| Marie-Chantal | |
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| Crown Princess of Greece | |
| Spouse | Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece |
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| Princess Maria-Olympia Prince Constantine Alexios Prince Achileas-Andreas Prince Odysseas-Kimon Prince Aristide Stavros |
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Father | Robert Warren Miller |
| Mother | María Clara Pesantes Becerra |
| Born | 17 September 1968 London, England, UK |
Princess Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (née Marie-Chantal Claire Miller; born 17 September 1968 in London), is a member of the Greek Royal Family. A socialite and children's clothing designer, she is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece. She is one of the Miller Sisters, daughter of Robert W. Miller.
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Family and Education
She was born in London, England, to Robert Warren Miller, an American billionaire who made his fortune in duty-free retail, and his wife, the Ecuadorian María Clara "Chantal" Miller, née Pesantes Becerra. She has two sisters; Pia Getty, the former wife of oil heir, Christopher Getty, and Alexandra von Fürstenberg, the former wife of Prince Alexandre of Fürstenberg, son of fashion designer, Diane von Fürstenberg.
She was raised in Hong Kong until the age of 10. She was educated at Institut Le Rosey, a private boarding school in Switzerland from 1977 until 1982. She then transferred to The Masters School, a then all-girls preparatory boarding school in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Following her departure from The Masters School, she studied for one year at the Academy of Arts in New York. She later resumed her studies at New York University, studying for a degree in History of Art, although she did not graduate.
Marriage and children
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In 1992 Marie Chantal was photographed by portrait photographer Sebastian Piras, just before getting married to Prince Pavlos.(www.sebastianpiras.com) In 1995, Marie-Chantal became engaged to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark. They were married on 1 July 1995 in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at the Greek Orthodox Saint Sophia Cathedral in Bayswater in London, England. The wedding was attended by members of many European royal houses. Marie-Chantal was received into the Greek Orthodox Church before the wedding. Event planner Robert Isabell created a tent styled as a Greek temple for the party, with pillars topped with roses, at a cost estimated at $5 million.[1]
The couple have five children:
- HRH Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, born 25 July 1996 in New York City
- HRH Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (named after his grandfather), born 29 October 1998 in New York City
- HRH Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, born 12 August 2000 in New York City
- HRH Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark, born 17 September 2004 in London
- HRH Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark, born 29 June 2008 in Los Angeles[2][3]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal has used the following titles and styles:
- Miss Marie-Chantal Miller (1968-1995)
- Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Greece (pretended 1995-present); Princess of Denmark
- Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (used outside of Greece 1995-present)
Business Activities
In 2000, she launched her own line of children's clothing under the name, "Marie Chantal LLC". The clothes are available for purchase online [1] and at "better department stores" in the United States, London and Athens.
She also illustrated her first book in a planned series of classical fairytales; "The Frog Prince".
References
- ^ Menkes, Suzy (24 December 1995), "RUNWAYS;High Society Transforms Itself Into Shy Society", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/style/runways-high-society-transforms-itself-into-shy-society.html, retrieved 14 July 2009
- ^ The Greek Royal Family - News and Media
- ^ WWD.com - The Littlest Prince
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