Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Duke in Saxony (born 11 July 1964), also known as Kyril of Saxe-Coburg, is the second son of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 and previously tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Education and career

Kyril was born in

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, and graduated from

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with an A.B. in physics in 1986 after completing a senior thesis titled "Velocity distribution of pulsars: a Monte Carlo simulation." In 2007, he worked for GLG Partners, the London-based asset management branch of

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Marriage and family

Kyril married María del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de Puigdórfila, who goes by "Rosario Nadal", on 15 September 1989. Her first cousin, Joaquín Felipe de Puigdórfila y Esteve is the current Count of Olocau. The religious ceremony was held at Saint Anne's Chapel, Royal Palace of La Almudaina, Palma de Mallorca. The Spanish tabloids ''

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'' and ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' magazine at the time,

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, Infanta Elena,

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, and

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attended the occasion. The couple have three children: * Mafalda-Cecilia (born 27 July 1994). On 28 May 2022 married civilly Marc Abousleiman in Majorca. * Olimpia (born 14 December 1995) * Tassilo (born 20 January 2002) A former model and muse for the fashion designer

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, Rosario Nadal works professionally as an art consultant. In 2007, she wrote an article for '' Architectural Digest''. In October 2009, it was announced by the Spanish news agency

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that, according to a report from an anonymous source close to Simeon of Bulgaria, the couple were 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 wedding of

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on 19 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 ''

'' in Spain. He owns a vacation residence near

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, where he is a keen surfer. He and his wife have been known to socialize with many celebrities and royalty, such as Gwyneth Paltrow,

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, the

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and Mette Marit of Norway, as well as the Spanish royal family. Kyril and his wife separated in 2009. Since 2017 he has been in a relationship with British businesswoman Katharine Butler. He is the godfather of Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, son of

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Titles and honours

*11 July 1964 – present: ''His Royal Highness'' Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Prince of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony

Dynastic honours

* Bulgarian royal family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Alexander

Ancestors

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyril Of Preslav, Prince 1964 births Living people Nobility from Madrid Bulgarian princes Princes of Preslav House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Bulgaria) Princeton University alumni Eastern Orthodox Christians from Spain Spanish people of Bulgarian descent Sons of kings