Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro
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Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (born 5 April 1971) is the wife of Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Born as Camilla Crociani in Rome she is the daughter of Italian Industrialist Camillo Crociani and his wife Edy Vessel an actress. Princess Camilla was educated in New York at Marymount High School before attending New York University.[1]
She married Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies at the time heir apparent to the disputed headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on 31 October 1998 in Montecarlo, Monaco.[2] After her marriage she was styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria. Princess Camilla and her husband have two daughters.[1]
- Princess Maria Carolina Chantal Edoarda Beatrice Januaria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 2003)
- Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 2005)
On 20 March 2008 her father in law Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro died and her husband succeeded as a claimant to headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Duke of Castro. Since then Princess Camilla has been styled the Duchess of Castro.
[edit] Orders and Decorations
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I
- Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion - Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Dame Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Royal Order of Danilo I
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Castro. The Constantinian Order. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ The Royal House Today. The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
