Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born 25 July 1996) is a fashion model, socialite and member of the non-reigning

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. She is the oldest child and only daughter of

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, and his wife, Marie-Chantal Miller. Her paternal grandparents are

Constantine II of Greece Constantine II ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, ''Konstantínos II''; 2 June 1940) reigned as the last King of Greece, from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Monarchy of Greece, Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. Constantine is the only ...

and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were the last

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and Queen of the Hellenes, while her maternal grandfather is

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Early life

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark was born on 25 July 1996 at

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, and his wife, Marie-Chantal. She was baptized in the

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at the Church of St. George in

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, on 22 December 1996. Her godparents are her paternal aunt

Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark ( el, Αλεξία; born 10 July 1965) is a Greek princess and educator. She is the eldest child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were King and Queen of Greece from 1964 until the abolition ...

, her maternal aunt

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, her grandfather's second cousin

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, and

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. Her family relocated to London, where she spent most of her childhood. She is the older sister of Prince Constantine-Alexios, Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas Kimon, and Prince Aristidis-Stavros. The princess herself uses the name ''Olympia'' in everyday life. Olympia of Greece attended her first couture show around the age of 11 in Rome together with her parents. She studied art history, theatre, photography, and graphic design while in boarding school in

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with hopes of pursuing a career in art or fashion. She interned in

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's couture department, at the age of 17.

Personal life

In 2016, Maria-Olympia studied photography at

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in New York. It was reported that she was romantically involved with her godfather's son

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, but a senior official representative of the British Royal Family denied the rumors. In April 2016, Maria-Olympia posed alongside two of her first cousins,

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and Princess Talita von Fürstenberg in a '' Vanity Fair'' feature. As of 2021 she is in a relationship with Peregrine Pearson, the son and heir of

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. She revealed she has

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in an interview with ''Tatler''. Maria-Olympia registered at college in

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in the fall of 2015. In 2019 she completed her studies with a degree from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in Fashion Business and Marketing.

Fashion career

She has modeled for ''

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'', '' Town & Country'', ''

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'', Hello!,

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, and '' W''. In June 2017, Maria-Olympia walked the runway for

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. She has also modeled for

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. She became the face for Pretty Ballerinas's Spring/Summer 2019 collection. Using her name ''Olympia'' the Saks Potts S/S 2019 show during

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in August 2018 was named OLYMPIA after her and opened by the princess herself as the first model on the stage.

Titles and styles

*25 July 1996 – present: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark Coat of Arms of a Single Princess of Greece

Honours

Greek Royal Family The Greek royal family (Greek: Ελληνική Βασιλική Οικογένεια) is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a branch of the House of Glücksburg, that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. It ...

Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia ribbon

Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class of the

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Ancestry

References

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