Funeral Mass for Archduchess Regina of Austria


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From Netty's Royalty Page ROYAL NEWS: FEBRUARY 2010:

The funeral service of Archduchess Regina of Austria took place this morning at the Parish Church St. Pius in Pöcking am Starnberger See, Austria. Her husband Archduke Otto didn't attend because of health problems. More than 400 people attended the service. Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg said in his speech: "She was the heart of her family. She had a noble character, was modest and motherly." During the service all seven children said a prayer. Also a letter of condolence from Pope Benedict XVI was read. A grandson of the deceased, Count Philipp von Neipperg, was master of ceremony and received all guests. Among the guests were among others, apart from many members of the family, the Duke of Bragança, Duke of Bavaria, Fürst Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Duke Friedrich von Württemberg, Margravinne Valerie von Baden, Lady Nicholas Windsor, Prince Alexander of Saxony, and Prince Heinrich XIV Reuss. According to the funeral reports Archduchess Regina will only temporary be buried at Veste Heldburg. When her husband dies they will be buried together at the Kaisergruft in Vienna, Austria.


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