Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Ειρήνη της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (born 11 May 1942) is the youngest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife Frederika of Hanover. She is the younger sister of Queen Sofía of Spain and of deposed King Constantine II of Greece. She is officially styled in Denmark as Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.
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She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 11 May 1942. She was a pupil of concert pianist Gina Bachauer and, for a while, she was a professional concert pianist herself. After her brother was dethroned, she moved to India with her mother. Since her mother's death, Princess Irene has lived in Spain in an apartment at the La Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, the royal residence of the King and Queen of Spain. She was dating Prince Michel of Orléans, comte d'Evreux, a younger son of the Orléanist pretender, when he met Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu,[1] whom he married on 18 November 1967 in Casablanca, Morocco, without his father's consent.[2] Princess Irene has never married and is close to her brother, Constantine.
She is the founder[verification needed] and president of the World in Harmony organisation (Mundo en Armonía).[3] She also collaborates with other benefic foundations and cultural activities.
Her niece, Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca named her daughter Irene (born in 2005) after her. On 23 April 2008 together with Mohammed VI of Morocco they became the godparents of Simeon Hassan Muñoz, the son of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz Valcárcel.
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[edit] Titles and styles
- 11 May 1942 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
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[edit] References
- ^ Herrero, Nieves. Beatriz de Orleans, El Mundo Magazine. 4/10/2009
- ^ Velde, Francois. The Royal Family: A Genealogy, Heraldica.org, accessed 12/10/2009
- ^ "Who We Are". World In Harmony. http://www.worldinharmony.org/who_en.html. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 11 May 1942 |
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| Preceded by Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
Line of succession to the former Greek throne 14th position |
Succeeded by last in line |
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| Preceded by Constantine II of Greece |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Prince Alfred of Prussia |
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