European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 lib i by Leah Larkin staff writer Princess and her a world of fairytale balls and Hunts and horse servants catering to the whims and wishes of their lords and its All very but is it real in do those who inherit or marry Royal blood live in storybook splendor not the Way american kids who grew up on sleeping Beauty and Cinderella would at least not a Princess who lives in a palatial estate in Central Princess Margaret of the title of grandmother somehow seems More appropriate than Princess Tor this 64yearold widow of Prince Ludwig of Hessen who died in Shes most of not at All the kind of woman who would be Likely to Beckon to a servant Between sips of Tea and a Little More but definitely the sort who would get the maybe even the i like i think Ive always been brought up of Alra Dilion of she for Princess who is British by working is helping the fostering the catering to groups who come to see her regal surroundings at toe estate hidden in the Forest just North of they see the four buildings around the Center court Yard of they learn that one is a Home for Handi capped another houses the Princess lives in part of one of the and the the major Structure of the built in is pre served for entertaining and used to House in Princess Margaret von Hessen is Well known for her work with the red she has served Princess Margaret of Hessen a tradition of service on the organizations Central committee for 30 she is the chairman of the Alice Hospital foundation in Darmstadt and is responsible for initiating an Early diag Nostic Center for spastic children at the she is involved with the muscular dystrophy Exchange programs for German students of Darm stadts and much i hate telling about All she says when asked about her i cant remember the so she had prepared for the interview by writing Down the names of some of the organizations on whose boards she about half Way Down the list she looks obviously not at All comfortable discussing her accomplish All these others we can Why does she dedicate so much of her time and Energy to charitable endeavours All my life Ive lived by she and then recites a few of her do not refuse Char Ity even to those who have no its a Good Isott it dont dont from the americans i took this one accent the eliminate the dont mess around with Inbe suddenly the Gray haired Princess stands i think that Shes a Busy she had another a but had left enough time to give her guests a tour of the main House at wolfs Garton something she Felt was far More interesting than answering with a Quick Pace she was out the door and heading across the courtyard to the Mammoth porch that extends across the front of the Wolfgarten was built As a Hunting she the gallery area provided shelter from bad weather for the ladies who could stand there and watch the return of the Hunters or wait for their she opens the massive the drawing room is filled with its hard to believe the place int a museum with ropes departing the priceless pieces from the the Walls Are with textured designs painted in chandeliers and portraits in baroque frames add to the the far Wall is an expanse of windows that Overlook the lawns and Woods surrounding the they Are special and Princess Margaret shows they Are the guest Book of Wolfgarten with the names of those who have visited etched in the names like even Mick As Well As the names of russian czars and members of Britain Royal family Prince Prince Princess the English Vii visit Prince Philip is related to Princess margarets late the Princess lord Auckland Geddes of Rolvsen once served As British ambassador to the As interesting As the windows is the doorway Between the drawing room and the dining the Heights of children of visitors were marked in the along with their names and the a Mark for Prince Philip is this place is not yet a Princess Margaret says with we live in we dance in no one actually resides in the Hunting but guests do stay in the mansion at Wolfgarten where com Pany is i invite people from All we have literary evenings when we read we have House she devotes much time to guiding groups such As women senior citizens groups and Garden clubs through the people come to see the there is always something going she is especially food of the she Dias she has done hundreds of telling which paths to for a stroll to the Pond in the its a setting of pastoral Beauty with swans and Willow branches skimming the surface of the you can visualize the Para led princesses of Long ago being courted by dashing Dukes on the wooden Bridge that spans the also off in the Woods is the charming Tea a Little cottage built for Princess Prince Lud wigs half its an example of the German Art modern living photos by Pete Milia v be f w Pavillion at Wolfgarten within the main House at Wolfgarten Are More exam Ples of the Jurn Orfil one room has been made into a Sanctuary of sorts for Justn Dalil objects which were collected from other family Homes that were bombed during the maintaining a place like Wollgarten i costly but it is done with no government Princess Margaret has other family property to keep including a huge Castle in in the Princess All Royal titles were abolished in but Many people kept them As part of their according to the etiquette one should address Princess Margaret As your Royal but its simply a you dont have among Prince ludwigs relatives Are Queen Victoria of his great her married Ludwig Iii of they had seven including Ernst Lud wigs who was known for his love of theater and the during his first marriage to Princess Victoria he had a Princess who died of a a mysterious poisoning while visiting her aunt Ernst ludwigs sister who was married to the Czar of Ludwig was one of two sons born during Ernst Lud wigs second marriage to Princess in ludwigs his two sons and Princess Eleonore were killed in a plance crash in route to his marriage to Margaret in ludwigs 13monthold did not accompany the family to the Margaret and Ludwig planned to raise the two years after their wedding she died of Margaret and Ludwig bad no children of their who was to be their heir in Ladwig adopted Prince Morin of the Kassel line of the Hes Sian family As it was a significant for More than 400 years the lineage of the Hesse family had been split the Kassel hessians the Darmstadt now the two houses were Princess Margaret reigns in her Friendly no Royal fashion Over the Darmstadt she enjoys its very being a she in very i like it has advantages and she i like before one has a Chance to ask her to explain the advantages and she has taken Back across the courtyard for her next