Princess Saskia of Hanover
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Princess Saskia of Hanover (German
: Tania Saskia Viktoria-Luise, Prinzessin von Hannover, Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, Herzogin zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(born 24 July 1970 at Duisburg
, North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
) is a learning assistant in an infants' school and the only child of the late Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover
and his wife Wibke 'Turiya', née van Gunsteren
. Through her grandmother, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
, Saskia is a grand-niece of The Duke of Edinburgh
, and a second cousin of The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry
.
and Princess Wibke became followers of a religious sect led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. When Saskia was five, the family relocated to the sect's ashram
in Poona, India
. After her father's death in 1981, Saskia and her mother moved with Bhagwan and the sect to the Rajneeshpuram
compound in Oregon
. After several years at Rajneeshpuram, Saskia's paternal grandparent
s Prince George William of Hanover and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
were able to send her to England
to attend school.
(born 14 July 1956 in London
), a hotel manager in London, the Lanesborough House. The couple had two children:
She married her second husband, Edward Hooper, on 27 January 2001. They had one son:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Tania Saskia Viktoria-Luise, Prinzessin von Hannover, Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, Herzogin zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
British princess
This is a list of British princesses from the accession of King George I in 1714. This article deals with both princesses of the blood royal and women who become princesses upon marriage....
, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany...
(born 24 July 1970 at Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) is a learning assistant in an infants' school and the only child of the late Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover
Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover
Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the eldest son of Prince George William of Hanover and his wife Princess...
and his wife Wibke 'Turiya', née van Gunsteren
Turiya Hanover
Turiya Hanover, otherwise Wibke, Prinzessin von Hannover, née van Gunsteren , is an Australian spiritualist, and a married-in member of the Royal Family of Hanover. She has published some new-age music....
. Through her grandmother, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, making her the elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, Saskia is a grand-niece of The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
, and a second cousin of The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry
Prince Harry of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales , commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and fourth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
.
Early life
Saskia's parents Prince WelfPrince Welf Ernst of Hanover
Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the eldest son of Prince George William of Hanover and his wife Princess...
and Princess Wibke became followers of a religious sect led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. When Saskia was five, the family relocated to the sect's ashram
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
in Poona, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. After her father's death in 1981, Saskia and her mother moved with Bhagwan and the sect to the Rajneeshpuram
Rajneeshpuram
Rajneeshpuram, Oregon was an intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon, briefly incorporated as a city in the 1980s, which was populated with followers of the spiritual teacher Osho, then known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.- History :...
compound in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. After several years at Rajneeshpuram, Saskia's paternal grandparent
Grandparent
Grandparents are the parents of a person's own parent, whether that be a father or a mother. Every sexually-reproducing creature who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc...
s Prince George William of Hanover and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, making her the elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
were able to send her to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to attend school.
Marriage and issue
Saskia's first husband was Michael Alexander Robert Naylor-LeylandNaylor-Leyland Baronets
The Naylor-Leyland Baronetcy, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 August 1895 for Herbert Naylor-Leyland, Conservative Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and Liberal Member of...
(born 14 July 1956 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), a hotel manager in London, the Lanesborough House. The couple had two children:
- Jake John Naylor-Leyland (born 22 September 1993 at Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Hospital is a public hospital located on Fulham Road, in the Chelsea area of London, England. It is managed by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and opened in May 1993.-History:...
, London) - Gabriel George Naylor-Leyland (born 26 March 1996 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London)
She married her second husband, Edward Hooper, on 27 January 2001. They had one son:
- Louis Ivan Welf Otto Hooper (born 6 April 2007)
Titles and styles
- Her Royal Highness Princess Tania of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Her Royal Highness Princess Saskia of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Her Royal Highness Princess Saskia of Hanover, Mrs. Michael Naylor-Leyland, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Her Royal Highness Princess Saskia of Hanover, Mrs. Edward Hooper, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg