Helena, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg


HRH The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg

Titles	Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Princess of the United Kingdom
Reign	26 January 1996 - 31 July 2001 as Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 31 July 2001 - 18 July 2024 as Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Coronation	7 July 1996
Predecessor	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Successor	Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld
Biographical Information
Born	30 July 1959 (age 66) Balmoral, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spouse	Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg (m. 1986; w. 2024)
Issue	Queen Olga of the Netherlands James Prince Alexander Prince Michael
Name	Helena Maud Victoria Alexandra
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth) Mecklenburg (by marriage)
Father	King James III of the United Kingdom
Mother	Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Religion	Anglican

Helena, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg (born Princess Helena of Wales on 30 July 1959) is a member of the Mecklenburg Grand Ducal Family as the mother of James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. She is also a member of the British Royal Family as the sister of James IV, King of the United Kingdom.

Life

Helena was born the third child and younger daughter of King James III of the United Kingdom and Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Marriage and Issue

On 19 July 1986, Helena married

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage

Residences

TBA

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

(1975) Diamond Scroll Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
(1986) Spinel Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(1986) Cartier Indian Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1959-1972 Princess Helena of Wales
1972-1986 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
1986-1996 Helena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1996-2001 Helena, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
2001-2024 Helena, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
2024-present Helena, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg

National Honours

Order of the Wendish Crown (1986)

Order of the Griffon (1996)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2001) (Germany)

Order of Louise (1996) (Germany)

Order of the Garter (1986) (United Kingdom)

Royal Victorian Order (1977) (United Kingdom)

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King James III of the United Kingdom	King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Princess Maud of Fife	King George V of the United Kingdom Princess Mary of Teck Duke Alexander of Fife Louise, Princess Royal	King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (x2) Princess Alexandra of Denmark (x2) Duke Francis of Teck Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge Duke James of Fife Lady Agnes Hay King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (x2) Princess Alexandra of Denmark (x2)
Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth	Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Count Hans of Solms-Baruth Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein (x2) Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (x2) Friedrich II, Prince of Solms-Baruth Countess Luise of Hochberg Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein (x2) Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (x2)

Lines of Succession


Helena, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg House of Born:
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the TBD throne	Followed by
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