Kyril, Prince of Preslav

Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Duke of Saxony (born 11 July 1964), also known as Kyril of Saxe-Coburg, is the second son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (also Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005) and his wife Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo Cejuela.

Although he was born after his father's loss of the throne, he is by courtesy styled as a royal prince. The Prince of Preslav would have been title for the second son of Bulgarian monarchs. Since Simeon was exiled as a child and Bulgaria never returned to becoming a monarchy, Simeon's children's titles are courtesy, as is the case with all dethroned dynasties.

Education and Career

Kyril was born in Madrid, and graduated from Princeton University in 1986, having completed a bachelor degree in Physics.

In 2007 he worked for GLG Partners, the London-based asset management branch of Lehman Brothers.

Marriage and Family

Kyril of Preslav married Dona Maria Rosario Nadal Puigdorfila (daughter of industrialist Miguel Nadal Bestard (son of Miguel Nadal Comas) and wife Isabel Fuster Puigdorfila Villalonga, daughter of Joaquin Fuster Puigdorfila Zaforteza, 9th Count of Olocau and wife (Palma Mallorca, 26 April 1908) Isabel Villalonga Amoros and niece of Felipe Fuster-de-Puigdorfila Villalonga (4 October 1918-?), 10th Count of Olocau, both of Catalan descent) on 15 September 1989. The religious ceremony was held at Saint Anne's Chapel, Almudaina Palace, Palma Mallorca. The Spanish tabloids Hola! and Semana covered the event and reported that there were 400 guests, though only 125 could be accommodated in the chapel for the religious ceremony. According to Majesty magazine at the time, King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina and Felipe, Prince of Asturias, attended the occasion.

The couple have three children: Princess Mafalda-Cecilia Preslavska of Bulgaria (born 27 July 1994 in London), Princess Olimpia Preslavska of Bulgaria (born 14 December 1995 in London),Prince Tassilo Preslavski (born 20 January 2002 in London.

As Kyril's wife, Rosario, who is a native of Majorca, could use the style of "Princess of Preslav," but she is most often referenced in the media as "Rosario Nadal." She is not a princess in her own right, though she is a maternal descendant of the Counts of Olocau, her grandfather being the 9th Count, and her uncle being the present and 10th Count. Rosario is also a descendant of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II.

A former model and muse for the fashion designer Valentino, Rosario is, profession, a consultant and professor of art history. In 2007, she wrote an article for Architectural Digest.

In October 2009, it was announced by the Spanish news agency EFE that, according to a report from an anonymous source close to Simeon of Bulgaria, the prince and princess are going to live separately. The source claimed, however that they don't presently have any plans or intention to divorce.

The couple appeared together at the royal wedding of Princess Victoria of Sweden in June 2010.

Personal Life

On 28 October 1987, Kyril escorted fellow Princeton graduate Brooke Shields to a dinner/fashion show hosted by Christian Lacroix in New York City. Until his marriage, Kyril's purported romantic interests were tracked by European celebrity magazines, notably Hola! in Spain.

He owns a vacation residence near Campos, Majorca, where he is a keen surfer.

He and his wife have been known to socialize with many celebrities and royals, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Hugh Grant, the Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, as well as the Spanish royal family.

He is the godfather of Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece.

Title

11 July 1964 His Royal Highness Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Prince of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony

Dynasty

-Bulgarian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Alexander

House: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary

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