Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark

Biography

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 and princess Anne-Marie of Denmark.[2][3] She was born fourteen years after the birth of her immediate elder sibling, and eighteen years after the birth of her eldest sibling. She has one brother who is three years younger than her.

On 16 November 2018 it was announced that Princess Theodora is engaged to Los Angeles-based attorney, Matthew Kumar. He is the son of Sam and Lonnie Kumar.[4] The wedding was due to take place in Spetses in May 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

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 under the name Theodora Greece,[6] where she received her Bachelor of Arts on 28 May 2006[7] in Theatre Arts, having also attended Northeastern University in Boston. 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.[8]

Filmography
  • 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 (2011-2016)
  • June (2014)
  • Shang (2013)
  • Nevan Saunders' Quest for Fame: A Documentary by Kip Griffen (2011)
  • Sroloc (2010)
  • The Lightkeepers (2009)
  • De vilde svaner (2008)

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

Honours

Ancestry

Her paternal grandparents were King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover.[3] Her maternal grandparents are Frederick 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]

As a great-great-granddaughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (son of Queen Victoria), Princess Theodora is also in the line of succession to the British throne pursuant to the Act of Settlement 1701.[2][13]

References
  1. 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. Streib, Lauren (27 May 2008). "The 20 Hottest Young Royals – 13. Princess Theodora". Forbes. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. 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. Greek Royal Family
  5. Wilkins, Bridie. "Princess Theodora reveals how she spent would-have-been wedding day after postponement". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. Brown University Theater
  7. "HRH Princess Theodora's graduation". Greek Royal Family.
  8. Starr, Michael (5 December 2011). "Soap royalty". New York Post. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  9. Mad Hattery, Crown Prince of Denmark's Wedding: HRH Princess Theodora. Order worn under a red veil.
  10. Mad Hattery, Danish Ruby Jubilee - Gala Banquet: HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
  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. wargs.com. William Addams Reitwiesner. Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2011. retrieved 21 October 2015
  14. Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 121, 128-132. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 9 June 1983
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark		 Line of succession to the former Greek throne
9th position		 Succeeded by
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Arthur, son of Victoria		 Succeeded by
The Mistress of Saltoun
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