Would you like to come to a party?, He was quite a man, recalls Mrs Starkloff. She is survived by : her significant other Don Sundin of Steamboat; her daughter Andrea Watson of Texas; her sister Judith Lehel of Steamboat; and her grandsons, DJ Anderson of Steamboat and David Watson of Texas. According to her, around this time the prince received a letter from the Queen telling him to cool things down. The couple met when William, aged 27 and on attachment to the Foreign Office, was working as a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Tokyo. Williams intention to wed the Hungarian divorce was greeted with great horror by the royal family. Zsuzsi has included 2560 Ski Trail Ln, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 in their address history. She was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. In August 1972 he was piloting his Piper Cherokee when hit a tree and the out-of-control plane crashed. Quite how unreasonable this presumption was can be seen by comparing the two men. Her western beauty was much in demand in the Japanese capital, she soon became the face of the beauty giant, Revlon. Because of the war, newspapers did not identify the actual location of the christening, and said instead that it took place at "a private chapel in the country". [1] He was also very fond of his father, one friend describing William's love and tenderness for him as "infectious". What caused the pilot error which took the life of both Prince William and his co-pilot Vyrell Mitchell will never be known. "[15] William was later examined by haematologists at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and also by a Professor Ishihara in Tokyo, both of whom also concluded he was suffering from variegate porphyria, by then in remission. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Zsuzsana Maria Starkloff (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), who passed away on May 1, 2020, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. } But then he receiveda cable from the Queen, ordering him to represent her at the independence celebrations of the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga. After returning to England, he received his education at Wellesley House School, a prep school at Broadstairs in Kent, then at Eton College, where he achieved mention in the Eton College Chronicle for his performance in junior cricket[8] and achieved house colours for football. He was also seven years older than Prince Charles, who admired him. Sixty years ago, however, the situation could not have been more different for Prince William ofGloucester, the man who inspired the name of todays well-known Prince William, and who lived an unorthodox royal life filled with twists and tragedy. In 1947, Prince William was a page boy for his cousin Princess Elizabeth at her wedding to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Elder son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, This article is about the grandson of George V. 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A ENF MED LIFE Sade Domiciliar uma empresa com 2 anos no mercado, atendendo pacientes dentro de seus contextos familiares. A grandson of King George V, he was the Queens first cousin and the most dazzling royal of his generation. Zsuzui Starkloff would have been popular as a result of her cool good looks and natural honesty Today, Mrs Starkloff looks back with a surprising lack of rancour at the way she was forced out. May 1, 2020 After returning to Britain, Prince William took a position with Lazards, a merchant bank. Clark, Colorado. William expected to start a brilliant diplomatic career. He was immensely good-natured and took in remarkably good part the observations I felt bound to make. On the excuse of the 1969 British Week, Buckingham Palace sent Princess Margaret over to Tokyo to convince the prince to put an end to his scandalous relationship with the Hungarian divorcee and look elsewhere for a wife. The royals finally managed to claim back their errant prince by ordering him to take over his fathers estate at Northamptonshire. In August 1972, Prince William invited Starkloff to fly with him in an air race, though she wasn't able to change her schedule. } It was while she was there that she met the prince at a cocktail party in 1968, soon after he was dispatched to the city by the foreign office as a 26-year-old junior diplomat. Dear Prince Charming, it read, I have a slipper missing. I was very curious of what she would say. I thought I had a wide understanding of most things Windsor. He led an active life, flying Piper aircraft,[1] trekking through the Sahara,[1] and hot air ballooning. Just before leaving for Japan, William had visited London specialist Dr Henry Bellringer, complaining of fever and nausea, and blisters that appeared on his hands, chest and face. He relished the anonymity it was wonderful for him not to be bothered by people. They devised an alternative life plan, living in California, flying planes and just being themselves. The Royal Family was clearly worried. "It's a true fairy tale,"Starkloff reflects. . A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. "Long ago and far away; a love story between Prince William and a Hungarian girl in Tokyo, Japan. "My relationship with William had nothing to do with his title or me wanting to be princess. const userAgent = navigator.userAgent; Even the famous actor Sean Connery laid eyes on the Hungarian beauty when he was visiting Tokyo for a movie set. [1], In the early 1970s, Prince William began a relationship with divorcee Nicole Sieff (ne Moschietto) who had two sons from her marriage to Jonathan Sieff. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Zsuzsi is eighty-six years old. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Zsuzsana Maria Starkloff to show support. At that point Zsuzsi became not only Williams lover but his protector. However, it was not long before the news about Prince William and Zsuzsi Starkloffs affair traveled to England. [1] Furthermore, once back in England, Starkloff went to stay with William's family at Barnwell Manor, where his parents were kind and accommodating to her. I was pleased to have the opportunity of a quick word with you, she said. As both of them had an adventurous nature, they shared many exciting hobbies like, for example, scuba diving. [9] After leaving Eton in 1960, he went up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, to read history, graduating with a BA degree in 1963, subsequently raised to an MA (Cantab.) Readers around Steamboat and Routt County make the Steamboat Pilot & Todays work possible. const userAgent = navigator.userAgent; Forty years on, she still wears the princes ring on a chain around her neck, its weight and royal insignia a daily reminder of what might have been. Hiding his disappointment, he secretly ventured to get the love of his life accepted by the Royal Family. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She was very proud to earn her American citizenship and start a new life in her adopted country. This prompted George VI to write to his sister-in-law, promising that, if anything should happen to his brother, he would become Prince William's guardian.[6]. Though she also wanted to talk to her cousin about his new affair. [1] On his way back, he represented the Queen at the celebrations to mark the termination of Tonga's status as a protected state. Model and former air hostess Starkloff, from Hungary, had a daughter and was divorced, deeming her an unsuitable prospective wifefollowing the abdication scandal of King Edward VIII and Wallis. Performance & security by Cloudflare. But it was clear that Princess Margaret was not passing her own message to the Prince, but that of the Queen. [10], Prince William served on some occasions as Counsellor of State in the absence of his cousin, the Queen. However, it was not long before the news about Prince William and Zsuzsi Starkloffs affair traveled to England. He decided to bring his girlfriend, Starkloff, back with him to meet his extended family. Much the same as all the other royals, no doubt? The romantic and tragic story of Prince William of Gloucester, who at 30 was young Charles's hero, he was the Queen's playboy cousin, and whose enigmatic life was reminiscent of real-life James Bond. He wrote to his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, asking how theyd feel if he proposed marriage. It came as no shock I was older than William, divorced and of a different religion [she was Jewish]. Swipe is only available in chrome dev tools mobile mode. Prince William of Gloucester died 10 years before Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was born. William buckled. The rules surrounding royalty back in the 1970s were very different. On 28 August 1972, he was competing in the Goodyear International Air Trophy at Halfpenny Green near Dudley. They ended up renting a waterside home by the Pacific Ocean; it was their private love nest where they were not bothered by the photographers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Grand Junction VA Medical Center or the Steamboat Springs Library. Starkloff worked in Japan, so the family moved to Tokyo where the marriage ended with divorce. 23:54 GMT 24 Aug 2012. Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. I do think you would be wise to wait for a bit, and then come home and see how everything looks.. His derring- do created a sensation among the women of Tokyo - including Zsuzsi Starkloff. Tall, sporty and handsome, he was a role model and all-round hero for a young Prince Charles, who named his first son after him. Zsusi Starkloff: The Modern Cinderella. Zsuzsi is in contact with Gerda Einbock of her flight attendant graduation class. On 28 August 1972, at the age of 30, Prince William suffered a fatal crash during an air race. Bellringer diagnosed William as suffering from variegate porphyria, inherited through the Hanoverian gene pool he was the only royal of his generation to contract the condition. Zsuzsi recalled, We did a lot of wonderful things together during those weeks, and for the most part he wasnt recognised. He had left strict instructions that, during his time in America, he was not to be disturbed by messages from London. And she got it. And we danced, and that's when our relationship truly began.". She told William, Im not surprised youre in love with her, and we all had dinner together., But within days Margaret had written to her cousin, warning him off.