oberstes Bild:
Das Brautpaar mit
den 10 Trauzeugen:
1.Reihe
Prinz Hubertus von
Preussen, Prinz Karls Franz Josef von Preussen, Grossfürst Vladimir
von Russland, Grossfürst Dimitri von Russland, Prinz Vsevolod von
Russland
2.Reihe
Herzog Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prinz Friedrich von
Preussen, Prinz Oscar von Preussen, Prinz Burchard von Preussen und
Herzog Christian Ludwig von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Anlässlich
Ihrer Hochzeit mit Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen trug Prinzessin
Kira Kirillowna Großfürstin von Russland, das Meander Diamant Diadem ihrer
Schwiegermutter Cecilie und die Tudor Rose Diamant Brosche Ihrer Mutter Grossfürstin Victoria-Melita.
Mit grossem Pomp wurde die Vermählung mit 3 Zeremonien begangen:(standesamtlich.
u. kirchlich orthodox) Schloss Cecilienhof, Potsdam, 2.5., (ev.) Haus
Doorn/Niederlande 4.5.1938 um die wichtige Allianz zwischen den Dynstien
Romanov und Hohenzollern zu demonstrieren. Die Bilder zeigen das Brautpaar
mit seinen Gästen in Cecilienhof bei Potsdam und im Haus Doorn,Holland.
(Marmorpalais 9 Nov 1907-Bremen 25 Sep 1994)
She wears the meander diamond tiara of her mother in law and the diamond English Rose Brooch of her mother, the Princess Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia 1876-1936 .
The bride with her groom and the ten groomsmen:
Front row (left to right):
Prince Hubertus of Prussia, Prince Karls Franz Josef of Prussia, Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, Grand Duke Dimitri of Russia, Prince Vsevolod of Russia
Second row (left to right):
Duke Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Friedrich of Prussia, Prince Oscar of Prussia, Prince Burchard of Prussia and Duke Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
She was married with great pomp to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, grandson and eventual heir of the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II. There were three wedding ceremonies (see the pictures of the party at Cecilienhof, Potsdam and Haus Doorn, Netherlands above) to mark the alliance between the Romanov and Hohenzollern dynasties.
"The trousseau for the Grand Duchess Kira of Russia has been made in Paris by Schiaparelli, but at her wedding, she will wear the silver lame dress in which her grandmother, Grand Duchess Marie, was married to the Duke of Edinburgh. This dress, which has required no alteration to fit the present bride, has been kept at Coburg for the past 80 years and with it will go along veil of old lace and a simple diadem". This was the story of the Fashion Correspondent of the time which sent the story from Paris.
But this is not true, I asked Duchess Marie Cécile of Oldenburg, Kira's daughter and she told me that the silver gown of Grand Duchess Marie was destroyed. The new one was clearly inspired by Kira's grandmother's bridal gown but with modern fabrics most likely. The silver in her grandmother's gown would have been very tarnished and impossible to restore and the silk may have rotted.
The news story goes on to say that "the trousseau of 17 dresses includes three models which have been specially designed for Grand Duchess Kira by Schiaparelli. One an evening dress made of pale blue chiffon striped with silver, has a full skirt and open neck-line, another white and silver brocade evening dress is heavily embroidered to pick out the design, while a court gown of gold lame has a deeply cut necklace gathered on to a thick cord."
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin had always been very sympathetic to Grand Duke Kirill and regarded him as head of the family, and because of the latter's straitened finances, he made a generous financial contribution towards the wedding costs. Perhaps some of it went towards Kira's trousseau.
Hochzeit
von Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen und Prinzessin Kira | Wedding Marriage of Cyra Cirillovna
Austellung: CECILIE – DEUTSCHLANDS LETZTE KRONPRINZESSIN (1886–1954)
source:
spsg.de/Katalog:"Eisen,Gold und bunte Steine" /
preussen.de
