"The Princess Gunilla Fugger (fooger), in 1944, moved to Babenhausen where she found the huge castle had been badly used and neglected.  Gunilla worked quite hard to reorganize and return the castle to a more livable condition.  This was quite an undertaking for a young woman during those years of war and shortages.  At one point, diplomats of countries not at war with the Nazis were fleeing to the borders to avoid the bombing.  She took in some Irish consulate officials who posted their flags and declared Babenhausen an Irish Consulate.  This saved the castle from bombing.

"Once, a Nazi general had come and demanded the castle for his troops.  The princess refused him, and as he threatened her, the Irish Consul General came and talked the general out of the take over.  Gunilla had also taken in other refugees.  Some of these were the Countess Sigrid (Sigi) Welczeck, wife of Count Hansi Welczeck, and her two sisters, the Baronesses Gundi and Reni Laffert."