La semana pasada, la princesa María da Gloria de Orleans-Bragança, duquesa de Segorbe y ex princesa heredera de Yugoslavia, concedió una entrevista al periódico serbio Kurir . La princesa estaba concluyendo su cuarta visita a Serbia: la primera fue en 2005 con motivo del sexagésimo cumpleaños de su ex marido, el príncipe heredero Alejandro, la segunda fue en 2017 con motivo de la boda de su hijo y nuera, el príncipe heredero Felipe, y la princesa heredera Danica, y la tercera fue en 2018 con motivo del bautizo de su nieto, el príncipe Esteban de Serbia.
La cuarta visita de Maria da Gloria a Serbia fue bastante inesperada. La princesa había estado en Venecia con su marido, el duque de Segorbe. Durante la cena, Maria se enteró de que su hijo había sido ingresado en el hospital. Inmediatamente cogió el primer vuelo disponible a Belgrado... y, como cualquier madre atenta, apareció sin avisar. Como la princesa Danica estaba con su marido, la princesa Maria da Gloria fue a recoger a su nieto, el príncipe Stefan, a su guardería, donde se encargó de presentarla a sus profesores y compañeros de clase. Maria da Gloria fue entonces al hospital para comprobar el estado de su hijo. Afortunadamente, estaba bien. La duquesa de Segorbe comentó: " Vine en el primer vuelo en cuanto me enteré de que mi hijo Filip estaba en el hospital. Gracias a Dios no era nada grave, ahora todo está bien. “Le dije a mi ex marido, el heredero al trono, el príncipe heredero de Serbia, Aleksandar, que estaba aquí, que quería ir a la corte [Palacio Real], pero no, no me invitó, ni a mí ni a Filip, ni a Danica. El intento de ser como una familia, de que Stefan estuviera con su abuelo, que prácticamente no lo conoce, fracasó. Todo esto me duele mucho, porque la familia es lo más importante. Puedes ser Karađorđević o lo que sea, tener títulos importantes, pero la familia es la familia ”.
The Duchess of Segorbe commented on the renunciation of her eldest son Prince Peter: “Peter left his rights to the Serbian throne to Filip, and that is an act of patriotism. He himself said that he is not ready to take on that duty. His abdication is perfectly fine with me. First of all, because of Peter’s happiness, and then – here, in Serbia, Filip has married a beautiful Serbian woman, who understands all of that. See, Dana even looks like me, like she is my daughter! And my son Alexander also supported this, and he and Peter told me: ‘Mom, whatever Filip needs, we will fight for him.’” The princess then added: “The relationship with Crown Prince Alexander is a difficult story.” When asked if Crown Princess Katherine was a factor in the schism within the Serbian royal family, Princess Maria da Gloria noted: “You should ask Crown Prince Alexander, not me. He almost never sees his grandson, and Stefan has been in Spain many times, for Christmas and so on… It’s very sad. The attempt to be like a family, for Stefan to be with his grandfather, has not worked.“
Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Bragança recalled when she met her first husband, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia: “Oh, my goodness, it was beautiful. I met Alexander at a dinner at my aunt and uncle’s house, the Count and Countess of Paris, in Estoril. He came with the King of Italy, Umberto II, whom we called Uncle Beppo. It was a time of exile, there were many kings and princes were around. Alexander and I became very good friends from the start, and as he was in the British Army, I went to Ireland, where he was stationed, to see him. Then we got engaged and I went back to Brazil to tell my parents. My mother was a strong Catholic, and the first thing she asked me was not what his religion was, but: ‘Is he taller than you?’“
The Duchess of Sergorbe noted how proud she was of all of her children. “All my children help each other, they would do anything to save each other. They are brothers and sisters. Basically we are a very happy family. Thank God for that.“
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