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Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe on Why America Feels Like Home

Ask H.H. Dr. Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe about America, and you won’t get diplomacy. You’ll get something warmer: genuine affection, built over years of travel, work, and friendship across the United States.

The Prince — European royal, media figure, entrepreneur — has made America something of a second home. His projects have taken him from coast to coast, into studios, boardrooms, and charity galas, and through it all he’s developed a clear-eyed appreciation for what makes the country tick.

What He Loves About America

First, the openness. He describes a culture where people from every background can chase an ambition with optimism intact — where reinvention isn’t just tolerated, it’s expected. That spirit, he says, is the engine behind America’s global influence in film, television, technology, and business.

Then there’s the creativity. Hollywood storytelling, the startup hustle, the sheer range of cultural expression — for someone working in international media, America is where the world’s imagination gets manufactured.

And the philanthropy. The Prince often notes how deeply giving is woven into American life — the foundations, the galas, the quiet generosity that funds hospitals, schools, and the arts. It’s a culture of giving he’s seen up close, many times over.

Friends Who Feel Like Family

His American circle includes close friends like Al Harris and Raquel Sanchez of the KTM and Evolutionist award organizations — the kind of relationships that turn a country you visit into a place you belong.

For a prince raised in centuries-old European tradition, America’s spirit of reinvention offers a compelling contrast — and, he says, a continuing inspiration. Heritage matters, but so does the freedom to become something new. In America, he’s found both.

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Originally published on Times Square Chronicles.