
In January 2000, Angela Gisela Brown became the first person of African heritage to marry into a ruling European family. The marriage was ground-breaking in Liechtenstein, and the union did receive negative remarks from some of the royal family. However, most were happy for the couple and did not express any prejudice towards their new princess.
Angela was born in Panama into an ordinary family and went on to study fashion at Parsons Design School in New York. Angela excelled in her studies and won an award upon graduating. Whilst running her own design company called A. Brown, Angela met her now husband, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein.
Maximilian is the second son of the current reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II. As Maximilian is not set to inherit the throne, the couple married and have lived a relatively normal life for royals. Maximilian studied business and is now the Chief Executive Officer of the LGT group, which is an asset management and private banking group. This enterprise, which began in the 1920s, has made Liechtenstein one of Europe’s most wealthy monarchies despite being a tiny state.
Angela and Maximilian currently have one son together, Prince Alfons, who was born in 2001. Prince Alfons is 6th in line to the throne of Liechtenstein. Other than her background in design and her marriage to Maximilian, little is known about Princess Angela as the family are keen to stay away from the public eye as much as possible.
Princess Angela is part of a new generation of European monarchies.
As Europe becomes more globalised with people moving from all corners of the world, it is refreshing to see the old dynasties adapting. Whereas in the past it was impossible for a Prince to marry anyone other than a Princess from another European family, it is now becoming the norm for royals to marry for love.
From Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s marriage to his Cuban bride Maria Teresa to Crown Prince Haakon of Norway marrying a single mother and former waitress Mette-Marit, after hundreds of years of stale protocol, the royal houses of Europe are finally modernising.
The headline tells me that the author doesn’t know that black Africans had monarchy’s (including princesses) while Europeans were still living in caves.
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Trent perfectly describes how Prince Harry and Rachel Markel’s children will reflect on Europe, because they will associate with their mother’s heritage, and their popularity will eventually lead to the fall of the European indigineous people
Princess Angela is also older than Prince Maximilian.
Panama is in Central America. I think she meant African American. Liechtenstein is a principality, and not a monarchy. Not a royal family. Apart from the Prince and Princess and the heir apparent and his wife, the other (many) members of the princely family do not have official duties. Looking back at the coverage, the concern was about her age, and color was not mentioned
Principality is a monarchy.
You know that there were monarchies in Africa, right?
Principality is a monarchy, as well as the Duchy of Luxemburg. Angela is a princess and her son with Prince Maximilian is a prince too. While Meghan will be a duchess, not a princess and her future children will not be princes.
Meghan and Harry’s children will be considered royal blood and will be titled as “princess” or “prince”, as are Kate and wills kids.
Africans were actually the world’s first royals. Please see Egyptian, Nubian, Malian, Ethiopian, Nigerian, and South African history, just for starters.