Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece

Marie-Chantel, Crown Princess of Greece (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968) is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Marie-Chantal's husband is the heir apparent to the now defunct throne of Greece, as the monarchy was abolished in 1973. She is a Danish princess by marriage, as her husband is a male-line descendant of Christian IX of Denmark.

Early Life

Marie-Chantel Miller was born in London, England, to Robert Warren Miller, an American-born British businessman, and wife Maria Clara "Chantal" Pesantes Becerra, an Ecuadorian.

She has an older sister, Pia, ex-wife of Christopher Getty, and a younger sister, Alexandra, ex-wife of Prince Alexander von Furstenberg. She was baptized in the Catholic faith at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal John O'Connor, with Princess Donatella Missikoff Flick serving as her godmother.

Marie-Chantel was raised in Hong Kong where she attended The Peak School until she was 9 years old when she went to board at Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland. In 1982 she transferred to the Ecole Active Bilingue in Paris until her senior year which she took at The Masters School in New York. After graduating she attended the Academy of Arts for one year.

She began a degree in History of Arts 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 1995, Marie-Chantel became engaged to Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of the deposed King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie. She converted from Roman Catholic to Greek Orthodox on 22 May 1995 in a private Chrismation (confirmation) ceremony held at St Paul's Chapel in New York. Her engagement ring was a cabochon-cut sapphire and heart-shaped diamond ring. The wedding was planned by Lady Elizabeth Anson and Robert Isabell. Marie-Chantal wore a Valentino dress. The ceremony was held on 1 July 1995 at St Sophia's Cathedral in London.

Attendees included many members of European royal families.

The couple have five children:

-Princess Marie-Olympia (born 25 July 1996 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City)

-Prince Constantine-Alexios (born 29 October 1998 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in 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 Aristides-Stavros (born 29 June 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical in Los Angeles)

Career

In 2000, Marie-Chantel founded the luxury childrenswear brand Marie-Chantel. In 2019, she published the book Manners Begin at Breakfast: etiquette for families. She is a trustee of the Royal Academy Trust and a board director of DFS Group Ltd.

Notable published works

-Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern etiquette for families (2019)

Honors

-Greek Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (1 July 1995)

-Sweden: Commemorative Badge of the 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (30 April 1996)

Religion: Greek Orthodox, prev. Roman Catholic

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Title

1 July 1995-present: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark, Duchess of Sparta

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