Princess Maria Teresa of Spain becomes first Royal to die from coronavirus

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Princess Maria Teresa of Spain died on March 26 after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, said in a post on Facebook. She was 86. The princess is a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet branch of the Spanish Royal family. She is the first Royal to die from the novel coronavirus.

“S.A.R. Don Sixto Enrique de Borbon communicates that this Thursday, March 26, 2020, his sister Maria Teresa de Bourbon Parma and Bourbon Busset, victim of coronavirus COVID-19, has passed away in Paris, at eighty-six years old,” a post on her brother’s account reads.

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Her funeral was held in Madrid on Friday.

“Don Sixto Enrique is very sorry and begs for prayers for his sister’s eternal rest,” the post reads.

Born in Paris in 1933, Princess Maria Teresa completed her education in France and became a professor at Paris’s Sorbonne and at Madrid’s Complutense University, People reports.

 

As per foreign media reports, Princess Maria Teresa was also known as the “Red Princess” because of her straightforward opinions and activist work.

Princess Maria is survived by several nieces and nephews, as per a report in The Sun.

The death toll in Spain due to the novel coronavirus rose past 3,400, surpassing China’s, Associated Press reported on March 26. The Parliament agreed to extend the state of emergency by two more weeks that has allowed it to maintain a national lockdown.

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