Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma
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Princess Margarita Maria Beatriz of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno (Dutch: Margarita Maria Beatrix prinses de Bourbon de Parme; born 13 October 1972)[1], is the eldest daughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma[2].
[edit] Early lifeBorn in Nijmegen[3], she is the twin sister of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi. She also has an elder brother, Prince Carlos Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Piacenza, and a younger sister, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala. Her aunt, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, is one of her godparents. In 1981 her parents divorced[4]. Together with her mother and her siblings she moved from Spain to The Netherlands, to live with her grandparents, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld at Baarn. Later she moved to Wijk bij Duurstede. Margarita studied Cultural Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam and is an interior decorator. On 2 September 1996 her father bestowed the title Contessa di Colorno (Countess of Colorno) upon her[5]. The same year she was incorporated into the Dutch Nobility, with the title Prinses de Bourbon de Parme (Princess of Bourbon-Parma) and styled Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid (Her Royal Highness). However, she doesn't officially belong either to the House of Orange-Nassau or the Dutch Royal Family[6]. [edit] First marriage and controversyIn 1998 Princess Margarita met Edwin Karel Willem de Roy van Zuydewijn[7]. A civil marriage of the couple took place on 19 June 2001 in Amsterdam[8]. Marriage in the Roman Catholic church took place in Auch(France), presided by Ronald Philippe Bär, former bishop of Rotterdam. De Roy van Zuydewijn wasn't trusted by the Royal Family, and the marriage wasn't attended by its higher members. The couple went to live in a castle in Bartas, France, but by 2004 the princess was more often seen in Amsterdam. On 13 August 2004 Margarita's lawyer announced she was filing for a divorce. The official divorce was signed on 8 November 2006. In 2003 a series of incidents had become known as the Margarita-affair.[9] In the media, Margarita and her husband accused the Royal House and the Dutch Secret Service of obstructing the affairs of Fincentives, the company of De Roy van Zuydewijn. They also said their telephone conversations had been tapped. Although there seemed to be truth in these accusations, they ridiculed themselves by adding more preposterous claims and telling tales of private family affairs of the Dutch Royals.[10] After it was revealed that the Queen's personal cabinet had indeed ordered an investigation, the right to do so was legally removed from the Queen. Because of the controversy Princess Margarita was not invited to attend either the marriage of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima or the funeral of her uncle Prince Claus. However, since the end of her marriage with De Roy van Zuydewijn, the relationship with the royals has improved. [edit] Second marriageIn February 2008, she announced that she intended to marry Tjalling ten Cate in May and that the couple is expecting a child in August.[11] The couple started living together a year before in Amsterdam. On 3 May 2008, the couple married[12]. Margarita studies interior architecture in The Hague.
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