Kyril, Prince of Preslav
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Prince Kyril of Bulgaria, Prince of Preslav (born July 11, 1964, in Madrid), also known as Kyril of Saxe-Coburg, is the second son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (also Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005) and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela.[1] Although he was born after his father's loss of the throne, he is by courtesy styled as a royal prince. The Prince of Preslav was the title for the second son of Bulgarian monarchs.
Education and career
Kyril graduated from Princeton University in 1986, having completed a bachelor degree in Physics in three years. This was a remarkable achievement, as the standard time for that degree is four years.
In 2007, he was reported to be "client relationships manager" for GLG Partners, the London-based asset management branch of Lehman Brothers.[2],[3]
Marriage and family
Kyril of Preslav married doña María del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de Puigdorfila (daughter of industrialist Miguel Nadal y Bestard and Isabel Fuster de Puigdórfila y Villalonga) on September 15, 1989. The bride's gown was designed by Gustavo Puente and the religious ceremony was held at Saint Anne's Chapel, Almudaina Palace, Palma de Mallorca. The Spanish tabloids tabloids ¡Hola! and Semana 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 Majesty magazine at the time, King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina, and Felipe, Prince of Asturias attended the occasion.
The couple have three children:
- HRH Princess Mafalda-Cecilia Preslavska of Bulgaria, born July 27, 1994 in London.
- HRH Princess Olimpia Preslavska of Bulgaria, born December 14, 1995 in London.
- HRH Prince Tassilo Preslavski of Bulgaria, born January 20, 2002 in London.
As Kyril's wife, Rosario, who is a native of Majorca, could use the style of "Princess of Preslav," but she is most often referenced in the media as "Rosario Nadal." She is not a princess in her own right, though she is a maternal descendent of the Counts of Olocau, her grandfather being the 9th Count, and her uncle being the present and 10th Count.[citation needed] Rosario is also a descendant of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II.[citation needed]
A former model and muse for the fashion designer Valentino, Rosario is, by profession, a consultant and professor of art history.[4],[5] In 2007, she wrote an article for Architectural Digest.[6]
Personal life
On October 28 1987, Kyril escorted fellow Princeton graduate Brooke Shields to a dinner/fashion show hosted by Christian Lacroix in New York City.[citation needed] Until his marriage, Kyril's purported romantic interests were tracked by European celebrity magazines, notably ¡Hola! in Spain.
He owns a vacation residence near Campos, Majorca, where he is a keen surfer.
He and his wife have been known to socialize with many celebrities and royals, such as Hugh Grant, the Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Mette Marit of Norway, as well as the Spanish royal family.
Notes
- ^ The Peerage
- ^ Armistead, Louise: "Hedge Fund Star's Net Worth," The Times (online), 1 July 2007
- ^ "Fast Track: A-Z of Employers Lehman Brothers," The Independent, 26 November 1998
- ^ "Bulgarian Royals," The Royal Forums (blog)
- ^ Town & Country, March 1998
- ^ Margalejo, Isabel, and Rosario Nadal, Architectural Digest, March 2007, No.12, p.338
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