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Spanish Princess Maria Teresa Becomes the First Royal Member to Die of Coronavirus

Updated On 29 Mar, 2020 Published On 29 Mar, 2020
Spanish Princess Maria Teresa Becomes the First Royal Member to Die of Coronavirus

Spanish Princess is the first Royal member to die from the global pandemic coronavirus. 

At the ripe age of 86 years, Spanish Princess Maria Teresa has passed away after being tested positive for the Covid-19. Her death means she is the first from the royal to die from the deadly virus.  

Spanish Princess Maria Teresa dies at the age of 86 due to coronavirus complications. SOURCE: The Sun

On March 26, her brother Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, announce the sad news to the public on his Facebook which reads:

"On this afternoon our sister Maria Teresa de Borbon Parma and Borbon Busset, a victim of the coronavirus COVID-19, died in Paris at the age of eighty-six."  

Princess Maria was from the Bourbon-Parma Royal Family in Spain and cousin of Spain's King Felipe VI. Born on July 28, 1933, in Paris, France, she was one of six kids of Prince Xavier de Bourbon and Madeleine de Bourbon.

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The lady earned her doctorate in Hispanic studies from Paris-Sorbonne University and a doctorate in Political Sociology from the Complutense Univeristy of Madrid. Before her demise, she was serving as a professor at both the universities.

Princess Maria Teresa was nicknamed the Red Princess due to her socialist activity. SOURCE: Metro

Surprisingly enough, she never married; hence had no children. She was an advocate of women's rights and socialist and got the nickname of the "Red Princess."

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Princess Maria Teresa's memorial service was held in Madrid on March 27, 2020. We express immense grief over the Princess Maria's passing and convey our heartfelt condolences to her family and close ones!

Elsewhere, another member of the Royal family, UK's Prince Charles, tested positive for the coronavirus last week. This just shows that whether you live in a palace or slum, everyone is in danger of contracting the diseases.

Spain has been one of the most hard-hit countries in the world by the novel corona, and like others, the country is also struggling to contain the disease. As of this writing, the Southwestern European nation has over 73,000 confirmed cases, with 5,982 deaths.

Spain, furthermore, has seen one of the highest daily deaths in a day, and in the last 24 hours, 546 people have died from the pandemic the second-highest after Italy, which has over 900 deaths in the past 24 hours alone. 

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