Will Members of the British Royal Family Be Attending the Upcoming Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece?

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Theodora of Greece and Matthew Kumar on Sept. 25, 2024, three days ahead of their Sept. 28 wedding in Athens, Greece.Photo:VAFEIADAKIS ARISTIDIS/SIPA/Shutterstock

VAFEIADAKIS ARISTIDIS/SIPA/Shutterstock

After a four year delay,Princess Theodora of Greeceis set to, at last, marry her fiance Matthew Kumar in a royal wedding that’s just days away.

The couplegot engaged in November 2018and have pushed their planned 2020 wedding back twice — the first time for the COVID-19 pandemic, and the second time after the death of Theodora’s father,King Constantine II, who died in January 2023 at age 82. Constantine, a first cousin of Britain’s latePrince Philipand godfather toPrince William,was Greece’s last kingbefore its monarchy was abolished in 1973, though his descendants, including Theodora, 41, still represent the country as princes and princesses.

Princess Theodora with her father, the late King Constantine of Greece.Princess Theodora/Instagram

Princess Theodora/Instagram

The two will marry at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens on Saturday, Sept. 28, and it’s unknown which, if any, members of the British royal family will attend the latest European royal wedding. European royal families tend to be close (and, oftentimes, somehow related); when Constantine died,Princess Anneattended his funeral in Athens, and a thanksgiving service for him was held at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor this past Feb, 27 with a strong contingent of British royals in attendance.Queen Camilla,Prince Andrew,Sarah Ferguson,Princess Beatrice, her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Anne,Zara TindallandMike Tindallwere all there, and Prince William was also expected to be in attendance and even give a reading at it, butpulled out of the service at the last minute— sparking a frenzy about wifeKate Middleton’s health. (She announced less than one month later that she had beendiagnosed with cancer.)

Princess Anne, Queen Camilla, Greece’s former Queen Anne-Marie and Greece’s Crown Prince Pavlos leave after attending a thanksgiving service for the life of King Constantine of the Hellenes at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Feb. 27, 2024.CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

According toHello!,King Charlesand Queen Camilla are likely to miss Princess Theodora’s wedding, as they’ll be in Scotland visiting Parliament as it marks its 25th anniversary. It’s also unlikely that the Prince and Princess of Wales will make the trip to Greece as Kate continues to keep a low public profile after announcing she hadcompleted chemotherapy on Sept. 9. It’s always possible that members of the more extended British royal family could attend, like Princess Beatrice andPrincess Eugeniedid for Theodora’s brother Prince Philippos’ 2021 wedding.

TheDaily Mailpredicts that Princess Theodora will ask her oldest brother, Crown Prince Pavlos, to walk her down the aisle and perform the role of “giving away” his younger sister. (Theodora is the fourth of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie’s five children.)

Princess Theodora of Greece volunteers at the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities and El Nido Family Center to deliver food and Easter gifts during their Spring Kickoff celebration at El Nido Family Center on April 3, 2021 in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Theodora is an actress, appearing in projects such as the soap operaThe Bold and the Beautifulunder the name Theodora Greece. She and American attorney Kumar, 34, began dating in 2016, and announced their engagement two years later. At the time, Theodora posted on Instagram, writing, “Words can’t express our happiness and excitement. I can’t wait to marry this wonderful man. I love you, Matt.”

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Though it’s unknown which, if any, members of the British royal family will make the trip to Greece for the wedding, there will be royalty present. Queen Sofia of Spain, Theodora’s paternal aunt, is expected to be in attendance, according toHello!. The bride’s mother, Queen Anne-Marie, is the younger sister of Denmark’sQueen Margrethe, so members of the Danish royal family could be in attendance, as well. Beyond royalty, the couple’s guest list “is tipped to be very-star studded” thanks in part to Theodora’s Hollywood connections, according to theDaily Mail.

source: people.com