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Spain's Princess Maria Teresa Becomes The First Royal To Die Due To COVID-19

A Spanish Princess Maria Teresa de Borbon-Parma, 86, passed away after contracting the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19). She became the first royal blood to die to the said virus.


Maria was a cousin of Spain's King Felipe VI. Her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez announced on their official Facebook page.

"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," the post read. 


Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma was born in Paris in 1933 and became a professor of Paris-Sorbonne University and Complutense University in Madrid, where she was known for her views in sociology and women's rights, according to People.

She was known as a longtime advocate of women's rights and socialist ideas. Known for her outspoken views and activist work, they called her as "Red Princess."

Princess Teresa's death comes weeks after King Felipe VI of Spain tested negative for the virus.


A funeral service for the princess was held on Friday in Madrid.

Meanwhile, Prince Charles became the first British riyal to be tested positive for the coronavirus.

It has 678,700 cases have been reported worldwide, with the death toll to reached almost 31,700 and over 145,600 recoveries. 

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