Princess (MARIA) CHRISTINA of The Netherlands (1947-2019)

[Richard R]

Died in the early hours of Friday 16 August 2019: https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/princess-christina-of-the-netherlands-has-died-at-the-age-of-72-128722/

She was dau of Queen JULIANA Louise Emma Maria Wilhelmina  of The Netherlands (1909-2004) and Prince BERNHARD Leopold Frederik Everhard Julius Koert Karel Godfried Pieter of LIPPE-BIESTERFELD (1911-2004). She m 1975 (div 1996) Jorge Pérez GUILLERMO (b 1946), Federico Gilberto Pérez y Castillo and and Edenia Mercedes Guillermo y Marrero - converting to Roman Catholicism and renouncing her rights of succession to the Dutch throne for herself and her descendants - and had two sons and a dau.

[BREMENMURRAY]

Despite being partially sighted from birth she made an important contribution to the world of music.She was God daughter of Queen Anne of Rumania and Winston Churchill

[Richard R]

Obit in the Telegraph of 17 August 2019: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/08/16/princess-christina-netherlands-daughter-queen-juliana-childhood/

[Netty Leistra]

Although Anne seems to have been present, her godmother was actually Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, while the others were Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and three commoners.

Op zaterdag 17 augustus 2019 10:07:25 UTC+2 schreef BREMENMURRAY:

[BREMENMURRAY]

Several websites including Royal Central list Queen Anne and Winston Churchill

[Netty Leistra]

I checked a Dutch newspaper from that time.

Anyway it doesn't say godparents here. Although a word is missing it would be attending, not godparents.

https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/netherlands/obituary-princess-christina-of-the-netherlands-the-musical-royal-128733/

Op zondag 18 augustus 2019 19:37:43 UTC+2 schreef BREMENMURRAY:

[Richard R]

Obit i the Times of 19 August 2019 (behind firewall): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/register/princess-christina-of-the-netherlands-obituary-36r0nl62b

[BREMENMURRAY]

The Times obit refers to Winston Churchill as her godfather and holding her at the Hague Congress in 1948

[G. Willis]

Some sources on her godparents:

The Digest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, issue 2, p. 16 (1963) has "Her godparents were the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Sir Winston Churchill, and Mrs D. Post-Salomons, the widow of Johannes Post, who was shot as a member of the Resistance on 16 July, 1944, and A. Wiltens"; a 1967 issue of the same publication gives the last individual more fully as "Mr. A. J. Andree Wiltens, a prominent figure in the student resistance movement".

The Illustrated London News vol. 211, p. 427 (1947) gives: "The christening of Princess Marijke, the youngest daughter of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, took place on October 9. Mrs. Soames deputised for her father, Mr. Churchill, who is a godfather"

Whatever the truth of the matter, Churchill was definitely at least mentioned amongst the godparents, it seems- I don't profess to have any in-depth knowledge of this matter, of course, merely presenting available information.

[BREMENMURRAY]

Definite conflict of evidence on this subject

On Friday, August 16, 2019 at 10:41:15 AM UTC+1, Richard R wrote:

[Netty Leistra]

I do not dispute Winston Churchill, as he was clearly a godfather. He however wasn't a Sir until 1953 as far as I can see.

But I haven't found any Dutch newspaper from September/October 1947 mentioning Princess Anne de Bourbon de Parme (later Queen Anne of Romania), not even as a guest.

She had six godparents. The five mentioned by G. Willis above, and Mrs Röell-Feith (née jonkvrouw Sophia Christina Feith, who had been the nanny of the other three royal children for eight years).

More on my blog later today: https://www.nettyroyalblog.nl/

[Netty Leistra]

https://www.nettyroyalblog.nl/births-christenings/the-birth-of-another-princess-beatrix-had-prefered-a-brother/

Op woensdag 21 augustus 2019 12:39:51 UTC+2 schreef Netty Leistra:

[Sven Meyer]

Who attended the funeral?

[malcolm davies]

I can’t provide a link,but go to Unofficial Royalty and you will find a link to a story about the funeral which tells you who attended.It is predictable-her children,her sisters,her nieces and nephews(including the King).No mention of foreign royalty.

[Netty Leistra]

It was rather private, with only close family showing up in front of the cameras.

- Christina's children Nicolas, Bernardo and Juliana Guillermo

- her siblings Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene, Princess Margriet (and Pieter van Vollenhoven)

- her nephews and nieces King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Princess Mabel, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien (with their children Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore), The Duke and Duchess of Parma, Prince Jaime and Princess Viktoria de Bourbon Parme, Princess Margarita de Bourbon Parme and Tjalling ten Cate, Princess Carolina de Bourbon Parme and Albert Brenninkmeijer, Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène, Prince Bernhard, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Prince Floris and Princess Aimée.