betina
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is there someone who got some pictures of this little known princess from Greece who married a commoner and became Mrs. Brandram?
betina said:is there someone who got some pictures of this little known princess from Greece who married a commoner and became Mrs. Brandram?
iowabelle said:Has she gone to any of the big weddings or events?
I'm wondering how close she is to Constantine, Sofia, and Irene.
The Lady Katherine Brandram
HRH Princess Katherine of Greece & Denmark [Ekaterini] was born in 4th May 1913 in the Royal Palace of Athens to Their Majesties King Constantine I and Queen Sophia.
Princess Katherine married the British commoner Major Richard Brandram on the 21st April 1947 in Athens. Upon her marriage she moved to her husband's native country of England where King George VI created her by letters patent the title, style and rank of a Duke's daughter, thus in British society she became The Lady Katherine Brandram. There is however some dispute as to whether Katherine was still known as Princess Katherine in Greece (e.g. despite her marriage Alexia is still known as HRH Princess Alexia and not Mrs Morales).
Katherine and Richard had one son, also called Richard, who was born in 1948 and three grand-children: Sophie 1981, Nicholas 1982 & Alexia 1985.
Wikipedia's article on the princess (Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) states that she died on October 2. Can anyone confirm this? It's not been on Paul Theroff's site, and he's usually excellent about updating this sort of thing. The article doesn't provide a source for her death, so that does have me wondering
Lady Katherine was the last surviving great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. If she really has passed on, that means Count Carl Johan Bernadotte is the only remaining great-grandchild still living.
Here's an article (orbituary) from the Telegraph:
Lady Katherine Brandram - Telegraph
As she is a first cousin of the DoE - do you think some Royals will attend her funeral?