Princess Olympia of Greece in pictures: Stunning royal celebrates lavish 21st birthday
PRINCESS MARIA-OLYMPIA of Greece and Denmark is preparing to celebrate her milestone 21st birthday in style. Here is a look at the beautiful young royal’s life in pictures.
Princess Olympia of Greece poses glamorously at amfAR gala
Maria-Olympia caught the world’s attention by hosting an extravagant joint birthday party with her father in the Cotswolds earlier this month.
The lavish party was attended by members of European royalty with appearances from King Felipe of Spain and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
Paris Hilton was among the celebrity guest and India Hicks, the bridesmaid of the late Princess Diana, partied in a topless body-paint tuxedo.
The blonde princess herself turned heads with a very risqué sequinned dress and spiky headwear.
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece will celebrate her 21st birthday today
I was told that Parsons first year was the toughest so I was ready for it and it was, but I honestly had the best tim
Maria-Olympia is the eldest and only daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Denmark.
He father is an exiled prince turned hedge fund investor whose father, King Constantine, was overthrown in a military coup in the 1970s.
Her mother, who dropped out of university to marry Prince Pavlos, is successful businesswoman and trustee of the Royal Academy Trust in London.
Maria-Olympia was born on July 25, 1996, in New York but spent most of her childhood in London where she could be close to her exiled grandfather.
Princess Maria-Olympia was born in New York but grew up in London
The young royal is a budding fashion icon and photographer
She was baptised at the Greek orthodox church of St George’s Cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey and her godparents include Prince Charles and Princess Alexia of Greek and Denmark.
Today her parents and four younger brothers have a luxurious 18th century residence in Cheyenne Walk house in Chelsea, London.
But she returned to the Big Apple in 2015 when she enrolled at the Parsons School of Design to study photography.
"It was fun,” she told Hello last year. "I had a really great freshman year and I'm really excited to do another three more years.
"I was told that Parsons first year was the toughest so I was ready for it and it was, but I honestly had the best time. I love Parsons so much – I’m excited to go back."
The budding fashion icon has since modelled for several publications such as Teen Vogue, Town and Country Mag, and Hello!
Her grandfather, King Constantinople, was overthrown in a military coup in the 1970s
The young princess has tens of thousands of social media followers
In fact this year she posed with Lady Amelia Windsor on the streets of Palermo, Italy, for the Dolce & Gabbana millennials campaign.
Prior to taking up photography, she had a work placement in the couture department of Dior, where she learned the ropes of the fashion industry.
Maria-Olympia also boast 117,000 Instagram followers who follow pictures of her extravagant lifestyle of travel, parties and fashion.