Meet Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece's five stunning royal children
By Maddison Leach|
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (who is also a Danish prince) is father to five of the most intriguing young royals of their generation.
One of them even starred in a film alongside Jennifer Lawrence in 2023.
Watch the video above.
And it's no wonder the kids turned out so cool, given that his wife and their mother is one of the original 'It' girls of the 1990s; Marie-Chantal Miller.
Pavlos met the American heiress at a party in New Orleans in the early '90s and they fell fast and hard.
"We clicked right away. It was love at first sight," she told Vanity Fair. "I knew that he was the person I would marry."
Marie-Chantal was right.
They got engaged on a ski lift in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1994 and were married in London on July 1, 1995, surrounded by royals and celebrities.
Even the late Queen Elizabeth was in attendance to see Pavlos and Marie-Chantal tie the knot, the bride dressed in a Valentino wedding gown that cost US$250,000 (approx. $377,000 AUD).
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The Crown Prince couple welcomed their first child the following year, a baby girl they named Princess Maria-Olympia.
Four sons followed; Prince Constantine-Alexios in 1998, Prince Achileas-Andreas in 2000, Prince Odysseas-Kimon in 2004, and Prince Aristidis-Stavros in 2008.
Despite their titles, none of Pavlos and Marie-Chantal's children will ever become rulers.
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In 1967, the same year Pavlos was born, there was a military coup in Greece and the royal family was overthrown, forcing them out of the country and into exile.
They fled to Rome before retreating to Copenhagen, where they lived for a time with Danish royal relatives, then went to London.
In 1994, the Greek government renounced Pavlos and his relatives' Greek-citizenship status, though they retained their royal titles.
As such, all of Pavlos' children have inherited His/Her Royal Highness titles, though none will ever actually rule their ancestral homeland of Greece.
Instead, the Greek-Danish royals have pursued a wide range of careers in everything from fashion to film. Keep reading to learn about each of them.
Princess Maria-Olympia, born 1996
Born on July 25, 1996, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark is the Crown Prince couple's eldest child and only daughter.
Baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church a few months after her birth, the princess counts King Charles III among her godparents.
She was raised in London among the upper echelons of society and quickly fell in love with the world of fashion.
It's been widely reported that she attended her first couture show around the age of 11, going on to intern in Dior's couture department at age 17.
She also started modelling, posing for magazines like Teen Vogue and Tatler, and working with huge fashion brands like Dolce & Gabanna and Bulgari.
In 2016 she started studying photography at Parsons School of Design in New York, then pursued a degree in Fashion Business and Marketing from New York University.
Around the same time, rumours surfaced that the then-20-year-old princess was dating British bachelor Prince Harry, which Buckingham Palace denied. The pair are third cousins once removed.
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Though she's technically a royal, Olympia doesn't use her title in her personal or professional life and is more at home at a fashion show than a royal banquet.
She runs her own personal Instagram, where she often shows off her fashion taste and posts snaps from her travels to her 300,000 followers.
Prince Constantine-Alexios, born 1998
Pavlos and Marie-Chantal welcomed their first son, Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark, on October 29, 1998.
In keeping with Greek naming traditions, he was named for his paternal grandfather Constantine II, the last King of Greece.
He was christened in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in 1999 and has two kings and two future monarchs among his many godparents; King Frederik X of Denmark, King Felipe VI of Spain, Britain's Prince William, and Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria.
Constantine received the best education in London before heading to the US in 2022, where he pursued further studies as well as a career in fashion.
His family relocated to New York as well, cheering the young prince on as he modelled for Dior, developed an interest in painting and sculpting, and amassed over 174,000 Instagram followers.
The royal's public profile used to be full of chic snaps and digital photographs, however he cleared it out recently. Now the page has only three visible posts.
He was rumoured to be dating model model Poppy Delevingne, sister to Cara Delevingne, in 2023, sparking claims she'd split from husband James Cook. None of the parties ever commented on the speculation.
Though the Greek monarchy has been abolished, Constantine is considered heir apparent to his father's symbolic role.
Prince Achileas-Andreas, born 2000
Born on August 12, 2000, Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark grew up in London before relocating to the US with his family when his elder siblings started university.
Living in New York gave the young royal plenty of opportunities to explore his interest in acting, landing his first TV gig in 2017.
Prince Achileas-Andreas, who goes by the stage name Achi Miller, made his acting debut in a guest role on The Bold and the Beautiful that year and returned again in 2019.
In 2022 he appeared in the short film Just Noise, then nabbed a small role in Jennifer Lawrence's raunchy 2023 comedy No Hard Feelings.
Watch the video at the top of the article.
He told Paper Magazine of his acting ambitions in 2017, "It was always a great passion of mine.
"When I was a kid I remember always watching movies and TV shows and I was like, 'This is what I want to do: be an actor.'"
Outside of his acting career, Achileas-Andreas graduated from New York University in 2023 and is dating fashion empire heiress Isabella Massenet, daughter of Net-a -Porter founder Natalie Massenet.
Isabella, who is also a model, photographer and DJ, appears to be close with Achileas-Andreas' four siblings, if photos on her Instagram profile are anything to go by.
Prince Odysseas-Kimon, born 2004
The fourth child of Pavlos and Marie-Chantal, Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark was born on September 17, 2004.
He shares a birthday with his mother, who was born on the same date in 1968.
In 2023, Odysseas-Kimon graduated from an exclusive school on Manhattan's Upper West Side and confirmed he'd be heading off to New York University, just like his elder siblings.
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As well as attending to his studies, the young prince runs a streetwear apparel line called Gallows Humour.
At the time of writing, the brand's website has just one t-shirt style listed for sale for US$75 (approx. $113 AUD).
American pro basketballer Terance Mann, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, models the shirt in the product photos. Talk about connections!
Prince Aristidis-Stavros, born 2008
Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark is the youngest of Pavlos and Marie-Chantal's children, born on June 28, 2008.
Just 14 at the time of writing, the prince's parents have kept him out of the spotlight for most of his life, sharing only a few rare glimpses of him at public events or online.
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