Crown Princess Cecilie was the last Crown Princess of Germany.
She was the daughter-in-law of Emperor Wilhelm II.
Crown Princess Cecilie - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmtT9Mcoko)
Crown Princess Cecilie had a flair for hats. She was very active in the Red Cross and other wartime charities.
At the time of her engagement to Crown Prince Wilhelm, Cecilie was described as a vivacious little blonde with a Dresden china figure.
Since her mother was Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, Cecilie was related to the Romanovs of Russia.
Crown Prince Wilhelm commissioned the Prussian Meander Kokoshnik tiara as a wedding gift for his bride Cecilie.
Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, n?e Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 1908 - by Caspar Ritter (German, 1861-1923) - @~ Watsonette Love this pict? | (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/414260865694545452)
The Prussian Meander Tiara.Made by the German court jewellers Koch in 1905.Also known as Crown Princess Cecilie's Meander Tiara. | Crowning glory (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/443956475750688626)
Crown Princess Cecilie with sons Prince Wilhelm and Prince Louis Ferdinand in a carriage.
Cecilie, 20.9.1886 - 6.5.1954, German Crown Princess 6.6.1905 Stock Photo: 19844833 - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-cecilie-2091886-651954-german-crown-princess-661905-9111918-with-sons-19844833.html)
Cecilie was nearly six feet tall, very unusual for a woman in those days, and was regarded as extremely fashion conscious. Her marriage to Crown Prince Wilhelm was deeply unhappy in spite of six children because Willy had a wandering eye. One of her two daughters had Downs Syndrome but was cared for within the family circle until her twenties.
Cecilie had family connections everywhere, as relatives on both paternal and maternal sides were very interconnected with other royal Houses. Her mother was the daughter of the Grand Duke Michael and Cecilie's uncles Nicholas, George and Sergei Michaelovich were all murdered in the Russian Revolution.
Quote from: LouisFerdinand on January 22, 2017, 09:22:04 PM
At the time of her engagement to Crown Prince Wilhelm, Cecilie was described as a vivacious little blonde with a Dresden china figure.
seems strange if she was so tall
Quote from: amabel on August 21, 2018, 04:59:08 AM
seems strange if she was so tall
Yes, especially as Cecilie had black hair and dark eyes, almost Spanish looking and statuesque. Somebody must have been looking at the wrong princess!
Crown Princess Cecilie and Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia visited Egypt in 1911.
Crown Prince William of Prussia and Crown Princess Cecilie in Egypt Stock Photo: 48344636 - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-crown-prince-william-of-prussia-and-crown-princess-cecilie-in-egypt-48344636.html)
Crown Princess Cecilie's father-in-law abdicated in 1918. The Empress decided to follow the Emperor into exile to The Netherlands. Cecilie did not consider leaving Germany a possibility.
She remarked, 'We are German and we have spent happy years in the fatherland: now we also wish to share the time of need.'
1915 German World War I postcard depicting Crown Princess Cecilie congratulating a Navy sailor
German World War I photographic postcard depicting German Crown Stock Photo: 134744478 - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-german-world-war-i-photographic-postcard-depicting-german-crown-princess-134744478.html)
Crown Princess Cecilie with her sons Prince Wilhelm and Prince Louis Ferdinand visited a field hospital.
Cecilie, 20.9.1886 - 6.5.1954, German Crown Princess 6.6.1905 Stock Photo: 19844840 - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-cecilie-2091886-651954-german-crown-princess-661905-9111918-with-children-19844840.html)
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