Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Prince and Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg for the Christening of Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg at Schloss Berleburg on August 26th. The Prince and Princess, who got married last year, had been unable to marry for decades due to the stipulations of his grandfather’s will, and welcomed Prince Gustav Albrecht through a surrogate mother in May.
Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was baptized in the Chapel of Schloss Berleburg, the family seat of the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The Prince’s six godparents are:
Prince Christian of Denmark (son of a first cousin of the Prince)
Princess Theodora of Greece (a first cousin of the Prince)
Hereditary Prince Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg
Hereditary Prince Carl-Anton zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
Ellen Hillingsø
Arabella Gaggero
Prince Gustav Albrecht’s grandmother, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, was among the attendees as well as Crown Prince Frederik (a first cousin of the Prince) and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and also the baby prince’s aunts, Princess Alexandra with Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
