Wedding of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal Miller
Marie-Chantal Miller |
The wedding of
Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer.[9]
Background
Pavlos and Marie-Chantal Miller were first introduced in 1992 on a
investment banker billionaire and the son of a former aide to Pavlos's grandfather King Paul of Greece.[1][10] Prior to this encounter, Papamarkou had told Pavlos of Marie-Chantal, who was the daughter of his client, Robert Warren Miller.[1] Papamarkou introduced the couple at the 40th birthday party for Philip Niarchos in New Orleans, which was given by Philip's father, Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos.[1] According to Marie-Chantal in a 2008 Vanity Fair interview, "It was love at first sight. I knew that [Pavlos] was the person I would marry.”[1] Papamarkou has traditionally been credited with "engineering" their marriage.[10]
Engagement
Pavlos proposed marriage to Marie-Chantal on a ski lift in
Anne-Marie of Greece, officially announced the engagement from their residence in London on 11 January 1995.[2] In his announcement, Constantine described himself as "over the moon about this."[2]
The same week as Constantine's announcement, Pavlos and Marie-Chantal traveled to
Greek Royal Family and the Miller family were in attendance.[8]
During their engagement, Pavlos was attending the
Celebrations and events
The week before the wedding,
Marie-Chantal's parents, Robert Warren Miller and his wife Chantal, hosted an extravagant pre-wedding champagne reception, dinner, and ball for between 1,200 and 1,300 guests two nights before the wedding at
cork, a false linen ceiling, and pillars and a cornice that looked as if they were made of marble.[15]
After cocktails were finished, a white curtain behind the pillars was pulled back, and the guests walked through the arch to dinner, where large
London Heathrow Airport.[15] Much of the scenery was fabricated in the United States and transported to England by an art shipper.[15] Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, drove himself to the reception in a Land Rover.[13] Albert, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, was also in attendance, but was unable to attend the wedding due to the private wedding ceremony for his younger sister, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, and Daniel Ducruet in Monte Carlo on the same day.[13] The reception continued until 4:00 a.m. when most of the remaining guests enjoyed a champagne breakfast.[13] In 2004, Constantine said that preparing the wedding was "quite difficult", but called it a "very enjoyable day".[19]
Pavlos's aunt,
Before the couple's wedding, Marie-Chantal's father provided her with a £200 million dowry.[1][11][20][21]
Wedding service
The heavily publicized Greek Orthodox wedding ceremony, organized by
Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, and officiated by ten prelates.[8][22] Lasting more than one hour, the wedding ceremony was attended by over 450 guests seated within the cathedral and another 850 guests, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, seated at Hampton Court Palace where the ceremony was broadcast via satellite.[7][8][21]
The personal florist of the
Clothing
Marie-Chantal's pearl-encrusted ivory silk wedding dress with a tulip-shaped front and 4.5 meter
Rosario, Princess of Preslav, and Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran.[14] Marie-Chantal also wore a diamond tiara lent to her by Pavlos's mother, Anne-Marie.[7][14]
Pavlos and his groomsmen wore hand-tailored suits by
Wedding party
Bridesmaids and flower girls, best man and page boys
- Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
- The Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull
- Marietta Chandris
- Isabel Getty
- The Prince of Asturias
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
- Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
- Anthony Chandris
- Sebastian Flick
- Christian Robbs
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
- The Crown Prince of Denmark
- The Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
- The Prince of Orange
- The Prince of Asturias
- The Prince of Turnovo
- Christopher Getty
- Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg
Reception
Marie-Chantal's parents also hosted an afternoon luncheon reception at
Valentino Garavani, the designer of Marie-Chantal's wedding dress, remarked "I have never been to such a beautifully arranged wedding--the flowers, the tables, the tent."[14] The cost of the dinner at Wortham Park and the Hampton Court Palace luncheon reception was reportedly $5 million.[15]
Political controversy in Greece
Ten conservative
Greek Royal Family.[26]
Guests
Groom's family
- King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, the groom's parents[8][23]
- Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, the groom's sister[23]
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, the groom's brother[8][23]
- Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the groom's sister[8]
- Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, the groom's brother[8]
-
The Duchess and Duke of Lugo, the groom's first cousin and her husband[14]- Infanta Cristina of Spain, the groom's first cousin[7][14]
- Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, the groom's paternal aunt
- Lady Katherine Brandram, the groom's paternal grandaunt
- Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and Marina Karella, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife[23]
Queen Ingrid of Denmark, the groom's maternal grandmother[23]
- The Queen of Denmark, the groom's maternal aunt [1][7][8][23]
- The Crown Prince of Denmark, the groom's first cousin[7][8][23]
- Prince Joachim of Denmark and Miss Alexandra Manley, the groom's first cousin and his fiancée[14]
- The Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the groom's maternal aunt[23]
- Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the groom's first cousin[8]
- Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the groom's first cousin
- Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the groom's first cousin
Bride's family
- Mr and Mrs Robert Warren Miller, the bride's parents[8][23]
- Mr and Mrs Christopher Getty, the bride's sister and brother-in-law[8][23]
- Miss Isabel Getty, the bride's niece[8][23]
- Miss Alexandra Miller and Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg, the bride's sister and her fiancé[8][23]
- Mr and Mrs Christopher Getty, the bride's sister and brother-in-law[8][23]
Foreign royalty
Reigning royalty
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the groom's third cousin
The King and Queen of Jordan[1][8][23]
The Prince of Liechtenstein[1]- Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, the groom's fourth cousin once removed and the groom's second cousin once removed[1]
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, the groom's third cousin and his wife- Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, the groom's third cousin and the groom's fourth cousin[8]
The Hereditary Prince of Monaco
The Prince of Orange, the groom's fifth cousin once removed[23]- Prince Friso of The Netherlands, the groom's fifth cousin once removed[23]
- The Duchess and Duke of Soria, the groom's third cousin once removedand her husband
- Don Alfonso Zurita y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
- Doña María Zurita y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
- The Duchess of Badajoz, the groom's third cousin once removed
- Doña Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
- The Viscount of La Torre, the groom's fourth cousin
- Don Bruno Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
- Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
- Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, the groom's fourth cousin
The King and Queen of Sweden, the groom's first cousin once removed, and his wife[1][23]
- The Crown Princess of Sweden, the groom's second cousin[14][27]
- Princess Désirée of Sweden and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld, the groom's first cousin once removed, and her husband
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of the groom's second cousin twice removed[7][8]
- The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Duke of Edinburgh, the groom's third cousin once removed, and the groom's first cousin twice removed[1][7][8][11][22][23]
- The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the groom's third cousin once removed, and his wife [7][8][23]
- The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the groom's second cousin once removed, and his wife[8][23]
- Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy and The Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin once removed, and her husband[7][8][23]
- Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the groom's second cousin once removed, and his wife[7][8]
Non-reigning royalty
- King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania, the groom's first cousin once removed, and the groom's second cousin twice removed[1][23][27]
- Crown Princess Margareta of Romania, the groom's second cousin[27]
- Tsarista Margarita of Bulgaria, the groom's fourth cousin twice removed, and his wife[1]
- The
- The
- The Prince and Princess of Panagyurishte, the groom's fifth cousin once removed, and his wife[23]
- The Prince and Princess of Vidin, the groom's fifth cousin once removed, and his wife
- Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, the groom's fifth cousin once removed
- Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, the groom's second cousin and his wife
- Prince and Princess Alexander of Yugoslavia, the groom's second cousin once removed, and his wife
- Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, the groom's third cousin
- Prince Serge of Yugoslavia and Miss Vanessa von Zitzewitz, the groom's third cousin and his guest
- The Princess of Naples, the groom's fourth cousin twice removed, and his wife[27]
- The Prince of Venice, the groom's fifth cousin once removed
- The
- Princess Maria Gabriella, Mrs Zellinger de Balkany, the groom's fourth cousin twice removed[23]
- The Duke and Duchess of Aosta, the groom's first cousin once removed, and his wife[27]
- The Duke and Duchess of Calabria, the groom's fifth cousin once removed, and her husband
- The Duchess of Braganzathe groom's fifth cousin once removed, and his wife
- The Prince and Princess of Hanover the groom's first cousin once removed, and his wife
- Prince George William of Hanover and Princess Sophie of Hanover the groom's paternal great uncle and his wife, the groom's first cousin twice removed
- The Margrave and Margravine of Baden the groom's second cousin once removed, and his wife
- Archduchess Helen of Austria, the groom's second cousin once removed
- The Aga Khan IV[23]
- Empress Farah of Iran[7][8][14][23]
- Prince and Princess Egon of Fürstenberg, father and stepmother of the bride's future brother-in-law[23]
- Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg, sister of the bride's future brother-in-law[23]
Nobility
- The Lord Carrington[23]
- The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
- Lord and Lady Romsey, the groom's fourth cousin and his wife
- The Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull, the groom's fourth cousin, once removed[7]
- The Earl of Lichfield
- Lady Elizabeth Shakerley
- The Marqués and Marquesa of Samaranch
- Donna Marella Agnelli
- Princess Donatella Flick, the bride's godmother[23]
Other notable guests
- Sophie and George Coumantaros[23]
- Astrid and Christopher Forbes[23]
- Charlotte Forbes
- Catherine Forbes
- Valentino Garavani[23]
- Ann and Gordon Getty[23]
- Marietta and Alex Goulandris[23]
- Karen and Peter John Goulandris[23]
- Veronica and Randolph Apperson Hearst[23]
- Nan Kempner[23]
- John Kluge[1]
- Lita Livanos[23]
- Elle Macpherson[7]
- Caroline and Manuel Basil Mavroleon[23]
- Nancy Kovack and Zubin Mehta[23]
- Rupert Murdoch[1][11]
- Senator Claiborne Pell[23]
- Marcela and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar[23]
- Carroll Petrie[23]
- Alexandra and Panagiotis Theodoracopulos[23][27]
- Diane von Fürstenberg and Barry Diller, mother of the bride's future brother-in-law and her guest[23]
- Cecile and Ezra Zilka[23]
The couple's matchmaker, Alecko Papamarkou, was not in attendance reportedly due to a falling-out with King Constantine after he asked for a commission for his services.[1] However, according to W, Papamarkou was away recuperating from a recent surgery and also due to his mother's illness.[23]
Honeymoon
The couple's honeymoon destination was a closely guarded secret leading up to the wedding day.[7][21][28] Not even Marie-Chantal knew of their honeymoon details.[28]
Style and title
In Denmark by right, and elsewhere by
style and title since her marriage to Crown Prince Pavlos is Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece, Princess of Denmark.[28]
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External links
Images
Video
- Wedding prince Paul of Greece on YouTube