The Dowager Countess of Paris, 20 March 2021. Photograph (c) F. Monmarche. |
On Saturday, 20 March 2021, Princess Micaëla d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris attended a Mass in memory of her late husband, Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris, at the Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois. After thirty-four years of marriage, the Count of Paris died on 21 January 2019 in Paris. His death came exactly forty-six years after he crossed paths with the woman who was to be his partner for the rest of his life. The Countess of Paris was unable to attend the funeral of her husband due to poor health; however, Princess Micaëla did attend a recent requiem mass in memory of her spouse.