Royal Profile: 27 Facts about Princess Marie of Denmark
- Princess Marie of Denmark was born as Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on 6 February 1976 in Paris, France{Source}.
- She is the only child of Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot {Source}.
- Her parents divorced when she was young{Source}
- Both remarried and gave Marie four half brothers{Source}:
- Benjamin Grandet (maternal)
- Gregory Grandet (maternal)
- Charles Cavallier (paternal)
- Edouard Cavallier (paternal)
- Upon her parents divorce, she moved to Geneva, Switzerland with her mother, where she attended Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil{Source}.
- After obtaining her Bacclaurate from Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, she attended Babson College, studying international relations and economics, however she never graduated from Babson.
- Instead, after a brief time at Babson, she transferred to a school in Geneva to study Economics.
- She then transferred to Marymount Manhattan College, where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts.
- After her university years, Marie worked in the field of public relations for Estée Lauder,and ING Numismatic Group SA, and other varying positions for companies.
- She also worked for DoubleClick Inc, Media Marketing, Reuters financial news agency Radianz, REInvest in Geneva, ING Numismatic Group SA.
- Her native tongue is French.
- She also speaks Spanish, Italian, Danish and English.
- She first came to media attention around 2005, when she was spotted vacationing with Prince Joachim.
- In 2007, she joined her prince and his family for the holiday season and for a skiing trip to Switzerland.
- It was announced in October of that year that she and Prince Joachim would marry.
- In May 2008, they were married.
- This is when Marie became Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat
- Just like her sister-in-law, Crown Princess Mary before her, she became a naturalized citizen of Denmark and member of the Church of Denmark.
- Princess Marie took her role as Princess of Denmark in stride, becoming a patron of many important organizations in Denmark after becoming a princess.
- So now she was a princess, a wife, a daughter, a stepdaughter, a half-sister, a niece, an aunt, a sister-in-law, a daughter-in-law, stepmother, what was left? Oh. Right. Motherhood.
- Together, with Joachim, she is the parent of:
- Prince Henrik of Denmark (2009)
- Princess Athena of Denmark (2012)
- In addition to her own biological children, she has two stepsons:
- Prince Nikolai (1999)
- Prince Felix (2002)
- She is the daughter-in-law of Queen Margrethe II & Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark.
- She is the sister-in-law of:
- Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark
- Crown Princess Mary
- She is an aunt to:
- Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
- Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
- Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
- Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011)
- She has the following godchildren:
- Tanguy Peretti
- Agathe Steenstrup (2009)
- Sofie Agnete Davidsen Siesbye (2009)
- Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011)
- Nicholas Christian Iuel Bendtner (2011)
- She shares a birthday with:
- Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
- Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)
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