The Prince and Princess of Prussia Remember Empress Auguste Viktoria 100 Years After Her Death

Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia depart the Antique Temple, April 2021.

 

Last Sunday, 11 April 2021, Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia commemorated a century since the death of German Empress Auguste Viktoria, who died on 11 April 1921 at Huis Doorn, The Netherlands. The head of the German imperial house and his wife laid a wreath at the resting place of the empress at the Antique Temple in Potsdam. A religious service was also held to mark the life of the empress. The funeral of Auguste Viktoria, the great-great-grandmother of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and the first wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II, took place one hundred years ago today on 19 April 1921. 

The tomb of Empress Auguste Viktoria with the wreath from the imperial couple in the forefront.