Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (June 11 1903 - October 16 1997) was the grand-daughter of King George I of Greece and wife of the last Prince Regent of Yugoslavia.

Olga was born in Tatoi, the eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia. Prince Nicholas was the second son of King George I, who was the younger brother of Queen Alexandra, the consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. One of her paternal uncles was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her mother was a granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.

Brought up in relative poverty, she married in Belgrade October 22 1923 HRH Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, the last regent before the fall of the monarchy. (He also was reputedly the great love of American-born Member of Parliament Sir Henry Channon.) She then became officially known as Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. Prince and Princess Paul had three children:

• Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
• Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia
• Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia became a republic in 1945, and the Yugoslav Royal Family went into exile, Paul and Olga settling in South Africa. Greece became a republic in 1975 and stopped recognizing royal titles in Greek citizens. Olga's Yugoslavian and Greek titles were thus of questionable validity in those respective nations, but her Danish title remained valid, and she continued to be known as Princess Olga until her death.

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The title Princess of Greece and Denmark is also used by Olga Isabelle (born November 17 1971), daughter of Prince Michael of Greece.

External link

Greek Royal Family website (http://www.greekroyalfamily.org/english/index.shtml)