Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro

Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (née Camilla Crociani; 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.

Biography

Born Camilla Crociani in Rome, she is the daughter of Italian industrialist Camillo Crociani and his wife Eduarda "Edy" Vessel Crociani, a German dancer. Princess Camilla was educated at Marymount High School before attending New York University, and has business interests around the world. She was previously active in equestrian sports. The Duchess is fluent in Italian, French, English, Spanish and Japanese. The Duchess has one sibling, Cristiana. ^[1] The Duchess is very active in the promotion of the charitable, humanitarian and inter-religious activities of the Constantinian Order in Italy and across the world.

Marriage and family

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]

• Princess Maria Carolina Chantal Edoarda Beatrice Januaria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Palermo (23 June 2003)
• Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Capri (1 January 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 became Duke of Castro. Since then Princess Camilla has been styled the Duchess of Castro.

Titles, styles, honours and awards

Styles and titles

• 1971-1998: Miss Camilla Crociani
• 1998-2008: Her Royal Highness Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria
• 2008-present: Her Royal Highness Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro^[3]

Honours

National honours

National dynastic honours

• House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[4][5]
• House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I^[4]

National state honours

• Italian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy^[4]
  •  Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 3rd First Class^[4][6]

Foreign honours

•  Albania: Grand Cross of the Order of Mother Teresa^[4][7]
•  Colombia: Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos^[4][8]
•  Hungary: Recipient of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, 2nd Class^[9]
• Montenegrin Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I, Special Class^[4]
• Portuguese Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Isabel^{[10][11][12][13]}
•  Tonga: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Household Order, 1st Class^[4][14]
•  United Kingdom:
  •  Antigua & Barbuda: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Nation^[4][15][16]

Awards

•  United Kingdom: Freedom of the City of London^[17]

Notes

External links

• Official Website of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies
• Official Website of the Grand Magistry of the Constantinian Order
• Official Website of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order