The white wine
Amalie is named after Princess Amalie zu Solms-Braunfels, who’s grandson became
William III of England two years before Delta had its first European resident in 1691.
While William had
no children, the English royal family have German ancestry and, no matter how
distant today, the Solms have many family ties with them. Their royal
connections proved valuable when Friedrich Hermann, 3rd Prince of
Solms-Baruth was convicted of involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler. At the time, Hitler was negotiating with the king of Sweden and the Prince's life was spared due to the intervention of the Swedish ambassador, who
informed the Nazi’s that the execution of the brother-in-law of the Swedish
king’s queen would have unpredictable consequences for ongoing negotiations.
It was the unpredictability of what I would find that fascinated me as a freelance journalist in Cape Town.
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