Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Pavlos
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Crown Prince of Greece | |
Head of the Royal House of Greece | |
Tenure | 10 January 2023 – present |
Predecessor | Constantine II |
Heir apparent | Constantine-Alexios |
Born | Tatoi Palace, Athens, Kingdom of Greece | 20 May 1967
Spouse |
Marie-Chantal Miller (m. 1995) |
Issue |
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Greek Orthodox |
Greek royal family |
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Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark
Early life
Pavlos was born on 20 May 1967 at the
Pavlos displaced his older sister,
Crown Prince
Pavlos was born into a turbulent era in Greek politics. Pavlos was born barely a month after a coup d'état which ended democratic rule in Greece over the king's objections on 21 April 1967,
Following the discovery and suppression of a "wide-ranging" anti-junta movement, just before its outbreak, among the ranks of the mostly royalist Navy,
Constantine announced that he "respects" the "decision of the Greek people." He and Anne Marie had been living with their family in London for several years. Pavlos's youngest siblings were born in London,
On 11 May 1994, the Greek Government under prime-minister
Head of the Greek royal family
Following the
Pavlos's first public statement as Head of the former Royal House of Greece following Constantine's death occurred upon the
In April 2023, Pavlos attended a
On 3 July 2023 at 11:45pm, Pavlos and his brother, Nikolaos, appeared in a special edition of 365 Moments, a Greek television series hosted by Sofia Papaioannou. The episode was broadcast on ERT and also featured interviews from Greek historians, Kostas Kostis and Konstantina Botsiou, and constitutionalist Nikos Alivizatos, who had all helped Constantine II win a dispute against the Greek government in 2003 at the European Court of Human Rights for stripping him of Tatoi Palace and his and his family's Greek citizenship.[21] The episode marked the first interview with Pavlos and Nikolaos since their father's death, and it discussed the passing of their father, their stripped Greek citizenship and their surname.[22] Pavlos described his father as "strict but very loving" and said that despite being forced into exile, he still wanted to help his family. Pavlos also announced that he was now living in Greece again, which is what he "always wanted to". He explained that the opportunity to live in Greece occurred as his job allowed for overseas work. When asked whether he accepted the last name "Glücksburg", Pavlos said that he would never see it as his name. He called it, "a family lineage. Denmark's family name is not that. It is one of the castles of the family's origin."[22] He explained that throughout his life, he never introduced himself with a last name, but rather called himself "Pavlos of Greece". Pavlos also added that he was "very interested in [Greek] politics", but would never become involved, has no political association and would always long for his Greek passport to be returned.[22]
Pavlos and Marie-Chantal attended the 2023 British Fashion Awards. There, Pavlos was spotted with a black eye patch covering his left eye. The day prior, Marie-Chantal posted to Instagram a close-up photo of his eye patch, saying, "Hopefully a temporary new look, but he’s kind of cute".[23] Following worry online, Pavlos announced on Instagram that he had undergone a retinal detachment surgery. After thanking people for their support and wishes, Pavlos explained that the surgery was "successful", however he would be unable to travel and therefore have to spend Christmas in London.[24] Between January and February 2024, Pavlos and his family attended three memorial services to mark the one year anniversary of Constantine's death — one in Athens and two in London, including a thanksgiving service. After a memorial service the following day, Pavlos and Nikolaos were interviewed by ANT1 reporter Isaac Karipidis. They both thanked the public for their support.[25]
Personal life
Pavlos married American heiress
After their marriage, the couple took up residence in Greenwich, Connecticut, the job that Pavlos obtained with the Charles R. Weber ship-broking company being headquartered there.[7] Later, he went to work at a New York City firm as an investment portfolio manager, before relocation to London for their children's education in 2004.[6]
The couple has five children:
Pavlos is a bluewater yachtsman and crews on the multi-record-breaking monohull Mari-Cha IV, owned by businessman and father-in-law, Robert W. Miller.
Titles, styles, and honours
From birth, Pavlos was the heir apparent to the throne of Greece and as such he was referred to as the Crown Prince of Greece with the style of
Honours
- Greek royal family:
- Royal Order of the Redeemer(by birth).
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saints George and Constantine.
- Grand Cross of the Order of George I.
- Grand Cross of Order of the Phoenix.
Foreign honours
- Denmark:
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1997).
- Commemorative Medalof the Silver Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece Margaret of Connaught | |||||||||||||
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Pavlos is a direct descendant of three reigning sovereign monarchs at birth. He is the eldest son of the King of Greece, grandson of the King of Denmark and great-grandson of the King of Sweden, all living and enthroned when he was born.
Pavlos is a scion multiple times of
Notes
- ^ The Hellenic College of London, due to declining attendance of British Greek students, was succeeded by the Knightsbridge School, which, in turn was succeeded, in 2008, by Knightsbridge Schools International.
- ^ The other founder being Peter DeSorcy
- ^ Pavlos's wife, Marie-Chantal, and first cousin, Felipe VI of Spain, are in the background between Pavlos and Anne-Marie.
References
- ^ Hansen, Louise Bolvig (13 January 2023). "Dronningen har ryddet op i Kongehuset, men Konstantins efterkommere er stadig prinser og prinsesser af Danmark". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Heir to Throne Is Born To Greek Royal Couple". The New York Times. Associated Press. 21 May 1967. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-85011-023-8
- ^ "Naming practices" in British Academy and Oxford University, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, online Archived 16 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Colacello, Bob (December 2008). "Greece's Royal Couple". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ ISBN 91-630-5964-9
- ^ "No. 50965". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1987. p. 7683.
- ^ "No. 51696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 1989. p. 4291.
- ^ "No. 52119". The London Gazette. 24 April 1990. p. 8237.
- ^ "Νόμος 2215/1994: Ρύθμιση θεμάτων της απαλλοτριωμένης περιουσίας της έκπτωτης βασιλικής οικογένειας της Ελλάδας." [Law 2215/1994: Regulation of the issues of the expropriated estate of the royal family of Greece]. Article 6, Act of 11 May 1994 (in Greek). Government of Greece.
- ^ "Management".
- ^ "Funeral service for former king Constantine held in Athens". Greek City Times. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Παύλος Γλύξμπουργκ: Πληροφορίες ότι μετακομίζει μόνιμα στην Αθήνα" [Pavlos Glyksburg: Information that he is moving permanently to Athens]. To Vima (in Greek). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Singer, Marianne (19 January 2023). "Nu reagerer den græske kongefamilie: Afviser på det bestemteste rygter". Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Stacey, Danielle (21 January 2023). "Prince Pavlos shares update about King Constantine's London memorial service". Hello!. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b Lauriot Prévost, Marie-Eudes (22 January 2023). "Entretien exclusif avec le prince Pavlos de Grèce : "Nous sommes là pour aider notre pays à avancer"". Point De Vue (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Παύλος - Μαρί Σαντάλ: Διαψεύδουν τις φήμες ότι αγόρασαν σπίτι στην Αθήνα - Η επίσημη απάντηση". The Toc (in Greek). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Οι γιοι του Παύλου Γλύξμπουργκ κράτησαν τον Επιτάφιο στα Χάμπτονς" (in Greek). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Βασιλιάς Κάρολος: Άννα-Μαρία και Παύλος θα είναι στη στέψη του" (in Greek). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Συνέντευξη του γιου του τέως βασιλιά Παύλου στην ΕΡΤ" (in Greek). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Παύλος και Νικόλαος Γλύξμπουργκ: Η πρώτη τους συνέντευξη μετά το θάνατο του πατέρα τους με ιστορικές ανακρίβειες" (in Greek). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Marie-Chantal: Photographs Pavlos with his eye covered". Greek City Times. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ για το ευγενικό ενδιαφέρον και τις ευχές σας!". Instagram. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Λονδίνο: Μνημόσυνο για τον τέως βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνο - ΚΟΣΜΟΣ". ANT1. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- Folketinget. Frank Jensen. 12 October 2001. Ministry of Justice: Spm. nr. S 3937. (Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6.
- ^ Paget 1977.
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