Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
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 Crown Princess Marie-Chantal in 2013 | |
| Born | Marie-Chantal Claire Miller 17 September 1968 London, England |
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| Father | Robert Warren Miller |
| Mother | María Clara Pesantes Becerra |
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Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Marie-Chantal's husband was the heir apparent to the now defunct throne of Greece
, as the monarchy was abolished in 1973.
Early life
Marie-Chantal Miller was born in London, England, to
John Cardinal O'Connor, with Princess Donatella Missikoff Flick serving as her godmother.[4]
Marie-Chantal was raised in Hong Kong where she attended
History of Art at New York University in 1993 but dropped out a year later after Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, proposed to her on a skiing holiday in Gstaad
, Switzerland, at Christmas.
Marriage
In 1994, Marie-Chantal became engaged to
St Sophia's Cathedral in London. Attendees included many members of European royal families.[1]
The couple have five children:
- Princess Maria-Olympia (born 25 July 1996 at Weill Cornell Medical Centerin New York City),
- Prince Constantine-Alexios (born 29 October 1998 at Weill Cornell Medical Centerin New York City),
- Prince Achileas-Andreas (born 12 August 2000 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City),
- Prince Odysseus-Kimon (born 17 September 2004 at Portland Hospital in London),
- Prince Aristidis-Stavros (born 29 June 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles).
Titles, styles & honours
- 17 February 1968 – 1 July 1995: Miss Marie-Chantal Miller
- 1 July 1995 – present: Her Royal Highness Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
Following the deposition of the Greek monarchy in 1973, the Greek Royal Family titles and styles are no longer legally recognised by the government of the
Hellenic Republic
. Marie-Chantal is also a Danish princess with the style of Highness.
- Greek Royal Family: Grand Mistress & Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia.[7]
Career
In 2000, Marie-Chantal founded the luxury childrenswear brand Marie-Chantal.[8] In 2019, she published the book Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern etiquette for families. She is a trustee of the Royal Academy Trust and a board director of DFS Group Ltd.[citation needed]
Notable published works
- Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern etiquette for families (2019). ISBN 9780865653719
References
- ^ a b Suzy Menkes (6 August 1995). "RUNWAYS; Breathing New Life Into Couture". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Some ancestry of the Miller sisters". www.wargs.com.
- ^ "HRH Crown Princess Pavlos". 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2019 – via Greekroyalfamily.org.
- ^ Colacello, Bob (December 2008). "Greece's Royal Couple". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Crown jewels: The fabulous rings which sealed the love of Europe's royal couples". HELLO! magazine. UK. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Royal weddings in history". Vogue. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "THE ORDER OF SAINTS OLGA AND SOPHIA". The Court Jeweller. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Designer Kids Clothes from Marie-Chantal Children". mariechantal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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