Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark marries Chrysi Vardinogianni ten months after divorce from Princess Tatiana

Members of Spanish and Danish royal families gathered in Athens on Friday for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former King Constantine II, and Chrysi Vardinogianni.

Guests included Emeritus Queen Sofia and Princess Cristina of Spain, as well as Princess Benedikte of Denmark and two of her children, Princess Alexandra and Prince Gustav.

Greece abolished the monarchy in 1974, and members of the former royal family regained their Greek citizenship in December after reaching an agreement with the country’s centre-right government, formally renouncing claims to their former titles. They adopted the surname de Grèce, from the French for “of Greece.”

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Nikolaos, 55, is the third child of Constantine and former Queen Anne-Marie.

King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie had five children: Princess Alexia in 1965, Crown Prince Pavlos in 1967, Prince Nikolaos in 1969, Princess Theodora in 1983, and Prince Philippos in 1986.

He and Vardinogianni were married at a private ceremony at the Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas Ragavas in Athens’ historic Plaka district. About 200 well-wishers gathered outside the church.

Nikolaos and Vardinogianni, the daughter of ship owner Giorgos Vardinogiannis, were both previously married.

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Vardinogianni, wearing a lace gown with short cap sleeves and a long white flowing veil, was accompanied to the church by her father.

Prince Nikolaos has married Vardinogianni just 10 months after his divorce from Princess Tatiana.

The former couple was married for 14 years and Prince Nikolaos's new relationship was only confirmed in late January when his wedding date was announced.

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Vardinogianni has long been a close friend of the Greek royal family, having attended many family events.

She was recently seen at the wedding of Nikolaos' sister, Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar.

Local newspaper Proto Thema published footage of the couple walking down the street together on January 17.

The report added that Vardinogianni accompanied Prince Nikolaos to the memorial service marking two years since the death of his father King Constantine, as well as the luncheon held at the Greek royal family's former summer palace afterwards.

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