Daisy Princess of Pless

I suppose it could be, but it still strikes me like looking at a wretched homeless person on the street and saying "how's it going; I know what it's like".

Daisy needed money and help and Alexandra, at least as evidenced by her letter/quote, offered a silly greeting and concern as if she was asking Daisy how she was doing after a party when the guests stayed too long.

This shows how removed the safe royals were not only from their own subjects but from the realities of need even amongst their own ranks. Extreme affluence is quite a syndrome.

I interpreted it the way Eddieboy did--that Alexandra knew of the circumstances rather than expressing an empathetic 'I know'. She might not have wanted to send Daisy money--many royals didn't like handouts--or thought that Daisy's family, well-connected and wealthy that they were, could help. After all, Alix was a friend whereas Daisy had wealthy immediate family. At least I think there were still wealthy at that period, perhaps I'm incorrect? Her brother George had divorced Jennie Churchill by then but was remarried to the famous actress Mrs Patrick Campbell while her sister was still married to the Duke of Westminster.

Yes, you are probably correct along with EddieBoy, but my alarms go off when it looks like a let them eat cake attitude.

I can't help but have the song "God Bless the Child" in my head repeating itself ever since reading how Alexandra reacted to what I interpreted as cry for help from Daisy.

I'm reading Daisy Pless' wonderful memoirs/diaries and after I googled her, discovered that there is no information about the title. Her first two sons died in '84 and Bolko, the youngest, was the only one with issue (anyone know how he died at 26?), but does anyone know what happened to the title? Was it unable to pass to the nearest male relation, or did Bolko's son and namesake decide not to use it(or were titles abolished in post-WWII Germany)? Thanks!

If you read the Daisy Pless thread on here you will find out about the family after WW2..Daisys grandson is the rightful holder of the title..

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I visited Schlos Fürstenstein and Schloß Pleß last year...it was a wonderful experience!

Arturo Beéche

you can stay in her family home....Ruthin Castle, in North Wales. The town is a picture book but the castle has seen better days...but there was the promise of a complete restoration next year

a picture of daisy von pless, polish national digital archives

here s the fulll version

Katenka, where did you get th full version? i had no idea that the full version existed.in fact, it was the only picture of daisy von pless in polish national digital archives

in wikipedia ;-) but its originally from the Victoria and Albert museum`s archives.

BTW here s Daisy with siblings and her mom, Patsy Cornwallis

the palace of princes von pless ( now it`s Pszczyna, Silesia,Poland), pictures come from Polish national Digital Achives.pictures were taken before ww1 and ww2

more pictures

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