State Papers: Prussian princess appealed to Hillery over jewels stolen in Dublin

Princess Christa of Prussia — a great-granddaughter of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II tried to enlist the help of the President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, when her “last family jewels” were stolen at gunpoint on a visit to Dublin in 1978. 

A European princess had her “last family jewels” stolen at gunpoint while on a visit to Dublin in 1978 in what she described as an “unbelievably horrible experience.” 

State papers released for the first time by the National Archives reveal details of the daring robbery from Princess Christa of Prussia — a great-granddaughter of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II – at a house in Fairview.