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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

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This article is about the daughter of King Paul of Greece. For information on her namesake aunt, see Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta.
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
File:Princess Irene chatting at Expo 67 crop.JPG
Born (1942-05-11) May 11, 1942 (age 82)
South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
TitlePrincess of Greece,
Princess of Denmark
RelativesPaul of Greece, Frederika of Hanover
Greek royal family
Styles of
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleMa'am

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (born May 11, 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 Spain and Denmark as Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.

She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11, 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. Her niece, Infanta Cristina of Spain named her daughter Irene (born in 2005) after her. Princess Irene has never married and is close to her brother, Constantine.

She is the founder and president of the World in Harmony Organization (Mundo en Armonía [1]) and also collaborates with other benefic foundations and cultural activities.

Ancestry

16. Christian IX of Denmark
8. George I, King of the Hellenes
17. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
4. Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
18. Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia
9. Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia
19. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
2. Paul, King of the Hellenes
20. William I, German Emperor
10. Frederick III, German Emperor
21. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach
5. Princess Sophia of Prussia
22. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
11. Victoria, Princess Royal
23. Victoria of the United Kingdom
1. Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
24. George V of Hanover
12. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
25. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
6. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
26. Christian IX of Denmark (= 16)
13. Princess Thyra of Denmark
27. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 17)
3. Princess Frederika of Hanover
28. Frederick III, German Emperor (= 10)
14. William II, German Emperor
29. Victoria, Princess Royal (= 11)
7. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia
30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
15. Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 11 May 1942
Greek royalty
Preceded by Line of succession to the Greek throne
14th position 		Succeeded by
last in line
British royalty
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne Succeeded by
Prince Alfred of Prussia
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