital for the next few days.

Miss Carina Axelsson Unveils Her New Book Cover.

CarinaMarySRWOn Monday, November 11, 2013, Miss Carina Axelsson, longtime partner of His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, unveiled the cover for her highly anticipated new novel, Model Undercover: A Crime of Fashion.  

Miss Axelsson also reveals that her publisher, Usborne Books, has released the first chapter of the upcoming novel, and quite frankly it wasn’t bad.

Please click here to view the cover as well as to get the direct link to the first chapter of Model Undercover: A Crime of Fashion.

Carina Axelsson Announces the Release Date of Her Long Awaited Novel.

CarinaRecently, Miss Carina Axelsson — longtime partner of His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg — attended the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.

Anyway, on her blog Miss Axelsson finally announced the UK and US release dates for her highly anticipated new novel, Model Under Cover: A Crime Of Fashion.  

For further information about the novel and the release dates please click here and here.

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