Pavlos and Marie-Chantal Miller were first introduced in on a blind date arranged by Alexander "Alecko" Papamarkou, a New York investment banker billionaire and the son of a former aide to Pavlos's grandfather King Paul of Greece. I knew that [Pavlos] was the person I would marry.
Pavlos proposed marriage to Marie-Chantal on a ski lift in Gstaad , Switzerland, over the Christmas holiday in During their engagement, Pavlos was attending the Edmund A. Marie-Chantal's parents, Robert Warren Miller and his wife Chantal, hosted an extravagant pre-wedding champagne reception, dinner, and ball for between 1, and 1, guests two nights before the wedding at Wrotham Park , a Palladian mansion in Butter Green near Sevenoaks.
After cocktails were finished, a white curtain behind the pillars was pulled back, and the guests walked through the arch to dinner, where large urns on laurel -wrapped pedestals each contained thousands of yellow and orange Ecuadoran roses. The heavily publicized Greek Orthodox wedding ceremony, organized by Lady Elizabeth Anson , took place six months after the proposal on 1 July at St Sophia's Cathedral in Bayswater. The personal florist of the Danish Royal Family , Erik Bering, and six assistants decorated St Sophia's Cathedral with 30, pink flowers lilies, peonies , and carnations hung in garlands.
Marie-Chantal's pearl-encrusted ivory silk wedding dress with a tulip-shaped front and 4. Pavlos and his groomsmen wore hand-tailored suits by Brioni of Rome. Bridesmaids [ 7 ] [ 8 ]. Groomsmen [ 7 ] [ 23 ]. Marie-Chantal's parents also hosted an afternoon luncheon reception at Hampton Court Palace , which was also decorated by Robert Isabell. Ten conservative New Democracy members of the Hellenic Parliament accepted invitations and attended the wedding ceremony, which sparked fierce controversy in Athens.
The couple's matchmaker, Alecko Papamarkou, was not in attendance reportedly due to a falling-out with King Constantine after he asked for a commission for his services. The couple's honeymoon destination was a closely guarded secret leading up to the wedding day. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. July royal wedding. Background [ edit ]. Engagement [ edit ]. Celebrations and events [ edit ].
