The Battenbergs - discussion, pictures

[YaBB_Jose]

Are there any photos of Asen and his wife Bertha ?

Thanks in advance

[Marc]

It is Louis & Victoria WERE naturalised British subjects and not Germans by nationality anymore. To own land abroad is not something you want the British people to know about especially you were in public office. It was a serious conflict of interest.

They were still Germans by nationality because nationality is not determined by "passport",it is called citizenship of certain country...so,they were British subjects of German nationality(ethnic belonging)...

[Eric_Lowe]

I think that was the reason that Louis was forced to resign. Imagine the head of the state government of the United States have a house in Nazi Germany during WW II ?

[Marc]

I think a read somewhere here that Pamela and Patricia have signed themselves somewhere in Germany as "Princesses von Battenberg" even if they stopped using those titles in Britain...

[Robert_Hall]

That would be odd, as German titles no longer exist. They would have to them incorporated into their birth name. Actually, Battenberg itself as a title no longer exists.

[Eric_Lowe]

I think it was Mountbatten that signed "Prinz Von Battenberg" when he visited Hesse in his later years. I brought it out with Countess Mountbatten (Patricia) and she told me it was totally blown out of poportion by the press. He did it while he was on holiday...

[Marc]

I am just interested,do they still have the right to sign themselves as Princes von Battenberg outside of Britain?Would that in some way be still formally correct or formally incorrect?Even though they use other titles...

Just want to know is their case similar to Lady Louise Wessex?She uses and is known by the title of Lady dropping the higher title,but formally she still has the right to be a Princess...

[Paul]

I am just interested,do they still have the right to sign themselves as Princes von Battenberg outside of Britain?Would that in some way be still formally correct or formally incorrect?Even though they use other titles...

Just want to know is their case similar to Lady Louise Wessex?She uses and is known by the title of Lady dropping the higher title,but formally she still has the right to be a Princess...

Lord Mountbatten may have done it as a "tongue-in-cheek" whimsy. Since Germany is a republic, the old rules and restrictions have no legal standing. 

[Marc]

I know that,but just if we imagine Germany is not a republic,would they have the right?That was the point of my question...

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes. He had the right...If he wanted to be German again. Most European Royal Families used their titles as their surname. Like Sophie Von Hannover (Princess Sophie of Greece and sister of Prince Philip). Mountbatten could use Louis Von Battenberg, which was their title and could be used as surname too, but not the Prinz though...

[Thomas_Hesse]

I have found this clip featuring the London premiere of "My fair lady" with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.

The are saluting Lord Mountbatten and a Lady wearing a tiara (I do not recognize her - it is not Edwina nor one of his daughters).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BxxP05_Fzs&feature=related

[darius]

I think they signed themselves as such on the famous window at Wolfsgarten... not on any official document.

I am just interested,do they still have the right to sign themselves as Princes von Battenberg outside of Britain?Would that in some way be still formally correct or formally incorrect?Even though they use other titles...

Just want to know is their case similar to Lady Louise Wessex?She uses and is known by the title of Lady dropping the higher title,but formally she still has the right to be a Princess...

Lord Mountbatten may have done it as a "tongue-in-cheek" whimsy. Since Germany is a republic, the old rules and restrictions have no legal standing. 

[Marc]

The are saluting Lord Mountbatten and a Lady wearing a tiara (I do not recognize her - it is not Edwina nor one of his daughters).

It's Princess Alexandra of Kent with Lord Mountbatten!

[Ilana]

You have to wonder, really, if they had the "right" since they gave up their titles in 1917.

[Gabriella]

The lady wearing the tiara is Princess Alexandra of Kent.

Here's a picture of that eveing showing her with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison: