Overview

• Prince Harald, 63, known as the “Diamond Prince” for his work in Namibia’s diamond industry, died of sudden cardiac arrest on June 30 during a trip to Windhoek.
• Princess Josefa announced she will pause her re-election campaign and withdraw from social media to grieve and prepare for the July birth of their first child.
• The couple met at a trade fair in 2022 and married in September 2024 in Kollnburg, Josefa’s hometown.
• The House of Hohenzollern remains a non-reigning aristocratic dynasty with historical ties to Brandenburg, Prussia and the German Empire.
• Josefa has served as mayor of Leonberg since 2021 and plans to resume her candidacy once she has recovered.