Hitler's Spy Princess by Martha Schad

Author:Martha Schad
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780752488295
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2012-06-13T04:00:00+00:00

On 3 September 1939, three days after the German assault on Poland, Britain declared war on Germany, and things which hitherto had been whispered about the princess often enough, were now spoken out loud: Stephanie von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Jewish by birth, was a close friend of Hitler and was the Third Reich’s most prominent propagandist abroad.

Now the American news magazine, Time, picked up on the events surrounding Stephanie von Hohenlohe in London. It reported an incident at the Ritz hotel, of which Princess Stephanie had been the focus. She had already become inured to abuse. But in the Ritz there was a sensational scene: when she walked into the hotel, she immediately caught the attention of four society ladies, the Duchess of Westminster, Lady Stanley, Lady Dufferin and Mrs Richard Norton. ‘Even before the princess could be escorted to her table, mutterings could be heard from these grandes dames. Then the tranquillity of the dining-room was broken by a loud clear voice: “Get out, you filthy spy!” However, without batting an eyelid, the princess took her seat and the ladies went on with their meal. But when they left the room Mrs Norton stopped and informed the head-waiter that in future she and her aristocratic women-friends intended to dine elsewhere, for as long as the princess continued to be allowed into the Ritz.’ Thus, Stephanie’s financial predicament was further aggravated by social ostracism.

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