The Fürstin at the sea-side

This small snapshot, annomously delivered to the author late in the year of 1998, almost certainly shows Her Serene Highness Sophie-Maria Octavia Celeste, Fürstin (Princess) von Altenwald-Weust de Gotha on holiday at a sea shore. Pictured with her is undoubtedly her daughter, the Fürstin, Sophie-Louise, known to the family as Lala. The Princess' husband the Fürst, Stephan-Bertholdt and her son, the Erb-Fürst Mikhail are not included here. Perhaps they appear in the background.

Once the unrivaled favorite of the ancient nobility, the Princess and her children were forced to flee the family estates in Altenwald near the end of the war. Though known to have spent many harrowing months in Switzerland, the present whereabouts of the Fürstin and her children remain unknown, clouded in mystery and intrigue.