Her husband, Prince Emmanuel Salm, had been detained while hunting big game in Africa and was held as a prisoner of war in Gibraltar upon the outbreak of World War I. Princess Salm Salm left her five children in Austria to be close to her husband.
Suaminya, Pangeran Emmanuel Salm, telah ditahan saat sedang memburu hewan liar di Afrika dan menjadi tahanan perang di Gibraltar setelah pecahnya Perang Dunia I. Putri Salm Salm meninggalkan lima anak di Austria agar bisa lebih dekat dengan suaminya.