Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro

Princess Camilla
Duchess of Castro
Spouse Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Issue
Princess Maria-Carolina
Princess Maria Chiara
House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Camillo Crociani
Mother Eduarda Crociani Vesel
Born 5 April 1971 (1971-04-05) (age 40)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Religion Roman Catholic
Two Sicilies Royal Family

HRH Princess Maria del Carmen

Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (born 5 April 1971 in Rome, Lazio, Italy) 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.

Styles of
HRH Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro,
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Born as Camilla Crociani in Rome, she is the daughter of Italian Industrialist Camillo Crociani and his wife Eduarda Crociani Vesel. Princess Camilla was educated 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 Monte Carlo, Monaco.[2] After her marriage she was styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria. Princess Camilla and her husband have two daughters.[1]

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.

Orders and Decorations

In October 2011, the Duchess of Castro was granted the Freedom of the City of London.[3]

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Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro
Crociani family
Born: 5 April 1971
Italian nobility
Preceded by
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Duchess of Castro
20 March 2008 - present
Succeeded by
incumbent
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
20 March 2008 - present
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by
incumbent