It is remembered as one of the biggest gathering of royals in London since Queen Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip in 1946.
Today, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, celebrate their anniversary after 28 successful years of marriage.
Recalling the day Marie-Chantal Miller met Prince Pavlos of Greece in 1992, she told Vanity Fair in 2008. ‘It was love at first sight. I knew that he was the person I would marry.’
The couple met on a blind date set up by New York investment banker Alecko Papamarkou, a mutual friend who was convinced they would hit it off, and he was correct.
On July 1, 1995, the wedding day, 450 guests gathered at St Sophia’s Cathedral in Bayswater, London, for one of the largest royal gatherings the country had seen in decades. The guestlist read like a Who’s Who of European royalty.
On July 1, 1995, the wedding day of Prince Pavlos of Greece and Marie-Chantal Miller, 450 guests gathered for the occasion at St Sophia’s Cathedral in Bayswater, London
Their big day was the biggest gathering of royals in London since Queen Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip in 1946
The guestlist read like a Who’s Who of European royalty
There were more monarchs in attendance than at the wedding of Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Charles were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent.
Queen Margrethe of Denmark, King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia were also present along with other members of the royal families of Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Jordan, Bulgaria and Luxembourg.
Princess Diana did not attend as she was celebrating her 34th birthday with her sons, William and Harry, at a quiet lunch at Ludgrove School in Berkshire.
As the bride, 26, walked into the cathedral with her father, billionaire Robert Warren Millet, she was dressed in a couture ivory silk gown which took 25 seamstresses four months to make with 12 different kinds of lace.
The £170,000 form-fitting Valentino Garavani wedding dress featured a high neckline, long lace sleeves, a skirt with floral appliques, and was studded with white pearls.
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel on October 12, 2018
The couple and their children pictured in 2021
Marie-Chantal wore a four-metre-long veil of Chantilly lace with a scalloped edge, which was held in place with a tiara borrowed from her mother-in-law, Queen Anne-Marie.
Crown Prince Pavlos, the 28-year-old son of the exiled King Constantine of Hellenes and his wife Queen Anne-Marie, waited on a raised platform for his bride.
The lavish event reportedly set back the bride’s father a staggering £8million.
Their pre-wedding events were reportedly just as grand as the day itself, featuring a champagne reception for 1,200 guests with 100,000 flowers flown in from Ecuador.
The couple, who celebrate their anniversary today, have since welcomed five children: daughter Olympia, and four sons: Constantine, Achileas, Odysseas, and Aristidis.
Here, the Mail’s Royals section looks back at the memorable moments from one of Europe’s most glamorous royal wedding…
Prince Pavlos of Greece and Marie Chantal Miller alongside the then Prince Felipe of Spain as he held one of the golden crowns during the ceremony
The beautiful ceremony watched by royals and televised for the world was an hour long and conducted in Greek
Marie-Chantal and Pavlos kissing her mother as the groom hugged his new father-in-law
Marie-Chantal wore a four-metre-long veil of Chantilly lace with a scalloped edge, which was held in place with a tiara borrowed from her mother-in-law, Queen Anne-Marie
Marie Chantal Miller and Prince Pavlos, King Hussein of Jordan, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden pictured outside of the Cathedral
The lavish event reportedly set back the bride’s billionaire father, Robert Miller, £8million
The bride and groom were photographed kissing in front of their page boys and bridesmaids
The royal couple were married at St. Sophia’s Greek Cathedral in the bride’s home of London
The heir to the Greek throne in exile, and his bride Marie-Chantal Miller, daughter of American-born businessman Robert Warren Miller, waving after their wedding ceremony
Prince Pavlos and his new bride, Marie-Chantal waved to their audience as they left St. Sophia’s Cathedral in London
Among the 450 guests were the late Queen Elizabeth and the-then Prince Charles (pictured)
Prince Pavlos pictured greeting well-wishers outside of the Cathedral ahead of the ceremony
The newlywed royals sat down for an elegant reception with their loved ones at Hampton Court, London, after their wedding
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