Monday, October 17, 2011

Kirill & Ducky's marriage formally announced

October 17, 1905


The marriage of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was formally announced today in Coburg, reports the Los Angeles Times.  The couple were married in a Russian Orthodox ceremony on October 8 at Tegernsee, Upper BaVaria.

Grand Duke Kirill is planning to buy the estate, just outside Coburg, of Herr Reuckert, the grandson of the late poet Friedrich Reuckert.   Kirill has said that he wants to "live the simple life of a country gentleman."

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