[VIDEO] Exiled Greek Royal Family talk about royalty in Europe

[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] Queen Margrethe and Queen Anne-Marie

Queens Margrethe of Denmark and Anne-Marie of Greece.

They are the sisters of Princess Benedikte, the mother of the bride

[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] The video

The happy meeting of Prince and Princess of Kent, Lady Gabriella Windsor and the Greek Royal Family

Now here are two families that are really close: the Kents, their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor and the Greek royal family. They all greeted and cheered with each other as they arrived to the Pre-Wedding Gala.

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his wife, Princess Marie-Chantal squeezing each others' hands. For more photos of the couple, click here.

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, looking quite different from her sister, Queen Margrethe of Sweden.

When I first saw Princess Tatiana's dress, I was afraid it was too revealing cleavage-wise and did not like it as much as I usually enjoy her fashion choices. And then I saw the back...

... and it killed me. Stunning!

King Constantine of Greece (the Godfather of the groom) and Lady Gabriella Windsor, the Prince and Princess of Kent's daughter.

Lady Gabriella and Prince Nikolaos of Greece

The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. 
She was born Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz.

Princess Michael courtesying to King Constantine... 

... whom thereafter greeted her with a kiss on the hand.

Princess Tatiana courtesying to Prince Michael of Kent 

Prince Michael greeting Queen Anne-Marie.

Lady Gabriella Windsor followed by her mother, Princess Michael of Kent.

I am sure Queen Sofia of Spain was very happy to meet her brother, King Constantine. 

For more photos of the Queen, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias at this event, click here.

The Prince and Princess Michael as they left the dinner.

source of the photos

Royal weddings from the past - King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie (1964)

Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark and her triple third cousin, Crown Prince Constantine of Greece, Prince of Denmark married on September 18th, 1964 (two weeks after Anne-Marie's 18th birthday) in the Metropolis, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Athens.

To know more about their incredible love story, click here.

[Christening] The closest family attending

Queen Margrethe's sisters: Queen Anne Marie and Princess Benedikte with her husband Richard

 

Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik

Prince Joachim and his three boys in the back

John Donaldson and his wife Susan Moody and prince Henrik with Queen Margrethe

Nikolaos and Tatiana's wedding: a little and last post to summarize it all!

As the sun dipped low over the hills on the picturesque island of Spetses, Prince Nikolaos of Greece, for years one of Europe's most eligible bachelors, promised to love and honour events planner Tatiana Blatnik in a ceremony that mixed pomp with traditional touches. A cheer went up from the crowd as Nikolaos, 40, the third of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie's five children, arrived at the whitewashed monastery of Ayios Nikolaos, flanked by his mother. Constantine was deposed in 1974 – but it was clear from the hundreds of enthusiastic well wishers clamouring to greet the groom that the family still has a hold on the public imagination. Also lending an aura of royal glamour to the occasion was the dazzling array of distinguished guests, decked out in full evening attire. Expectant Princess Mary, her blossoming figure swathed in a pretty patterned gown, represented the Danish royal family, along with her mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe, who is Anne-Marie's sister – making her the groom's aunt. Nikolaos' aunt on his father's side, Queen Sofia of Spain attended with her children. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her new husband Prince Daniel, just back from their own honeymoon a few weeks ago were also in the congregation. Of course, though, the bride was the one everyone wanted to see. Sweeping up to the monastery in the horse-drawn carriage customary on the island, Tatiana, who works for Diane von Furstenberg, more than lived up to the expectations. Every inch the princess, Nikolaos' bride was breathtaking in an ivory Angel Sanchez gown with a chantilly lace overlay, teamed with a matching bolero and full-length veil. Completing the regal but feminine look was a pair of diamond drop earrings and the antique corsage tiara, lent by her new mother-in-law. Since her own father sadly passed away when she was small, the 29-year-old was escorted up the aisle by her stepfather Attilio Brillembourg. Once inside the elegant blonde received a wedding band to complement a stunning engagement ring, topped with a sapphire that was given to Nikolaos by his mother, who received it from her own parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Having arrived Ms Tatiana Blatnik she left HRH Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark. But the applause that rang out from the throngs when she received a passionate kiss from her groom appeared to be prompted as much by the sight of a couple deeply in love as by thoughts of their status.

from Hellomagazine.com

A few photos of the Greek Royal Family before last week's wedding

I hadn't had the opportunity to post these ones before, but we can feel the good vibes and excitement about what was about to come!

[Nikolaos of Greece and Tatiana's wedding] King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, the groom's parents

They look very happy those two!

[Nikolaos of Greece and Tatiana's pre-wedding] The Greek Royal Family

Prince Philippos, Princess Theodora, Carlos Morales Quintana, Princess Alexia, Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine

Princess Theodora, Prince Philippos on the back

Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine on the front

The groom's proud family!

Nikolaos prepares to make Tatiana his princess in island wedding

When Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece wed his American heiress wife Marie-Chantal in 1995, his father King Constantine said: "It's very difficult for a father to give away his daughter, but I believe that (she) is in good hands with a good family. "Not because Pavlos is my son but because he is really a nice boy". As the Greek royals gather some 15 years later to see another 'nice boy' - the crown prince's 40-year-old brother Nikolaos - marry his sweetheart Tatiana Blatnik, his sentiments must be the same. London-based Nikolaos, a graduate of Brown University in the US, who currently works in his father's office, appeared openly emotional at the solemn step he is about to take. His excitement was mirrored by his beautiful fiancée's. Her right hand clasped in his, a megawatt smile on her face, Tatiana, 29 - an events planner for Diane von Furstenberg - already looked like the radiant bride she is sure to be on Wednesday, August 25. Around 350 distinguished guests representing Europe's most blue-blooded families will be welcomed to the island of Spetses, which is three hours away from Athens, by the king and his wife Queen Anne-Marie, along with their five children. It is not strictly a royal wedding since King Constantine was deposed in 1974 – but royal protocol is being followed by attendees. The mother of the bride, for example, was seen bobbing a curtsey, as she greeted the queen, as well as giving her a kiss. On her marriage her daughter will be styled HRH Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark – Constantine is descended from the northern European country's Christian IX, allowing his family to use that title. For the ceremony in the picturesque monastery of Ayios Nikolaos Tatiana will arrive in a horse-drawn carriage. Meanwhile, groom is expected to arrive in dashing style. Escorted by police and coast guards, he will take a boat, from the nearby town or Porto Heli, to end his bachelor days.

The couple seems SO HAPPY, isn't it? I wish them nothing but the best (and many babies!)


Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine (who have a great and moving love story, did you know that?)












The whole Greek Royal family together



The mother of the groom and the mother of the bride