Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αλέξιος; born 29 October 1998) is a member of the non-reigning Greek royal family. Being the eldest son and second child of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, he is heir apparent to his father's role.[1] He is a grandson of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were the last King and Queen of Greece.[2][3][4][5][6]

Prince Constantine-Alexios
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, U.S.
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
MotherMarie-Chantal Miller
ReligionGreek Orthodox
Greek royal family

Prince Michael
Marina, consort of Prince Michael

Biography

Constantine-Alexios was born on 29 October 1998 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. In traditional Greek naming practices, first sons are named for their paternal grandfathers.[7] He is the younger brother of Princess Maria-Olympia and older brother of Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas-Kimon, and Prince Aristidis-Stavros.[8][9][10]

Constantine-Alexios was christened in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at St. Sophia's Cathedral, London, on 15 April 1999. His godparents are Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark; Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia; Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark; King Felipe VI of Spain; William, Prince of Wales; Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden; Princess Alexandra zu Fürstenberg; and Doris Robbs. Three of his godparents are prospective monarchs and one is a reigning king.[11][12][13]

Constantine-Alexios grew up in London from the age of four,[14] and began his education at Wetherby School in London[10] but later he attended Wellington College where he graduated in 2017. At Wellington he also received military education.[15] In August 2017, he matriculated at Georgetown University. A year before graduating, he announced he wanted to study in the United States.[16] He graduated from Georgetown University in May 2022 and his father, mother and siblings moved to New York with him. Constantine-Alexios also models for Dior, modeling for fashion photographer Nikolai von Bismarck for the book "The Dior Sessions", which was the first book from Dior entirely with focus on men's fashion from Dior Homme. All proceeds from the sale of the book were for the benefit of the Teenage Cancer Trust.[17][18]

Constantine-Alexios also has interest in painting and sculpturing. His sculptures are very often inspired by Greek mythology.[15][19] He has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.[20][21] Besides doing art he is also known to be interested in hunting, music and photography.[22][21][23]

In March 2023, it was announced that Constantine-Alexios was in a relationship with model Poppy Delevingne, creating speculation that Delevingne and her husband had separated permanently.[24][25]

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles
  • 29 October 1998 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark[26]
Arms of a Prince of Greece

Dynastic

References
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  2. "One Elle of a christening". Birmingham Mail. June 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved June 21, 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. Debrett's Peerage Limited, 2008 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage University of California Press. ISBN 9781870520805
  4. "Δες τους κούκλους Έλληνες "πρίγκιπες": Οι εγγονοί του τέως βασιλιά της Ελλάδας Κωνσταντίνου" (in Greek). MAD TV (Greece). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. "Завидный жених: греческий принц Константин-Алексиос отпраздновал 18-летие" (in Russian). Obozrevatel. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. "The New Royals". Paper. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. "Naming practices" in British Academy and Oxford University, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, online Archived 2018-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Ainhoa Barcelona (25 August 2017). "Prince William's godson starts university!". Hello!. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. "Olympia de Grecia triunfa en su debut dentro de la sociedad "royal"" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. Aina Preston (2 November 2016). "Греческий принц Константин-Алексиос: почему юноше прочат популярность принца Гарри" (in Russian). Spletnik Russia. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  11. Tom Murray (10 June 2018). "The incredible life of Prince William's Instagram-famous godson, Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  12. "Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark". Harper's Bazaar. 1 Apr 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. "Meet Prince William's Instagram-famous godson, Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece". South China Morning Post. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. Lene Skriver Bak (26 August 2017). "Kronprinsesse Marie-Chantal sender sin ældste søn i skole i USA" (in Danish). Billed Bladet. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  15. "CONSTANTINO ALEXIOS CUMPLE 18 AÑOS, FELICIDADES" (in Spanish). griega16 – RSSing.com (LA FAMILIA REAL GRIEGA). 28 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  16. Dorte Quist (23 June 2016). "Familien flytter til New York" (in Danish). Billed Bladet. Retrieved 10 September 2020 (only available from public library computers in Denmark)
  17. "PRINS NIKOLAI x THE DIOR SESSIONS". Picuki. October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. Martín Bianchi (3 October 2019). "Pablo de Grecia, primo del rey Felipe, debuta como modelo para Dior" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  19. "'ROYAL', RICO Y AHIJADO DEL REY FELIPE: CONSTANTINO DE GRECIA, EL GRAN SOLTERO DE ORO" (in Spanish). Vanity Fair (Spain). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  20. Constantine Alexios on Instagram
  21. Zoe (22 June 2018). "Η απίστευτη ζωή του εγγονού του τέως βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου – Σπουδές, εξωτικά ταξίδια και κυνήγι" (in Greek). iefimerida. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  22. "Constantino Alexios, el talentoso príncipe de Grecia que saca suspiros en Instagram" (in Spanish). Página 7. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  23. "La nueva generación de royals con Instagram y a quiénes debes seguir" (in Spanish). Elle (Spain). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  24. "Prince William's godson pictured holding hands with supermodel Poppy Delevingne". Hello!. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  25. "Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece shares romantic sun-kissed photo of Poppy Delevingne". Hello!. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  26. Kongelig dansk hof- og statskalender 2013. Statshåndbog for kongeriget Danmark – udgivet ved foranstaltning af Hendes Majestæt Dronningens Kabinetssekretariat og Statsministeriet i forening, Digitaliseringsstyrelsen, 2013 ISBN 978-87-995647-7-4
  27. "Princess Maria-Olympia Attends Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th Birthday Gala Dinner". Royal Portraits Gallery. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
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