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muriel_volestrangler

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18. Princess Michael's father was SS officer

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 05:41 PM

Dec 2017

Princess Michael of Kent acknowledged last night that her father had been an officer in Hitler's SS. A brief statement was issued by the Queen's press secretary, Mr Michael Shea, saying that the princess was "shocked" by the revelation in today's Daily Mirror.

The princess was born in the final months of the war to Gunther von Reibnitz, and his wife, Marianna, who had skied for Austria in the 1936 winter Olympics. The couple fled with their baby and her brother, Frederick, into American-occupied Bavaria when the Soviet army approached their estates in Silesia in 1945.
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He had joined in 1933 and had been a member of the Nazi Party since 1930, three years before Hitler came to power. "He was somebody who went in early and ahead of the mainstream," Mr Hall said.

The documents found by Mr Hall referred to the baron fighting on the Polish front and being recommended for his next appointment by Herman Goering.

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/apr/16/princess-michael-father-nazi-ss-officer

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Princess Michael of Kent wears racist brooch to lunch with Meghan Markle [View all] Tanuki Dec 2017 OP

Brooch experts everywhere are beside themselves. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #1

Probably not, but people who care about racism might be bothered. bettyellen Dec 2017 #6

Welcome to the Family Meghan. Not too late to back out. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #2

Harry seems like a cool dude. Neither him or William or Prince Charles seem to even Blue_true Dec 2017 #28

I think Prince Charles is a bit stuffy and may care. But after Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #30

Inasmuch as the brooch does not even match her earrings OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #3

A Brit dog whistle, betcha. Girard442 Dec 2017 #5

" a history of racism".... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #19

That's some nasty imperialistic crap right there. MineralMan Dec 2017 #4

Conservative Elitism MagickMuffin Dec 2017 #7

Wow. Somebody is desperate for attention. GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #8

Bitchy through and through and she can't proclaim it any louder. nt Doremus Dec 2017 #9

Shameful. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #10

Go back to the colonies? kwassa Dec 2017 #11

I hope Harry and the Queen told her off. Demtexan Dec 2017 #12

The queen MFM008 Dec 2017 #13

If intentional, Meghan would do well to ignore her. She's old and washed up.The youth are England's politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2017 #14

It's not her fault. She was in a pinch. She reached for her Gollywog brooch, but it was packed away. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #15

Why any sane person thinks marrying into that lot is a good idea malaise Dec 2017 #16

Harry seems like a good human being and a cool dude. PdxSean Dec 2017 #26

Broaching the brooch breach Achilleaze Dec 2017 #17

Princess Michael's father was SS officer muriel_volestrangler Dec 2017 #18

Oh my..... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #21

A Nazi "three years before Hitler came to power" - her father was a racist piece of shit dalton99a Dec 2017 #29

Lovely woman ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #20

I am surprised she did not use the "some of my household staff..." bit. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #22

Yep, I was thinking about Mrs Moore as I read this ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #23

Best revenge. Kick them out of Kensington apt and cally Dec 2017 #24

she's always been a fairly horrible person renate Dec 2017 #25

How are we to treat the Others? Nictuku Dec 2017 #27

Ew. Well, Merkel is still going to a Princess of the realm ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #31

OMG! rusty fender Dec 2017 #32