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Princess Gloria demonstrating her signature fashion style in the 1980s
She rubbed shoulders with Mick Jagger, Jerry Hall, former Vogue editor André Leon Talley and Hilary Clinton. Vanity Fair gave her the nickname, ‘Princess TNT of Bavaria’. Equal parts Helena Bonham Carter and Princess Diana
she struck the socialite community with her outgoing personality and her rambunctious punk aesthetic
she is known as a Catholic activist and proselyte
In 1980, she married Johannes von Thurn and Taxis, a German businessman, who was once the head of the house of Thurn und Taxis. 34 years her senior (he was 53, she was 19), he was the largest landowner in the whole of Germany. The couple shared three children, Princess Marie, Princess Elisabeth and Prince Albert. They were married for 10 years, until his death in 1990 at the age of 64. She has not remarried since.
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she has been defined by her forthright style
her headpieces have become a part of the inimitable image she has crafted
On her wedding day, she wore Empress Eugenie’s Pearl and Diamond Tiara. Commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte, it was crafted to commemorate his third and final marriage to Eugénie de Montijo. Today, the tiara is on display at the Louvre after the Princess put it up for auction and it was purchased by Friends of the Louvre.
Princess Gloria on her wedding day wearing the Pearl and Diamond Tiara
Another favourite pick in the Princess' headgear drawer is the Ruby tiara. As its name suggests, the piece is peppered with ruby clusters. As part of her extravagant, eccentric fashion choices, this was a frequent feature in the Princess’ get-up. Though some of the jewels have been sold off, the tiara is still in the Princess' possession. Both Princess Gloria and her daughter Princess Marie have been known to wear it on several occasions.
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Princess Gloria wearing the ruby tiara
Today, Princess Gloria's is more dedicated to her faith than shaking up the fashion world. However, she remains a high society staple, being seen in the last few years heading off to Hilary Clinton's birthday. She spends much of her time (when not campaigning on the Pope's part) maintaining her jet set status in New York and other cosmopolitan centres
whilst keeping a chic HQ at her palatial home in Rome
Fuerstin Gloria von Thurn und Taxis attends the play of "Jedermann" during the Salzburg Festival 2020
Many will already know this weeks EJU ‘Through the Keyhole’ team member
Annett Böhm as a former Olympic medallist and a member of our media team.
following a stint of badgering her parents till they finally gave in and went with her to the first session at PSV Glauchau/Meerane.
The place where we went was the sports hall where my brother who is three years older
So my friend and I started with judo and from the very beginning we loved it so much.
This love immediately cemented her ambition in judo
not even on her birthday – keeping her party guests waiting
Training twice a week until she was 12 years-old
her coach and her mother all realised it wasn’t enough and upped her schedule to five days a week
this was the moment it became more than just a hobby.
and she can now look back and revisit some of her most memorable moments that took her to that point
A few years after she adjusted her training routine
she sat watching the Atlanta Olympic Games
Just a 16 year-old looking up to the German athletes
entering the stadium during the opening ceremony.
I knew them already a little bit because I spent a few days in their national training camp in Lindow when they prepared for the event.
the Junior European Championships were being held in Ljubljana
the fights and in the end the awarding ceremony
Florian Wanner won Gold (he became 2003 World Champion -81kg)
not all memories are fond ones and a major dent was put in to training when she tore a ligament in her knee a matter of months before the 2003 World Championships in Osaka
she was in for a great ride in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens.
At that time I didn’t want to see the whole draw
I have never had such strong emotions when I won bronze
when I threw Catherine Jacques just after a few seconds by ippon
One of my best moments in life.The fact that it was in Athens was special
It didn’t change a feeling on the tatami
but just to realise that I won a medal in Athens was a great thought and something really special.These Olympic Games were a great success for Germany
It started when Julia Matias won with her bronze medal
Then it was Yvonne Böhnisch who won the first Gold medal
We had many interviews and very often I got the microphone to speak
At that time I knew that I wanted to work in journalism
I just had fun being in front of the camera
Already with the desire the work in journalism
it was a natural fit to move in to judo media.
When I stopped judo I was searching for something where I can still be around but no longer onto the tatami
As a commentator I have exactly that position what I was looking for
I really enjoy it 100 percent to join events and commentate
And to travel – I loved it in the past and I still love it
nerves play a major role and the ability to harness these nerves to perform to a high standard is a talent in itself
seeing high level performers use that adrenaline to create outstanding performances
Asking whether or not she still feels them on behalf of the athletes she tells us
Yes I definitely feel that and I am so happy not to feel it anymore
As an athlete I always thought too much and was so nervous
It has been a few years since she has had to stand mat-side and endure these feelings but remaining in the sport
Would there be anything Annett would change looking back on her own experience?
I sometimes thought about that when I see the development of physical training and the different forms which we didn’t know or which didn’t exist in the past
I would have loved to flow that into my training plan
Annett is also a mother to two lovely boys
who may or may not follow in their mother’s footsteps and on to the tatami…
I want for them to follow their ambitions and learn values such as fair play
In the end we will see if it is judo or another sport
These values she hopes they will learn have certainly impacted her own life and way of living
and in recent times have come in to play on a global scale for all judoka.
It influenced me from the first day when I was on the tatami
to be respectful to my opponents and to never give up
As a sportsman you have to be very persistent to reach your goals
I am happy to have all these skills because of judo.Even though we are an individual sport
I think not only judokas but athletes in general in that difficult time held together
there has been little activity on the judo scene but a fantastic event between Team Austria and Team Germany fanned the embers we all so desperately longed for.
And in my opinion it didn’t matter who was on the tatami
It was just so great to see judoka at all back onto the tatami
For me it was strange to commentate without any spectators
it felt completely different – it felt like a competition under laboratory conditions.Definitely for the athletes it was exciting and a good test to see where they are after so many months without judo training
All was organised so good and it was very good advertising for our sport.
is how the postponement of the Olympic Games will affect athletes
Annett can give us an insight as to how this might impact the runnings.
The postponing of the Olympics for some it is good
this one more year can be very long. On the other hand
athletes who have been injured have more time and athletes who missed the qualification
because another national countryman was stronger
now has a chance to get the ticket. So it is both…
What I hope is that the pandemic will get under control
The worst what could happen is that the Olympic Games have to be cancelled
Indeed it would be a truly terrible result for hundreds of athletes who have spent the past Olympic cycle and likely longer
preparing for this event in the home of judo
There is a lot of positivity surrounding the return to judo as many athletes have managed to return to training and the IJF has announced Grand Slam events to be held in October and December
This will of course be determined based on the situation in these nations at the time of competition but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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With full-color photography from Todd Eberle and words from Princess Gloria herself
the book invites readers on a tour of the home
would take more than three hours to explore in real life
Princess Gloria and Prince Johannes filled many of those rooms with an art collection
The playroom is covered in art from Keith Haring
who drew on the floor with his Edding marker when he visited the palace
Emmeram Palace is special not only for its art collection
but also for its architectural preservation
Walking through the palace is like time traveling through several centuries: There’s a Romanesque-Gothic cloister
built between the 12th and 14th centuries; a neo-Renaissance marble staircase; a number of Rococo and neo-Rococo staterooms; and a Baroque library
The resulting juxtaposition—contemporary art
on a backdrop of ornate and carefully preserved structural design—makes the palace a home like no other
Obituaries | May 3
Dr. Ines W. Distelhorst, 88, died peacefully at her home in East Vail on Friday.
She was born and raised in Glauchau, Germany, a small town near Dresden, and later completed her dental education in Hamburg, Germany. She met her husband while working as a contract dentist for a military dental facility at Bad Aibling near Munich.
A memorial celebration is being planned for later this summer.
Any donations to honor her life can be made to the Vail Valley Medical Center, P.O. Box 1529, Vail, CO 81657, phone 970-477-5177.
as well as the Duchess of Cornwall's sister Annabel Elliot
led the glamorous brigade of well-wishers at Countess Maya von Schönburg's Knightsbridge funeral
Known for her ‘impish spirit’ and dazzling lifestyle
The German socialite spent her life gliding through the upper echelons of high society
striking up close relationships with politicians
a variety of the countess's former possessions will be distributed to lucky buyers in a ‘Passion for Fashion’ sale at Kerry Taylor auction house
Displayed beside items formerly owned by the late Victoria
the countess's magnificent wardrobe will include ‘rare and important vintage couture straight from the pages of the history books’
who were renowned for their beauty and fashion
graced the front rows of the Paris couture shows and were stars of the British social season
Included in the auction will also be a Givenchy wildflower embroidered gown by Alexander McQueen
as well as a rare headpiece by the designer
worn on the runway in 1997 by the late Stella Tennant
In recognition of the Queen's recent milestone Platinum Jubilee
the auction house is including a selection of artefacts relating to the Royal Family in the upcoming sale
which was produced to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and is printed with repeats of ‘Elizabeth Regina
shoes and a chemise once worn by Her Majesty's great-great-grandmother
Friedrich Christian Mick Flick and Maya Countess of Schoenburg Glauchau
Despite Von Schönburg's lavish lifestyle and aristocratic wealth
the socialite famously once said that the £9 million won from her 1993 divorce settlement with billionaire former husband
she received £4 million in cash and a house on the edge of Windsor Great Park
where Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller lived when the actress was filming The Prince and the Showgirl
the countess dictated that every penny from the sale of her possessions would go to Team Domenica
Princess of Wales's friend Rosa Monckton
The initiative aims to help young people with learning disabilities fulfil their potential and find employment
Rosa Monckton friend of the late Diana the Princess of Wales
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"Are you going to be a banker or a diplomat?" his uncle Max asked him one day in Saint Moritz
Those were the expected careers for someone like Rudolf Graf von Schönburg (1932)
"What I'd really like to do is hotel management," he explained to his godfather
who then financed his studies at the world's top hotel management college
l'École Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland
says his chosen profession was "similar to that of the administrator of a castle"
His aristocratic German family had three of those
from where they governed the region of Schönburg-Glauchau for 1,000 years
Count Rudi's early life in Saxony passed without incident
Despite losing their aristocratic privileges with the advent of the Weimar Republic
Only the rise of national socialism and the start of WW2
created a crack in the peaceful life of this man
who has always described himself as "fortunate"
but all that was to change after the loss of his father
who died in a trench in Wroclaw barely a month before the end of the conflict
The arrival of the Soviet army in Saxony after the partition of Yalta marked one of the most tragic chapters for his family
who fled in a shooting brake and joined thousands of Germans heading west to seek refuge in Bad Waldsee
Rudi found himself in some strange situations when people recognised him
"It didn't enter their heads that I actually wanted to do that job," he said
His family had lost their money by then and he was happy surviving on his meagre salary
One day at the Badrutt's Palace Hotel in Saint Moritz
saw him there and asked what on earth he was doing
On 28 December 1956 Count Rudi arrived to work at the Marbella Club
But he and Alfonso de Hohenlohe had great plans for it and
they transformed it into a place for "people who know each other and do things together"
and the world- famous establishment it is today
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die Mutter von Fürstin Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
Sie sei am Donnerstag in einem Krankenhaus in Regensburg im Alter von 91 Jahren verstorben
Dies habe Fürstin Gloria von Thurn und Taxis laut übereinstimmenden Medienberichten gemeinsam mit ihren Brüdern Alexander
Die "Bild" etwa zitiert die trauernde Tochter mit den Worten: "Der liebe Gott hat uns noch ein paar wunderschöne Tage mit ihr geschenkt
in der sich der größte Teil ihrer Familie und ihrer Freunde bei ihr verabschieden konnte." Gräfin Beatrix kam in Hegykö
sie war die Urenkelin des Staatsmannes István Graf von Széchenyi
Mitte der 50er Jahre zog es sie nach Deutschland
Albert von Thurn und Taxis is a German aristocrat
and car racing driver who has a net worth of $1.6 billion
Albert von Thurn und Taxis accumulated his net worth through an inheritance
His family is known for owning breweries and many castles around Germany
Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Prinz von Thurn und Taxis was born in Regensburg
He served military conscription service in the German Bundeswehr and studied at the University of Edinburgh
His father passed away in 1990 and he has been listed as one of the world's youngest billionaires
As a race car driver Albert was champion of the German GT Championship ADAC GT Masters with Reiter Engineering in 2010
In 2008 he was listed as the 11th Hottest Young Royal by Forbes Magazine
He first appeared on Forbes' billionaire list when he was just eight years old
His family owns breweries and have had many castles built
Albert is one of the youngest billionaires in the world at the moment
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