Ernst of Hanover, the disowned prince

Despite being part of the “Ghota” (the book that marks the protocols in royalty) and being a prince of Hanover, his invisibility is total in acts with public repercussions.

He was not invited at the last first-class weddings such as those of the Duke of Noto and Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune, in Sicily, or in Greece, at the link of Philippos, the youngest son of the kings Anna Maria and Constantine.

Something similar has happened with Ernesto de Hannover. They admit you in few places other than locals near your usual residence in Grunaun im Almtal, a town in Upper Austria where you are known and then taken home.

Not even his dear friends have put up with him beyond a reasonable time. One of the last women he was seen with was the Portuguese countess María Magdalena Bensaude. With her he went to the liaison of his son Christian and Alessandra de Osma, in Lima.

Finally, Hannover could not attend due to a health problem at the party before the happy day. Officially it was indigestion due to the Japanese / Peruvian menu that was served the day before and that only affected him. The owner of the catering did not accept the official explanation and assured the press that the prince’s problems were different.

The result was that the countess did not accompany him to the hospital. It was his son Christian, who the next day was marrying the Peruvian Alessandra de Osma (Sassa for friends), who had to transfer him to the center. And there he stayed for ten days. He was left without a wedding, and without a girl.

Partying in Madrid

The German prince is not good at weddings. Years ago, the photo of the Paseíllo prior to the nuptial mass of today’s Kings Felipe and Letizia, was starred by Carolina de Mónaco. Alone and disheveled entering the Cathedral of La Almudena. Her husband stayed at the Ritz until his hangover passed.

The night before the Gabanna nightclub closed. He was accompanied by Spanish hunters who shared hunting days in Toledo and Ciudad Real.

He arrived at the wedding luncheon at the Royal Palace and the tavern brawl of his “royal” counterparts wiped out his reputation as a complicated character. At the wedding of Felipe de Borbón and Letizia Ortiz, he met again with ambassador Mike Stilianopoulos and Pitita Ridruejo.

The couple were great friends of his in-laws Grace and Rainier of Monaco. What at that time no one could imagine was that Claudia, the little daughter of the great lady Pitita and the Filipino diplomat, would become the tear-cloth of complicated Hannover.

He does not live with her on Fomento Street where the Ridruejo family mansion is located. They have been photographed together and apparently happy, although a few days ago they starred in a street brawl. Claudia left in a taxi and Ernesto disappeared to an unknown destination.

Despite these imbalances, Carolina’s husband has found his family stronghold in Madrid, where he lives happily with his son Christian and his wife Alessandra de Osma.