Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (; born 1 October 1969) is the third child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie, who were the last King and Queen of Greece, from 1964 to 1973.

Early life and education Nikolaos was born at Casa di Cura Privata Nuova Villa Claudia in Rome, Italy, on October 1, 1969. He is the first royal child to be born in hospital from Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. His family had been living in exile since December 1967. His father was deposed in 1973 and the monarchy abolished on December 8, 1974.

He was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church. His godparents were Queen Sofía, Queen of Spain (his paternal aunt), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (another paternal aunt), Margareta of Romania (his paternal second cousin), and Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (another paternal second cousin).

Like his brothers and sisters, he was educated in the Hellenic College of London, founded by his parents in 1980. Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Blatnik had worked as an event planner in the publicity department for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.

On 25 August 2010, the couple married at the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Spetses, Greece. On 19 April 2024, the couple announced that they had decided to dissolve their marriage.

In January 2025, Nikolaos became engaged to Chrysí Vardinogiánni, daughter of Greek businessman Giórgos Vardinogiánnis and Agapi Politi. Chrysí was previously married to singer Stéfanos Xypolitás, better known as Nino, with whom she shares two children – Giórgo Skévo Xypolitás (born 2013) and Káren Agápi Xypolitá (born 2014). After they divorced in 2017, she dated actor Konstantínos Markoulákis for five years, before splitting in December 2023.

Citizenship Οn 20 December 2024, Nikolaos along with other members of the former royal family acquired Greek citizenship, under the surname de Grèce.

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October 1, 1969 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

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