#His Excellency Sir Joshua Dylan Wood The Count of Reutern KAN KWE GCSTA GCSTS

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To all mothers everywhere, and to those who may be missing their mums today, The Count of Münnich and Reutern is thinking of you and wishing you all a very special Mother’s Day.

In memory and honour of his late mother, His Serene Highness shares a photograph of his mother, Countess Jane who died over 23 years ago.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

© The Count of Munich and Reutern 2023

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Wishing His Serene Highness Prince Joshua Count of Münnich and Reutern a very Happy Birthday today!

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Wishing Her Majesty, Ma’am, dear Cousin a very happy 95th birthday today!

The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Head of the Commonwealth, Head of the Armed Forces, Head of State in 16 countries, and the longest-reigning monarch in British History. Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

This year Her Majesty remains at Windsor Castle, during a period of Royal Mourning following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

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"Sending my warmest congratulations to Her Majesty, Ma’am, dearest Cousin on her Platinum Jubilee – what a remarkable achievement!"  – The Count of Münnich and Reutern

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Congratulations to Lady Kitty Spencer and Mr Michael Lewis on their wedding!

The couple were married in a private ceremony at the Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati, Italy.

Lady Kitty is His Serene Highness's sixth cousin through her father Lord Spencer.

This photograph was taken by German Larkin shows Kitty on her special day wearing a Victorian-inspired white lace wedding dress designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

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Many congratulations to Mrs Flora Vesterberg née Ogilvy and Mr Timothy Vesterberg on their wedding!

The couple were married in a private ceremony due to the COVID pandemic at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace on Saturday 26 September 2020. This year, they were able to celebrate their special day in a traditional wedding ceremony at the St James’s Church on Friday 10 September surrounded by family and friends.

Flora were her stunning Phillipa Lepley wedding dress and the historic Ogilvy Tiara.

Mrs Flora Alexandra Vesterberg is The Count of Münnich and Reutern’s eleventh cousin once removed via her grandmother, Princess Alexandra of Kent and seventh cousin via her grandfather, The Hon Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy.

His Serene Highness sends his warmest congratulations and very best wishes to his cousin.

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Today marks the 10th wedding anniversary of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The photograph was taken by Chris Floyd this week at Kensington Palace ahead of their wedding anniversary.

The Count of Münnich and Reutern wishes his Cousins The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a happy 10th wedding anniversary and sends his warmest best wishes!

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It is with deep sadness that the Count of Münnich and Reutern has learnt of the passing of his cousin, Her Grace Fortune FitzRoy, the Dowager Duchess of Grafton, who has passed away on 3rd December 2021 in London at the age of 101.

The Queen’s devoted Mistress of the Robes, a trusted confidante for almost 70 years, Fortune FitzRoy first joined the Royal Household in 1953, before the coronation, and continued her life of loyal service until her death this month.

The Count is Duchess's thirteenth cousin twice removed as well as the ninth cousin once removed of her late husband, His Grace Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton.

His Serene Highness sends his deepest condolences to his cousins at this difficult time.

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His Serene Highness The Count of Münnich and Reutern wishing his cousin, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales a very happy 73rd birthday!

Prince Charles is the Count’s seventh cousin twice removed through his mother, Queen Elizabeth II​, and tenth cousin once removed through his father, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh​.

 His Royal Highness is also a brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and godfather to His Serene Highness's cousins.

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The Count of Münnich and Reutern wishing his Cousin, Prince William a very happy 39th birthday today!

The Duke of Cambridge is The Count’s sixth cousin.

This photograph of Prince William is captured at Buckmore Park in 1992.

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His Serene Highness The Count of Münnich and Reutern celebrating the occasion that marks the 800th anniversary since the birth of the Faithful Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in 1221 AD.

Descendant of the Danish Prince Rurik, he was born Alexander Yaroslavich in Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy, Russia.

Son of Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich Grand Prince of Vladimir and Feodosia Igorevna of Ryazan, he was a brother of Prince Yaroslav III Yaroslavich of Tver - The Count of Munnich-Reutern's 24th great-grandfather (on his maternal grandfather's side), which makes him His Serene Highness's second cousin 23 times removed.

Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', Alexander – a grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest – rose to legendary status on the account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders.

According to the Novgorod Chronicle written in the 14th century (recorded more than a century after the events), the Swedish army had landed at the confluence of the rivers Izhora and Neva, Alexander and his small army suddenly attacked the Swedes on 15 July 1240 and defeated them. Battle of the Neva saved Novgorod from a full-scale invasion from the West. As a result of his victory, 19-year-old Alexander gained the sobriquet "Nevsky", which means "of Neva".

He was canonised as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.

On 21 May 1725, the Empress Catherine I introduced the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the honours system of the Russian Empire. The order is still active. The USSR and the Russian government, both adopted the order into their military honours system, however, the order was renamed into the order of Alexander Nevsky with a new design. 

Photo: The Count of Münnich-Reutern

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His Serene Highness Prince Joshua Count of Münnich and Reutern wishes his cousin Princess Alexandra of Kent a very happy birthday!

Princess Alexandra is a daughter of Prince George, The Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.

She is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, she is also a first cousin once removed of The Duke of Edinburgh, and a tenth cousin once removed of The Count of Münnich and Reutern.

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Wishing His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales a very happy 72nd birthday!

The Prince of Wales is The Count’s seventh cousin twice removed through his mother, Queen Elizabeth II​, and tenth cousin once removed through his father, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh​. 

Photo: The Duchess of Cambridge