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Princess Maria-Olympia
Olympia in 2019
Born	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28) Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, U.S.
House	Glücksburg
Father	Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Mother	Marie-Chantal Miller
Occupation	Model, socialite

Greek royal family
The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Prince Constantine-Alexios Prince Achileas-Andreas Prince Odysseus-Kimon Prince Aristidis-Stavros Princess Maria-Olympia Queen Anne-Marie Princess Alexia, Mrs. Morales Prince Nikolaos Princess Tatiana Princess Theodora, Mrs. Kumar Prince Philippos Princess Nina Queen Sofía of Spain Princess Irene Marina, consort of Prince Michael Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Mirzayantz The Duchess of Aosta
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Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Μαρία Ολυμπία Ντε Γκρες, romanized: Maria-Olympia de Grèce; born 25 July 1996) is a fashion model, socialite and member of the former Greek royal family. She is the oldest child and only daughter of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and his wife, Marie-Chantal Miller. Her paternal grandparents are Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were the last King and Queen of the Hellenes, while her maternal grandfather is duty free entrepreneur Robert Warren Miller.

Early life

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark was born on 25 July 1996 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Lenox Hill, New York in Manhattan to Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and his wife, Marie-Chantal. She was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church by Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at the Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, on 22 December 1996. Her godparents are her paternal aunt Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, her maternal aunt Pia Getty, her grandfather's second cousin Charles III, and Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark. 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.

She uses the name Olympia in everyday life. Olympia 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 Switzerland with hopes of pursuing a career in art or fashion. She interned in Dior's couture department, at the age of 17.

Maria-Olympia registered at college in New York in the fall of 2015. In 2016, she studied photography at Parsons School of Design in New York. In 2019, she completed her studies with a degree in Fashion Business and Marketing from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

She is dyslexic.

Fashion career

In April 2016, Maria-Olympia posed alongside two of her first cousins, Isabel Getty and Princess Talita von Fürstenberg in a Vanity Fair feature.

She has modeled for Teen Vogue, Town & Country, Tatler, Hello!, ¡Hola!, and W. In June 2017, Maria-Olympia walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana. She has also modeled for Michael Kors.

Using her name Olympia the Saks Potts S/S 2019 show during Copenhagen Fashion Week in August 2018 was named OLYMPIA after her and opened by the princess herself as the first model on the stage.

She became the face for Pretty Ballerinas's Spring/Summer 2019 collection.

Personal life

It was reported in May 2016 that Maria-Olympia was romantically involved with her godfather's son and third cousin once removed Prince Harry, but a representative of the British Royal Family denied the rumors. In 2021, she began a relationship with The Hon. Peregrine Pearson, the son and heir of Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray, but in September 2023 it was reported that the relationship had ended.

On September 28, 2024, she served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark and Matthew Kumar at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.

On 19 December 2024, Maria-Olympia, her father, her four siblings, and her aunts and uncles submitted an application for Greek citizenship, which had been stripped from the family in 1994. Under law, Maria-Olympia and her family, in order to receive citizenship, must pledge allegiance to the republican constitution and have a surname. Ultimately, the surname of "Ντε Γκρες" (De Grèce; "of Greece") was chosen. Of this, the Deputy Minister to the Greek Prime Minister, Pavlos Marinakis, said to Action 24 that their "request was made in accordance with the law", while the left-wing SYRIZA party stated "the choice of family name is problematic". It was reported by the royal family that this surname was chosen as it was the one used by the late Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, so was the "only familiar one" to them. The following day, Maria-Olympia's citizenship, alongside that of her family, was reinstated according to the provisions of the 1994 law. Their citizenships were granted to them by Minister of the Interior, Theodoros Livanios.

Ancestry

References

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v t e Greek princesses
1st generation	Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia* Grand Duchess Maria of Russia*
2nd generation	Helen, Queen Mother of Romania* Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta* Lady Katherine Brandram* Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino* Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia* Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent* Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Theodora, Margravine of Baden* Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine* Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover*
3rd generation	Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia* Sofia, Queen of Spain* Princess Irene* Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Mirzayantz Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta
4th generation	Princess Alexia, Mrs Morales* Princess Theodora, Mrs. Kumar*
5th generation	Princess Maria-Olympia*
*also a princess of Denmark See also House of Glücksburg

v t e Danish princesses
Generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.
1st generation	Anna Sophie, Electress of Saxony Frederica Amalia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp Wilhelmine Ernestine, Electress Palatine Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
2nd generation	Princess Sophia
3rd generation	Princess Charlotte Amalie
4th generation	Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
5th generation	Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
6th generation	Princess Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Juliana, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
7th generation	Hereditary Princess Caroline of Denmark Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
8th generation	Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland
9th generation	Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma
10th generation	Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell Helen, Queen Mother of Romania Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta Lady Katherine Brandram Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino Princess Olga of Yugoslavia Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Theodora, Margravine of Baden Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Sophie of Hanover
11th generation	Queen Margrethe II Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Anne-Marie, Queen of the Hellenes Princess Elisabeth Alexándra, Queen of Yugoslavia Sofía, Queen of Spain Princess Irene
12th generation	Princess Alexía, Mrs. Morales Princess Theodora, Mrs. Kumar
13th generation	Princess Isabella Princess Josephine Princess Athena Princess Olympía
Also princess of Norway Also princess of Greece Also princess of Iceland Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of Denmark Princesses that lost their title are shown in italics

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