Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983)

Danish-Greek princess (born 1983)

ΘεοδώραBorn (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41)
St Mary's Hospital, London, EnglandHouseGlücksburgFatherConstantine II of GreeceMotherAnne-Marie of Denmark
Greek royal family
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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Θεοδώρα; born 9 June 1983), also known under her stage name Theodora Greece, is a British actress and member of the Greek and Danish royal families.

Biography

Early life

Theodora was born on 9 June 1983 at St Mary's Hospital, London.[1] She is the younger daughter and fourth of the five children of the deposed Greek King Constantine II (1940–2023) and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark.[2][3]

On 20 October 1983, she was christened at the Saint Sophia Cathedral, London, her godparents being, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (her maternal aunt), King Michael I of Romania, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (her second cousin) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Education

Theodora attended the all-girls boarding institution, Woldingham School, situated in Surrey, England, between 1994 and 2001. After a gap year spent at St Philip's College in Alice Springs, Australia, Theodora attended Brown University where she received her Bachelor of Arts on 28 May 2006 in Theatre Arts, having also attended Northeastern University in Boston.[4] Subsequently, she undertook graduate studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.[2]

Career

In April 2010, Theodora moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, appearing in supporting roles under the name Theodora Greece. She made her television debut as secretary Alison Montgomery in the long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, on 5 December 2011.[5]

Personal life

On 16 November 2018, it was announced that Princess Theodora was engaged to Los Angeles-based attorney Matthew Jeremiah Kumar (born on 15 December 1983 in Ventura County, California).[6] He is the son of Samuel Kumar (né Shalendra Kumar, born on 28 July 1954 in Fiji) and Yolanda "Lonnie" Sherry Richards (born on 10 November 1953). He has an older brother, Reggie Samuel Kumar (born on 17 April 1978 in Los Angeles County, California).[7][8] The wedding was due to take place in Spetses in May 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9][10]

Finally the wedding will take place on 28 September 2024.

Filmography

  • The Great Awakening (2022)
  • Static [short] (2018)
  • Respect Greece (2017)
  • Gates of Hades (2017)
  • Blind Follow (2016)
  • The Assistant (2016)
  • June (2015)
  • Little Boy (2015)
  • The Bold and the Beautiful (2011–2018)
  • June (2014)
  • Shang (2013)
  • Nevan Saunders' Quest for Fame: A Documentary by Kip Griffen (2011)
  • Sroloc (2010)
  • The Lightkeepers (2009)
  • De vilde svaner (2009)

Titles and styles

  • 9 June 1983 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.[2][1]

Honours

Arms of a Princess of Greece

Dame Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

Ancestry

Her paternal grandparents were King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover.[3] Her maternal grandparents are Frederik IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden.[11] As an agnatic descendant of Christian IX of Denmark Theodora is a Danish princess, and because King Christian's second son, Prince William of Denmark, was elected "George I, King of the Hellenes" in 1863, her father (George's great-grandson) inherited the throne of Greece in 1964.[1][12]

Ancestors of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983)[13]
16. George I of Greece
8. Constantine I of Greece
17. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
4. Paul of Greece
18. Frederick III, German Emperor
9. Princess Sophia of Prussia
19. Victoria, Princess Royal
2. Constantine II of Greece
20. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
10. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
21. Princess Thyra of Denmark
5. Princess Frederica of Hanover
22. Wilhelm II, German Emperor
11. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
23. Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
24. Frederik VIII of Denmark
12. Christian X of Denmark
25. Princess Louise of Sweden
6. Frederik IX of Denmark
26. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
13. Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
27. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
3. Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark
28. Gustaf V of Sweden
14. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
29. Princess Victoria of Baden
7. Princess Ingrid of Sweden
30. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
15. Princess Margaret of Connaught
31. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

References

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  1. ^ a b c Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. and B. (1994). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome IV – Wittelsbach. France: Laballery. pp. 258, 272, 328, 354, 356, 368. ISBN 2-901138-07-1.
  2. ^ a b c Streib, Lauren (27 May 2008). "The 20 Hottest Young Royals – 13. Princess Theodora". Forbes. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 539 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  4. ^ "HRH Princess Theodora's graduation". Greek Royal Family. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ Starr, Michael (5 December 2011). "Soap royalty". New York Post. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ^ Foussianes, Chloe (16 November 2018). "Princess Theodora of Greece Is Engaged to Lawyer Matthew Kumar". Town & Country. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Obituary
  8. ^ "Greek Royal Family". Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ Johnston, Harriet (19 March 2024). "A royal wedding! Princess Theodora of Greece is 'set to marry her LA-based lawyer fiancé' in the autumn, after their nuptials were postponed twice". Tatler. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ Wilkins, Bridie (26 May 2020). "Princess Theodora reveals how she spent would-have-been wedding day after postponement". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  11. ^ Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 414. ISBN 0-8063-5172-1
  12. ^ Walter Curley (1973). Monarchs-in-Waiting. Cornwall, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. pp. 15, 206–207, 209, 225. ISBN 0-396-06840-5.
  13. ^ Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 121, 128–132. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
  • Miroslav Marek. "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". Genealogy.Eu. Retrieved 26 September 2005.[self-published source][better source needed]

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