German Prince, 63, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Days Before Birth Of His First Child

Prince Harald von Hohenzollern of Germany has died suddenly at age 63, just days before the birth of his first child. The German prince died from cardiac arrest in Namibia, where he had been on a work trip to the diamond industry. The prince’s wife, Princess Josefa von Hohenzollern, announced the tragic news on social media. “Dear fellow citizens of Leonberg, today I am writing with a heavy heart. My beloved husband Harald v. Hohenzollern died completely unexpectedly of a sudden cardiac death. This loss hits me very deep,” she wrote in Germany. Princess Josefa is currently running for re-election as mayor of Leonberg, in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. The couple married in September 2024. Their first child is due in July. In her post, the princess requested privacy as she grieved. “I need time to grieve, say goodbye and be there for our unborn child. That’s why I will be stepping back from campaigning and social media in the coming days,” she said,I hope for your understanding during this time off and thank you from the bottom of my heart at this point for your condolences and support,” she concluded.Alongside the heartbreaking caption, the German princess shared a series of throwback pictures with her late husband. She assumed the princess title after marrying Harald, who belonged to the former royal German dynasty called the House of Hohenzollern.