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Latina Royals: Queen Maxima, Alessandra de Osma and more who’ve married into royalty
These Latina royals remain proud of their roots
Many people do not associate Latinas with royals – but guess what – they exist! Argentina-born Queen Maxima is a Monarch of The Netherlands, but she remains true to her Latina heritage, maintaining her warmth and Argentina citizenship. Princess Alessandra de Osma, who’s married to Prince Christian of Hanover (and expecting twins), is originally from Peru, and she and her Prince had a beautiful religious ceremony in her hometown back in 2018.
Then there is Afro-Latina Princess Angela Gisela Brown of Liechtenstein, who not many people know about. Originally from Panama, the brunette beauty married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in January 2000. Ahead of saying yes to the man of her dreams, she studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and worked as a fashion director for Adrienne Vittadini before launching her own line, A. Brown.
Most of these women aren’t only royalty, but they’re humanitarians, philanthropists, fashion mavens and entrepreneurs too. Keep scrolling for more Latinas who have married into a European royal family.
Alessandra de Osma
Alessandra, who’s married to Prince Christian of Hanover, is originally from Peru. The couple met in 2005 when she was his tour guide in her native country. She and the Prince tied the knot in London in 2017, followed by a beautiful religious ceremony a year later in Alessandra’s hometown of San Pedro de Lima. The gorgeous Latina, who is pregnant for the first time with twins, is a qualified lawyer and co-founder of luxury handbags label Moi&Sass.
Queen Maxima
Queen Maxima may be the ruler of The Netherlands, but she was actually born in Argentina. She married King Willem-Alexander during a civil ceremony in 2002 and thus also gained Dutch citizenship. Upon marrying the King, Maxima won over the country with her Latina warmth and charisma and bold sense of style.
Princess Tatiana of Greece
Tatiana Blatnik, who was born in Venezuela, became royalty when she married her long-time love, Prince Nikolaos in 2010. However, the former consultant for Diane von Furstenberg once noted that despite her title, she didn’t feel like royalty. “I do not feel like a Princess,” she said. “I do not feel that I married a Prince. Well actually, yes, he is my Prince, but nothing more.”
Maria Margarita Vargas Santaella
Venezuela-born Maria Margarita found the love of her life with Luis, Duke of Anjou, and in 2004, they became husband and wife during a lavish royal wedding in the Dominican Republic.
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal was born to an Ecuadorian mother and millionaire US businessman. She found love in Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, during a party in New Orleans, and in 1995, the couple tied the knot. The couple share five children together.
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Maria Teresa obtained her royal title when she married Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg on February 14, 1981. The humanitarian and philanthropist was raised in the United States after fleeing from Cuba with her family at the age of three.
“There is an attachment there that I just can’t explain nor wish to lose because I recognize myself in the people of this lovely island – in their high spirits and friendliness and warmth, which is so special. They are qualities which have helped me a lot in my beloved Luxembourg and in my role as wife of the sovereign,” she once said of her native Cuba.
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Queen Silvia was born to a Brazilian mother and a German father. She officially became a royal when she said ‘I do’ to then Prince Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 1976, and she is the longest-reigning Queen of Sweden. The mother-of-three recently told HOLA‘s sister brand HELLO! that she describes herself as having “a Brazilian heart, a German mind and Swedish soul.”
Tatiana Santo Domingo of Monaco
Tatiana became royalty when she married Andrea Casiraghi during a civil ceremony in the Princely Palace of Monaco in 2013. The socialite and businesswoman was born into the Santo Domingo family, one of the wealthiest and most powerful to come out of Colombia. Today she and her business partner run Muzungu sisters, an online retailer featuring independent brands and work done by artisans all over the world.
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