Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein visits Australia

Not exactly a Danish princess. Nathalie, who is the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, was born in Denmark. She did not acquire Danish citizenship until the 1990s. She now has joint Danish-German nationality, and she competes for Denmark in equestrien events. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
The princess is a member of the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg mediatized princely family, but legally she is Nathalie Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. At the Danish court, she is offficially HH Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/sep/18/danish-princess-visits/

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