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    German royals marry with pomp

    BERLIN (AP) — Prince Georg Friedrich Ferdinand of Prussia, great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, married Princess Sophie of Isenburg Saturday, a royal wedding that has rekindled German interest in the nation's long-defunct royals.

    The couple were married in a church in Potsdam, outside Berlin, the former seat of the prince's family that ruled much of Germany until the monarchy was abolished in 1918.

    After Saturday's ceremony, the couple traveled by horse-drawn carriage to Sanssouci Palace for a dinner and ball. Several hundred onlookers lined the streets outside of the church to see the couple, who were relatively unknown until the announcement of the wedding. Both work as consultants in Berlin.

    The 33-year-old bride wore a dress designed by Wolfgang Joop, and a diamond tiara belonging to her family. The 35-year-old groom was dressed in a top hat and tails.

    The event was broadcast live on local public TV, sparking protest from members of the former communist Left party, and was splashed across the pages of newspapers and glossy magazines. The couple held a civil ceremony on Friday.

    From 1871, the Kings of Prussia also served as German Emperors, with Wilhelm II being the last. He abdicated in 1918, following World War I, and the German monarchy was dismantled.

    Descendants of German royal families still carry their titles, although they have no meaning and are legally considered part of their names.

    Germans view their own aristocrats skeptically, but many ardently follow the royal houses of their European neighbors. Both this year's major royal weddings, in London and Monaco, were broadcast live on German TV, attracting millions of viewers.

     

    314 comments

    • HotGenius  •  9 mths ago
      "Both work as consultants in Berlin."

      2 consultants in one family...........Well I'll be.
    • JevyJev  •  9 mths ago
      I am the Prince of Zamunda, LOL...
    • J arc  •  9 mths ago
      Well, as long as it was just pomp.....and they eschewed circumstance, I guess it's ok.
    • pdp44734590j  •  9 mths ago
      Good show, Germany. It's nice to see some class and pomp. German Leftwingers? Laugh at them! They built the Berlin Wall, in order that people don't leave the Communist Paradise for a free way of life!
    • belovedofgod  •  9 mths ago
      The left feigns outrage at German Royalty in order to make it appear that they are for the "people". When in fact Kaiser Wilhelm along with his Chancellor Bismarck instituted the first social security system in Prussia in the middle 1800's. They did this to stem the flow of young Germans to America. This enabled the Kaiser to justify a tremendous military buildup in order to conquer his neighbors - this was necessary to sustain the social security system. This military buildup was matched by the other Great Powers and ultimately led to WW1 - a war that devasted the flower of Europe and resonates to this day as it ushered in the progressive and socialist idealogies that continue to plague mankind and sustain the left. So you see the German Royal Family is not the enemy of the sorry and pathetic left it is their model.
    • Joseph  •  9 mths ago
      No royalty since 1918? I should have worn my old "1918" shirt I used to wear to Red Sox vs. Yankees games to their wedding...
    • sean  •  9 mths ago
      a bilderberg wedding..
    • observation  •  9 mths ago
      We really do not know the history of this family since the Kaiser was sent into exile after WWI. Not that I am impressed with royalty or think that a country needs the pomp and circumstance, but the history of people is the history of a place.
    • Rich  •  9 mths ago
      Ich Bin eine Berliner!
      • Helorider 9 mths ago
        Which means "I am a jelly doughnut".
    • marlo  •  9 mths ago
      i guess kaiser wilhelm stole enough loot from the germans ..that a 100 years later ..the looter offspring can at least still marry in great pomp.....my grand ma used to tell me as a kid ...that the kaiser left with 30 wagons ...of gold ....folk tailes ....it was in banks probably never the less he cleaned them out....the looters in societies are always at the peoples doorstep ..wheater its trillions of tax cuts for nothing or a kaiser ..or a king who cares the thiefs on top never get enough loot ...and always b back for more..
    • JJ  •  9 mths ago
      Unt someone gets Bratwurst in da fruckenstuffle.
    • none  •  9 mths ago
      we need to restore all royals to power to compete against the windsors for pomp and circumstance
    • gjl  •  9 mths ago
      I love seeing happy couples get married and royals make even more special. Seeing reports such as this takes my mind off the violence that is happening all over the world for a short while. Seems like more people should be taking a break from the terrible things that are happening and refresh their minds with a happy story like someone getting married.
    • Harry  •  9 mths ago
      Well the Germans had a wedding with a large amount of cl#$%$ We had the Kardashian wedding with a large amount of #$%$ Actually, our wedding was between the Jolly Green Giant and Frodo.
    • Booji Boy  •  9 mths ago
      Will there be a video of him taking a crap on her?
    • TJMonk  •  9 mths ago
      "Germans view their own aristocrats skeptically..." Much like Americans view politicians!
    • Fritz the Cat  •  9 mths ago
      First I thought it said "German royals marry with pimp!"
    • annav  •  9 mths ago
      I like a happy ending, a modern "Cinderella" story!
    • LAST CALL  •  9 mths ago
      time for a peasant uprising
    • joel  •  9 mths ago
      If the royal line has been defunct since the 1918s' then why go with the title of the piece? Thank you Germany for leaving that out dated system of government behind.
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