The Greek royal family gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on October 23, 2021, to witness the union of Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Princess Nina (née Flohr) in a beautiful religious ceremony. The event was attended by a select group of one hundred guests, including foreign royal and noble dignitaries, who came to celebrate the love and commitment of the young couple.
Prince Philippos, the youngest child of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, exchanged vows with
Princess Nina, a German-born entrepreneur, in a ceremony officiated by Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece. The couple's special day was marked by a series of touching moments, including King Constantine's emotional greeting of the Archbishop, who was assisted by his grandson. The ceremony was a testament to the enduring traditions of the Greek royal family, as they welcomed Princess Nina into their fold with open arms1.
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| Capped with a kiss: Prince Philippos and Princess Nina after the ceremony!
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Today, 23 October, Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Princess Nina (née Flohr) celebrated their religious wedding at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. One hundred guests were invited to be present in the Cathedral. Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece officiated over the ceremony, which began at 5:00pm. The crowd gathered outside of the cathedral cheered for Queen Sofía and Princess Irene, King Constantine and Prince Constantine, Queen Anne-Marie and Prince Philippos, and Princess Nina and Thomas Flohr upon their respective arrivals. In a touching scene, the king, who was in a wheel chaired pushed by his grandson, was helped to stand in order to greet the Archbishop. Prince Philippos arrived on the arm of his mother Queen Anne-Marie, who wore her pearl and diamond cross necklace. Princess Nina, wearing a Chanel wedding gown and the Greek Corsage Tiara, arrived on the arm of her father Thomas Flohr. The princess carried a bouquet of peonies.
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| Queen Sofía, Crown Prince Pavlos, and Princess Irene.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Princess Benedikte, Princess Alexandra, Count Michael, and Infanta Elena.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Princess Theodora, Princess Tatiana, and Prince Nikolaos.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Princess Alexia and Carlos Morales.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Princess Marina and Prince Michael.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Edo Mapelli-Mozzi.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| King Constantine II and Prince Constantine.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Queen Anne-Marie and Prince Philippos.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Thomas Flohr walks his daughter Princess Nina into the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
The Greek royal family was in full attendance: King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, Princess Olympia and the Hon. Peregrine Pearson, Prince Constantine-Alexois, Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odyseus Kimon, Prince Aristidis-Stavros, Princess Alexia and her husband Carlos Morales and their children, Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana, Princess Theodora, and Prince Michael with Princess Marina.
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| Prince Philippos and Princess Nina of Greece in the Metropolitan Cathedral during their wedding.
Photo courtesy of the Greek royal family. |
Among the foreign royal and noble guests at the wedding were the following: Prince Kyril of Bulgaria and his partner Katherine Butler, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her husband Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, Princess Beatrice and her husband Count Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi, Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, Princess Chantal of Hannover, Hereditary Prince Ernst August and Hereditary Princess Ekaterina of Hannover, Prince Christian and Princess Alessandra of Hannover, Queen Sofía of Spain and her daughter Infanta Elena, Princess Tatiana Radziwill and her husband Dr Jean Fruchaud, Count Nikolai von Bismarck, several of the Countesses von Arco-Zinneberg, Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo.
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| King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes with their grandson Prince Constantine.
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| Left to right: Crown Prince Pavlos, Thomas Flohr, King Constantine, Prince Constantine, Queen Anne-Marie, Princess Benedikte, Katharina Konečný, and Queen Sofía.
Photo (c) Getty Images / Milos Bicanski. |
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| The groom's aunts: Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Irene of Greece, and Queen Sofía of Spain.
Photo (c) Getty Images / Milos Bicanski. |
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| Left to right: Prince Odyseus, Prince Constantine, Princess Olympia, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal, Prince Achileas, and Prince Aristidis. Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Left to right: Arietta Morales, Carlos Morales, Ana María Morales, Carlos Morales and Princess Alexia, and Amelia Morales.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi, Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hannover, Princess Beatrice, and Andrea Casiraghi.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Prince Cyril of Bulgaria and Katherine Butler.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
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| Infanta Elena and Princess Alexandra.
Photo (c) PPE AGENCY / Albert Nieboer. |
The religious marriage of the prince and princess was followed by a reception at the National Gymnastics Association, hosted by the groom's father King Constantine II of Greece.
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| The prince and princess greet the crowd outside the Cathedral after their wedding.
Photo (c) Getty Images / Milos Bicanski. |
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| Prince Philippos and Princess Nina depart the Metropolitan Cathedral following their wedding.
Photo (c) Getty Images / Milos Bicanski. |
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| Prince Philippos and Princess Nina surrounded by their parents and bridal attendants.
Picture courtesy of the Greek royal family. |
Our best wishes and congratulations to Prince Philippos and Princess Nina!
As we conclude our coverage of the royal wedding of Prince Philippos and Princess Nina, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the newlyweds on their special day. The ceremony, held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, was a poignant moment in the history of the Greek royal family, marking the first time a Greek royal has married at the cathedral since 1964. The event was attended by a distinguished group of guests, including members of European royal families and high society figures, who gathered to celebrate the love and commitment of the young couple.
The wedding was a testament to the enduring traditions of the Greek royal family, as they welcomed Princess Nina into their fold with open arms. The ceremony was officiated by Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece, and the couple exchanged vows in a beautiful religious ceremony. The event was marked by several touching moments, including King Constantine's emotional greeting of the Archbishop, who was assisted by his grandson. As we bid farewell to this special occasion, we hope that the love and joy shared by Prince Philippos and Princess Nina will continue to inspire and delight all who follow their journey together.
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