Pavlos And Marie Chantal: Current Events February 2004 - August 2004

[kirstengrafin]

Originally posted by Bubbette@Jul 23rd, 2004 - 10:41 am
She doesn't speak Greek, and if you've ever heard her talk, she doesn't come off as very bright either.

Where you did you hear MC speak? Is there a video clip available online? There used to be an interview available online via "on demand" about MC's clothing line. It was some sort of public access cable show.....I was really suprised that MC even agreed to do it. MC seemed to be poised and well-spoken.....she sounded like an american, but would pronounce words like "hobby" as the english do.

Back when MC lived in New York, I also heard that she and Pavlos attended church, and she would participate in prayers and readings in Greek. I think she may have tried to learn a little Greek early on, but found that she could get along without it. I'm very suprised that there wasn't more pressure from Pavlos and his family.

[Bubbette]

oh gosh maybe if you google it. It was from some public tv station in Washington DC. I think there may also be a clip of her speaking regarding CP Fredirik's wedding . If you go to the Danish television page and look through their wedding site, you can find it if it's still up.

[paloma]

She was being interviewed about her clothing line by a Washington, D.C. station. I can't remember the name of the show though. She is not the sharpest tool in the shed. She can't speak well and has this affected british accent. It is obvious that the main goal of the girls in the Miller family was to marry well and maintain their socialite status. These ladies are utterly vapid and totally nouveau riche:boring.
I have a greek friend who said that the greek monarchy has no chance of being restored and if it did, it would not be Pavlos. He is not respected at all. He is considered to be quite a joke and kept by his wealthy wife. The greek men just chuckle when seeing photos of him being dragged to fashion shows.

[Gigi]

The Miller sisters are definitely not the brightest of women. I think that most people like to believe that MC is extremely intelligent because of her success in business, but what needs to be understood is that almost everyone has people working around them. She is surrounded with intelligent people and most likely has a very capable business manager. I would personally expect MC to do well in the clothing industry because fashion and clothing seem to be something that interest her greatly. Although I do believe that buying extremely expensive clothing for children regardless of who you are is a waste considering the rapid growing rate of most children, having visited one of her boutiques, I must say that the clothing is of very good quality.

I've read a few articles that were written about the sisters during the height of their popularity-the marriages and I wasn't impressed by their conversation skills. It was clear to me that their topics of discussion are very limited. These are young women who were obviously raised to marry well, have children, renovate homes, and throw dinner parties.

I believe that they all possess the ability to educate themselves more substantially and that they could expand their knowledge of the world in general. However, they simply were not reared in that manner and have relegated themselves to what appears to be very specific social circles in which their specific interests and limited knowledge are quite common among most of their peers.

[lori]

Originally posted by ReinaMissy@Jul 23rd, 2004 - 11:41 am
From everything I've read in a lot of different opinion places on the 'Net, if they ever accepted the family back in an official role, they want their own choice of representative and it wouldn't be Pavlos, but his younger brother Nikolaos.

Even that is a beautiful dream that is never going to fulfill.

[lori]

Originally posted by paloma@Jul 25th, 2004 - 4:10 pm
I have a greek friend who said that the greek monarchy has no chance of being restored and if it did, it would not be Pavlos. He is not respected at all. He is considered to be quite a joke and kept by his wealthy wife. The greek men just chuckle when seeing photos of him being dragged to fashion shows.

Who would have thought men can be fashion accessories? You go girl.

[susan alicia]

Originally posted by paloma@Jul 25th, 2004 - 4:10 pm
She was being interviewed about her clothing line by a Washington, D.C. station. I can't remember the name of the show though. She is not the sharpest tool in the shed. She can't speak well and has this affected british accent. It is obvious that the main goal of the girls in the Miller family was to marry well and maintain their socialite status. These ladies are utterly vapid and totally nouveau riche:boring.
I have a greek friend who said that the greek monarchy has no chance of being restored and if it did, it would not be Pavlos. He is not respected at all. He is considered to be quite a joke and kept by his wealthy wife. The greek men just chuckle when seeing photos of him being dragged to fashion shows.

If Nicholas marries "well", to someone who the Greeks would respect maybe they will do a switch, like in Jordan.

It's obvious Pavlos chose for his personal happinies which is wise because the greeks are quite a bit anarchistic and they only had their royal family for a century or so. It will take an enormous coincidence and goodwill for them to return and if you do not appeal to the greeks, you are out.

[Bubbette]

Originally posted by Gigi@Jul 26th, 2004 - 10:55 am


I've read a few articles that were written about the sisters during the height of their popularity-the marriages and I wasn't impressed by their conversation skills. It was clear to me that their topics of discussion are very limited. These are young women who were obviously raised to marry well, have children, renovate homes, and throw dinner parties.

Has she ever even thrown a dinner party? I've never read of one in the social pages.

[Genevieve]

Originally posted by Gigi@Jul 26th, 2004 - 11:55 am
The Miller sisters are definitely not the brightest of women. I think that most people like to believe that MC is extremely intelligent because of her success in business, but what needs to be understood is that almost everyone has people working around them. She is surrounded with intelligent people and most likely has a very capable business manager.

I've read a few articles that were written about the sisters during the height of their popularity-the marriages and I wasn't impressed by their conversation skills. It was clear to me that their topics of discussion are very limited. These are young women who were obviously raised to marry well, have children, renovate homes, and throw dinner parties.

I think that your assessment that the Miller sisters are not exactly the brightest apples in the barrel is pretty accurate. The impression I've certainly cultivated from interviews given by them and blind gossip items is that the girls were bred to be socialites. That while education was certainly important, it's not as if the girls were expected to actually do something with their education, at least not long term. They would each certainly go to college, get a degree and do something but then get married, have children and raise them. Brilliant conversationists with a magnitude of subjects at their bredth and disposal would be the last thing I would credit the Miller sisters as having. Unless of course the discussion was about Valentino's latest line.

I've read too that Marie Chantal has tried to start several businesses of her own throughout the years being the most innovative of her sisters, but that most of them have never even gotten off the ground or not been very successful. But that she feels it necessary to prove to her father who was himself a self-made business man, that she is good or worthy of something. Her children's clothing line is her most successful venture to date. And no doubt she has very intelligent and astute people handling her business. Marie-Chantal also has a vested interest in seeing her business succeed as her name is the label and if she knows that she is not completely capable of making the business successful by her own skills and knowledge, she needs to hire others who can.

[kirstengrafin]

MC & family on the cover of Life and Style magazine:

http://www.lifeandstyle.gr/

[Chatleen]

Originally posted by kirstengrafin@Aug 3rd, 2004 - 5:29 am
MC & family on the cover of Life and Style magazine:

http://www.lifeandstyle.gr/

This is such a great picture :) I wonder, if there would be more nice pictures inside the magazine? I am afraid, magazines in Greek isn't easily obtained around here.

Have any of you seen a copy of the magazine? Or maybe some scans online?

[samitude]

Thank you for letting us know about this. That is a beautiful photo!

[kirstengrafin]

Here's the photo the accompanies the story:

http://www.lifeandstyle.gr/photos/athrosand.jpg

[wittykitty]

Oh how ducky,
Why do MC and Pavlos year in and year out insist on showcasing their "Life Styles of the Rich, Royal and Ever soooooo Idle " in magazines all over the world ? Maybe they can get their own tv reality show 24-7 or better still their own network...
Wittykitty

[cuervo]

Originally posted by Chatleen+Aug 3rd, 2004 - 5:10 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chatleen @ Aug 3rd, 2004 - 5:10 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kirstengrafin@Aug 3rd, 2004 - 5:29 am
MC & family on the cover of Life and Style magazine:

http://www.lifeandstyle.gr/

This is such a great picture :) I wonder, if there would be more nice pictures inside the magazine? I am afraid, magazines in Greek isn't easily obtained around here.

Have any of you seen a copy of the magazine? Or maybe some scans online? [/b][/quote]
Yes there are!!There are photos of Prince Nickolaos and Tatiana also!!

[MoonlightRhapsody]

Originally posted by wittykitty@Aug 4th, 2004 - 9:06 am

Oh how ducky,
Why do MC and Pavlos year in and year out insist on showcasing their "Life Styles of the Rich, Royal and Ever soooooo Idle " in magazines all over the world ? Maybe they can get their own tv reality show 24-7 or better still their own network...
Wittykitty

Hmm, not a bad idea wittykitty! A reality-tv show might be the best thing for these two!

[laskaris]

"The measure of your value is not into to what is been given to you,but into what you create and the need of everyone's to meet with his glory... "


Royal Prince Pavlos of Greece

[Genevieve]

Originally posted by kirstengrafin@Aug 3rd, 2004 - 5:49 pm
Here's the photo the accompanies the story:

http://www.lifeandstyle.gr/photos/athrosand.jpg

Pavlos and Marie-Chantal seem to be way over exposed in my opinon. For the Crown Princely couple of an exhiled monarchy, Pavlos and Marie-Chantal seem to appear in more formal photo shoots than Crown Princely couples of reigning countries or even the younger sons and daughters of reigning Kings and Queens.

Within the past 5 years, I have seen splashy photo shoots and interviews of Pavlos and Marie-Chantal at their New York City apartment, at their Conneticuit farmhouse, at the ski lodge in Gstaad, at their home in London (indoor pool and all) and now this photo shoot of their holiday home.

When was the last time you saw Phillippe and Mathilde posing in their home? Or even Edward and Sophie or Elena and Jaime? The last time I remember seeing pictures of Haakon and Mette-Marit at their Skagum home was for the official presentation of their newborn daughter Ingrid, likewise with Willem and Maxima thanking the public for all the gifts for Amalia -- both of which were for very special occasions. What is the special occasion in Pavlos and Marie-Chantal's situation? To flaunt their wealth?

Perhaps this is their way of endearing themselves to the Greek public? By constantly putting themselves in the public eye and showing the people of Greece what a young and growing family they have.

[Gigi]

Genevieve, I agree with you completely.

It seems that this family is always doing an interview and spread for some magazine. You're right. It happens every single year.

I don't see the point in it either. If it is for a special cause like a charity or birth of a child, a marriage, and so on then I get it.

But, it certainly can't be for the people of Greece. At times I think that it's for the benefit of the society watchers. For anyone in Greece who has an interest in the RF, it is very easy to find photos of them at the various photo sites and royal sites without them having these constant photo shoots.

I suppose that they may want to stay in the public eye for obvious reasons, however it just seems that they are always in a new house or location having a another shoot. Coincidence?

Are they trying to showcase MC's taste and style in interior design? Perhaps she wants to branch out into home interiors now?

[Bubbette]

Interesting post Genevieve, and true!.