{"id":2310606,"date":"2026-03-03T17:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2310606"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:18:42","slug":"statement-released-as-princess-donata-of-prussia-dies-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/statement-released-as-princess-donata-of-prussia-dies-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement released as Princess Donata of Prussia dies | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Princess Donata of Prussia has died aged 73 following a &#8220;long illness&#8221;, it has been announced. The princess, who was the great-grandaughter of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor, was considered one of the top equestrian journalists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The House of Hohenzollern, Germany&#8217;s former Royal Family, has issued a statement expressing its &#8220;deep sorrow&#8221; over the news. They said: &#8220;With deep sorrow, the House of Hohenzollern bids farewell to Princess Donata of Prussia (1952\u20132026).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;After a long illness, she passed away on 25 February at the age of 73. She was a great-granddaughter of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II, and the daughter of Wilhelm Karl, Prince of Prussia, Herrenmeister (Master of the Knights) of the Order of St John.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>They added: &#8220;Professionally, she pursued an independent path: for decades, she shaped journalism in the field of equestrian sport. Her particular focus was on eventing, international breeding &#8211; especially Holsteiner horses &#8211; as well as major championships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Princess Donata was born in Bonn on December 24, 1952, and has two younger brothers. She spent her final months in Salzhausen, a municipality in Lower Saxony. She was also known as the Duchess of Oldenburg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The princess loved horses since childhood and competed in the German Junior Dressage Championships. She moved on to covering the sport as a journalist, covering the Olympic Games, World and European Championships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In 2018, she was awarded the prestigious Meteor Prize in recognition of her work promoting the sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Her <em>Pferd &amp; Sport<\/em> colleagues paid tribute to her as an &#8220;intelligent, knowledgeable woman who always had a sharp sense of humour, both for people and for horses&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>*** Ensure our latest royal headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=express.co.uk&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click here to activate<\/a><\/strong><strong> or just add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings. ***<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Donata of Prussia has died aged 73 following a &#8220;long illness&#8221;, it has been announced. 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