Parents of Ekaterina Igorevna Malysheva. The good girl Katya now lives with the prince. A worthy son of his father: Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover

The wedding of Prince Ernst-August the Younger, which took place yesterday, has become one of the most notable events in the high-society life of Europe. But at the same time, this event was accompanied by perhaps the loudest scandal among the European aristocracy.

The wedding of Prince Ernst-August took place on a truly royal scale. More than 600 guests gathered for the wedding ceremony, which took place at the Market Church in the German city of Hannover. The newlyweds were greeted by a guard of honor of hundreds of people dressed in national costumes. All this action was accompanied by the sounds of fanfare and the chime of bells. At the end of the ceremony, the bride and groom left the church in a carriage upholstered in red silk. The wedding was followed by a solemn lunch, and in the evening a large festive banquet took place - in the family possession of the groom's castle Marienburg ...

However, the wedding was royal not only in its luxury. Ernst-August really belongs to the royal dynasty of Hanover. He is a descendant of the British King George III in the male line. And, being a relative of Queen Elizabeth II, from a formal point of view, is one of the potential heirs to the British throne. In addition, the prince has a relationship with the ruling monarchs and on the other "branch". He is the son of Prince Ernst-August Sr., who is listed as the spouse of Princess Caroline of Monaco (sister of Prince Albert II). Of course, Ernst-August and Karolina have been living apart for a long time, but they are still not divorced.

As a matter of fact, it was because of the father of the groom that a scandal erupted, which pretty much spoiled the mood of Ernst-August Jr. The fact is that, even when about a year ago, the 33-year-old prince announced to his parent that he intended to marry the designer of Russian origin Ekaterina Malysheva, he categorically refused to give him a blessing, and for an exclusively “mercantile” reason. He apparently decided Catherine - a fortune hunter, whose plans include taking possession of the wealth of the House of Hanover (estimated at 500 million pounds). The groom's father set him a condition: if the son wants to marry Malysheva, he must first return all the property donated to him, including several family castles. And since Ernst-August Jr. refused to do this, his father cut off all contact with his heir and did not come to his wedding. Ernst-August Sr. said in an interview with a German publication: “The decision was not easy for me, as far as my son is concerned. First of all, I must think about the interests of the House of Hanover, about preserving their property, which has belonged to them for more than one century ... "

As for the bride, who will now be called Her Highness the Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg, the prince began dating her six years ago. For the past year and a half, the lovers have lived together in London, where Catherine came to study the art of a designer at the famous London College of Fashion. She founded the EKAT brand, which became very successful. Among Malysheva's clients there are many celebrities, including the actress

Russian-born designer Ekaterina Malysheva and Prince Ernst August of Hanover, a relative of Prince Albert II of Monaco and a descendant of British monarchs, King George III and Queen Victoria, announced the birth of their first child, daughter Elizabeth. The girl was born on February 22 in a hospital in Hannover.

ON THIS TOPIC

In his statement, Prince Ernst admitted: "On behalf of the whole family, I want to say that we are extremely happy." The newly-made father noted that the full name of the daughter, along with all the titles, would be announced later, after baptism. Also, happy parents showed a photo of a newborn baby.

RT ndr "RT NDRnds: Ekaterina und Ernst August von Hannover sind Eltern geworden. https://t.co/pH7rCzqNvK "
— Das Tor zur Welt (@HamburgNext) February 26, 2018

Recall that the pregnancy of Ekaterina Malysheva became known last fall. The lovers did not comment on the good news. In order not to advertise the interesting position of Malysheva, the couple rarely went out, preferring to lead a closed lifestyle.

As DniRu wrote earlier, a designer with Russian roots, Ekaterina Malysheva, in early July 2017, became the wife of Prince Ernst August of Hanover, a descendant of the British King George III in the male line and Queen Victoria in the female line. Now Malysheva bears the title of Her Royal Highness Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg.

Ekaterina became a designer by accident. The costume she sewed attracted attention and instantly became popular. And when Malysheva began to receive orders from celebrities, she founded the EKAT brand. At one of the parties in London, Catherine met Prince Ernst of Hanover.

At first, they communicated through a common company of friends, and then began to spend more and more time together. Only five years after the start of the relationship, Ernst decided to propose to Catherine, and she agreed.

On July 8, in the German city of Hannover, the wedding of Ekaterina Malysheva and Ernst August of Hanover took place. The bride is a designer from Russia, she is 30 years old. The 33-year-old groom is a relative of Prince Albert II of Monaco and a descendant of British monarchs - King George III in the male line and Queen Victoria in the female line.

The marriage registration took place at the city hall, the young people got married in the church, and the celebration took place in the Marienburg Castle, which belongs to the groom.

Ekaterina Malysheva is from Apatity. In the Murmansk region and in Russia in general, she did not live long. As a child, her parents took her to the Czech Republic (the girl's father is a big businessman), she received her higher education at the London Institute of Arts. Ekaterina met her future husband at a social event, before the wedding they met for five years. The engagement took place in 2016 in Greece. The prince's parents gave their consent to the marriage, but the father was not present at the wedding. According to foreign media, he still did not fully accept the choice of his son, and also has disagreements with him on financial issues.

Prince Ernst entered the church, accompanied by his mother Chantal Khokhuly. His father - Prince Ernst August V of Hanover - is known to have refused to attend the ceremony due to financial disagreements with his son, and also because he does not approve of this marriage. Ekaterina Malysheva was traditionally led to the altar by her father, Igor Malyshev. Ekaterina owns her own fashion brand EKAT, but she entrusted the design of the wedding dress to a Lebanese designer and her close friend Sandra Mansour. The Chantilly lace dress was sewn by hand. It took 3.5 months to embroider all the patterns on the lace with pearls, says Hello! magazine.

Ekaterina Malysheva now bears the title of Her Royal Highness Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her husband's chances of succeeding to the throne are extremely small.

News on this topic

17 Sep 2017, 16:25

A native of Apatity, who became a princess, will give the royal family an heir

A scandal broke out again in the noble family of the European aristocracy. This time because of the marriage of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Ekaterina Malysheva, a fashion designer who was born in Russia. The head of the family, Ernst August V, categorically refused to bless this marriage, considering the bride to be a hunter for the state of the dynasty.

A worthy son of his father: Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover

The father of the Crown Prince Ernst August V at one time went against the will of his parent and married Chantal Hochuli, the daughter of an influential and very wealthy Swiss businessman, owner of a chocolate concern. He believed that love is more important than origin. But this marriage did not last long, nevertheless giving the head of the Hanoverian royal house two heirs - the sons of Ernst August and Christian. Later, Ernst August V married the Princess of Monaco, who bore him a daughter, Alexandra.

Ernst August was born on July 19, 1983 in Hildesheim. From the moment of his birth, he has been in line for the throne of Great Britain, but with the direct heirs of the living queen, he has no real chances for the British crown.
The Crown Prince graduated from Malvern College, then studied in New York. In London, where the heir to the Hanoverian crown has been living lately, he is busy in the financial sector.

Ekaterina Malysheva - beloved daughter and talented designer

Catherine, unlike her high-ranking husband, cannot boast of a noble origin. Papa Igor devoted his whole life to science, earning a good fortune, mother Svetlana is a minister of Melpomene.

Katya was born in the city of Appatity, Murmansk region, where she lived with her parents and younger brother until she was six years old. When it was time for her to go to school, the family moved to Moscow. Loving mom and dad are seriously concerned about the level of education that their daughter should receive. They honestly analyzed all the best schools in the capital. And they were dissatisfied: in some elite educational institutions it was too pathetic, and to the detriment of the level of education, somewhere they paid too much attention to the religious component. As a result, the Malyshev family ended up in Prague, where the girl went to school at the American embassy.

At school, the girl enjoyed playing sports, thanks to which she traveled all over Europe, taking part in tournaments.

Catherine's parents stayed abroad for only ten years, after which they moved to Moscow, where they live now, inviting their children to the family New Year.

Katya, at the age of 19, moved to England and entered the London College of Fashion, after which she entered an internship with the eminent producer Chris Backwell, and rose to become a general manager. And then the company went bankrupt, and the girl, by chance, got into the world of documentary filming. The film "The Square", on the set of which Ekaterina was the filming coordinator, was nominated for an Oscar, won three Emmy awards. And Ekaterina was invited to the role of an interpreter for the shooting of a new film - “Show Trial: The Story of Pussy Riot”.

After this project, Ekaterina Malysheva decided to open her own business, and for three years now she has been the owner of her own design company for the production of bright tight-fitting clothes under the Ekat trademark. Her products are extremely popular in Europe, and among the clients and admirers of Katya's design talent are many well-known representatives of show business.

London is the city of love

Ekaterina Malysheva and Ernst August were introduced to each other at one of the social events. Bright, direct, very lively Katya attracted the attention of the Crown Prince not only with her beauty and sophistication, but also with her determination and very versatile interests.

It was interesting for young people to spend time together, and a few years after the start of the novel, they already began to live together in a house in the area of London's Queens Park.

On weekdays, Catherine and the prince spent quiet, almost family evenings, and on weekends they visited various democratic establishments like jazz bars in Soho. But on vacation they went together to rather exotic places, away from prying cameras, and indeed from prying eyes.

Last year in Greece, Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover put an engagement ring with a decent gemstone on the graceful finger of his beloved. Only after that it became known about their five-year-old romance at that time. Before the engagement, a single black-and-white photo of the couple hit the Internet. But even she did not give rise to any rumors.

Prince and Princess of Hanover

The day before the main holiday, the young people signed at the city hall, and on July 8, 2017, Ernst August and Ekaterina got married in the Market Church and celebrated this event in Marienburg. For the first time in recent history, a Russian girl married a real prince, receiving the title of Princess of Hanover.

And only one circumstance upset the happy lovers. There was not one Ernst August V, who defiantly expressed his extreme dissatisfaction in this way. It's all about the extreme disapproval of marriage on his part. Shortly before the wedding, he demanded that his son terminate the engagement or renounce all his titles and return the assets that were transferred to him as heir to the crown.

In the list of what the father demands to be returned, there is also Marienburg Castle, where the wedding was celebrated. It was in this castle that the newlyweds planned to build their family nest.

Ernst August Jr. refused to accept his father's conditions and with a confident hand led his beloved down the aisle. They are in love, happy and confident in each other and in their future.

They celebrated their wedding, the only one in their lives, with real royal chic. Representatives of the royal families of Europe, relatives and friends of the bride and groom arrived to congratulate the newlyweds.

Detailed photo report from the wedding of Ernst August and Catherine

Ekaterina Malysheva at the wedding really looked like a fairy princess. However, the sister of Princess Kate looked no less beautiful on the day of her marriage.

May 14, 2019

The godmother of the little son of the royal couple was the 22-year-old Princess of Greece Olympia.

Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. Photo: globallookpress

Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, and his wife Ekaterina Malysheva performed the baptism of their second child. The ceremony was held in a narrow circle in the German castle of Marienburg in Lower Saxony, which served as the summer residence of the kings of Hanover since the middle of the 19th century.