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Danish-Greek princess and actress (born 1983)
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. She is the fourth child and younger daughter of deposed King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Theodora made her television debut in 2011 as Alison Montgomery in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She has also acted in films, including minor roles in the 2009 romantic comedy The Lightkeepers and in the 2015 war-drama Little Boy.
Theodora with her parents and younger brotherTheodora 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 and his wife, Anne-Marie of Denmark.[2][3]
On 20 October 1983, she was christened in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at the Saint Sophia Cathedral, London.[citation needed]
Theodora attended Woldingham School, an all-girls boarding school 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]
In April 2010, Theodora moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, appearing in supporting roles under the stage name Theodora Greece. She previously had minor roles in the Danish film The Wild Swans and in the American romantic comedy film The Lightkeepers in 2009. She made her television debut as the secretary Alison Montgomery in the long-running American soap opera television show The Bold and the Beautiful, on 5 December 2011.[citation needed] She went on to act in films including Little Boy, June and The Great Awakening.[5]
On 16 November 2018, it was announced that Princess Theodora was engaged to American attorney Matthew Jeremiah Kumar.[6] The wedding was due to take place in Spetses in May 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7] The wedding was postponed a second time, in 2023, following the death of her father.[5]
On 28 September 2024, Theodora married Kumar in a Greek Orthodox ceremony officiated by Metropolitan Dorotheos II of Syros at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.[8] Guests included 250 friends and relatives, including members of European royal families, such as the bride's aunt, Queen Sofia of Spain, and Infanta Cristina of Spain, Infanta Elena of Spain, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, and Prince Christian of Hanover.[8][9] Two of her brothers, Crown Prince Pavlos and Prince Philippos, and her nephew Prince Achileas-Andreas, served as groomsmen.[8] Her nieces, Princess Maria-Olympia and Arrietta Morales y de Grecia, served as bridesmaids.[8] For the ceremony, Theodora wore a custom gown by Celia Kritharioti, an Irish lace veil that once belonged to her great-grandmother Princess Margaret of Connaught, and a Cartier diamond tiara that was given to Princess Margaret of Connaught by Abbas II of Egypt.[10] The veil and tiara have been worn by all of Queen Ingrid of Denmark's female descendants.[10]
Οn 20 December 2024, Theodora, along with the other members of the former royal family acquired Greek citizenship, under the surname Theodora de Grece. [11] The family was deprived of citizenship in 1994 when the former King Constantine refused to acquire a surname, as required by law for all Greek citizens.
Year Title Role Notes 2009 De vilde svaner (The Wild Swans) Elisa film, voice role 2009 The Lightkeepers Impressed Lady film 2010 Sroloc Sarah Park TV series, 1 episode 2011 Nevan Saunders' Quest for Fame: A Documentary by Kip Griffen Jen film 2011-2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Alison Montgomery TV series, 88 episodes 2012 Amnesia Rachel film 2013 Shang Brooke Sangreen TV movie 2015 Little Boy Eliza film 2015 June Ms. Wapos film 2016 Killer Assistant Lara Berkis TV movie 2016 Blind Follow Cricket II short film 2017 Broken Slinky Presents Theodora TV series, 2 episodes 2017 Gates of Hades TV movie 2017 Respect Greece TV movie 2018 Static Daphney short film 2022 The Great Awakening Savannah filmHer paternal grandparents were King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover.[3] Her maternal grandparents are Frederik IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden.[12] 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][13]
See also
House of Glücksburg Danish princessesGenerations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by
Frederick IIIin 1660.
1st generation1 Also princess of Norway
2 Also princess of Greece
3 Also princess of Iceland
4 Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of Denmark
Princesses that lost their title are shown in italics
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