Princess Alexia of Greece & Carlos Morales Quintana: 9 July 1999

[Humera]

Queen Noor, Princesses Iman and Raiyah at the wedding of Alexia of Greece in London, July 9, 1999

 

[SpiffyBallerina]

A moderator suggested that we have new threads for the Greek royal weddings because the old threads somehow disappeared.

PLEASE post any pictures and videos you can find of the 1999 wedding of Princess Alexia of Greece to Carlos Morales!


Engagement: December 1998

 

[SpiffyBallerina]

Pre-wedding Ball: July 7, 1999

Corbis

 

[SpiffyBallerina]

Wedding Day: July 9, 1999

From Corbis

 

[SpiffyBallerina]

More from the wedding

Corbis

 

[Mandy]

Princess Alexia and Carlos Morales became engaged on December 15th, 1998.

APL Pictures
1. Carlos & Alexia.
2. Sitting: Anne-Marie, Carlos, Alexia, Maria Teresa Quintana. Standing: Konstantin, Luis Miguel Morales.
3. Konstantin, Alexia, Carlos, Anne-Marie.
4. Relative.

 

[Mandy]

Carlos and Alexia's engagement was publically announced on March 20th 1999.

1. to 8. APL Pictures
9. 10. Seegerpress

 

[Mandy]

Carlos and Alexia's engagement was publically announced on March 20th 1999.

1. to 10. Seegerpress

 

[Mandy]

Pre-wedding gala evening of July 7th 1999.

Part 1 APL Pictures
1. Margrethe.
2. Henrik, Margrethe.
3. Silvia, Carl Gustaf.
4. Elena, Jaime.
5. 6. Sofia, Juan Carlos.
7. 8. Cristina, Inaki.
9. 10. Helen & Tim Taylor.

 

[Mandy]

Pre-wedding gala evening of July 7th 1999.

Part 2 APL Pictures
11. Gustav, Alexandra, Jefferson.
12. Frederik.
13. Gabriella, Princess Michael of Kent.
14. 15. 16. Gabriella, Frederick, Princess Michael of Kent.
17. Nikolaos.
18. Alexander & Katherine of Yugoslavia.
19. Felipe.
20. Madeleine, Carl Philip, Victoria, Silvia, Carl Gustaf.

 

[Mandy]

Pre-wedding gala evening of July 7th 1999.

Part 3 APL Pictures
21. Madeleine, Carl Philip, Victoria, Silvia.
22. Victoria.
23. Alexia, Marie Chatal.
24. 25. 26. Carlos, Alexia.
27. Anne-Marie, Carlos, Alexia.
28. Konstantin, Anne-Marie, Carlos.
29. 30. Konstantin, Anne-Marie, Carlos, Maria Teresa Quintana, Luis Miguel Morales.

 

[Mandy]

Princess Alexia of Greece married Carlos Morales Quintana on July 9th, 1999 at St Sophia Greek Cathedral in London.

Part 1 APL Pictures
1. 2. Victoria.
3. Madeleine.
4. Madeleine, Victoria, Carl Philip.
5. Frederik.
6. 7. Inaki, Cristina. (Topfoto)
8. Cristina.
9. Felipe, Cristina. (#9 Topfoto)
10. Felipe, Cristina, Inaki.

 

[Mandy]

Part 2 APL Pictures
11. Felipe.
12. Kardam & Miriam of Bulgaria.
13. Infanta Margarita & Carlos Zurita.
14. Juan Carlos, Sofia. (Topfoto)
15. Juan Carlos, Sofia.
16. Silvia, Carl Gustaf. (Topfoto)
17. Margarita & Radu Duda of Romania.
18. Jaime, Elena.
19. Philippe of Belgium.
20. Kubrat & Carla of Bulgaria

 

[Mandy]

Part 3 APL Pictures
21. Alexander & Katherine of Yugoslavia.
22. Alexander & Katherine of Yugoslavia. (Topfoto)
23. Kyril of Bulgaria & Rosario Nadal.
24. Sonja, Haakon. (Topfoto)
25. Haakon. (Topfoto)
26. Anne-Marie, Luis Miguel Morales.
27. Pavlos.
28. Carlos and his father.
29. Alexia with her father, Konstantin and her bridesmaid Theodora.
30. Alexia, Konstantin. (Gettyimages)

 

[Mandy]

Part 4 APL Pictures
31. to 36. Alexia arriving at the Cathedral with her father Konstantin.
32. (Seegerpress)
34. 35.(Gettyimgages)
38. Alexia entering the Cathedral on her father's arm.
39. 40. During the ceremony. (Seegerpress)

 

[Mandy]

Part 5 APL Pictures
41. Alexia & Carlos leaving the Cathedral after the wedding.
42. Alexia & Carlos. (Seegerpress)
46. Theodora, Anne-Marie, Konstantin, Alexia, Carlos, Maria Teresa Quintana, Luis Miguel Morales.
47. Konstantin, Alexia, Carlos, Maria Teresa Quintana, Luis Miguel Morales.
48. Alexia.
49. 50. Group.

 

[Mandy]

Part 6 APL Pictures
Guests gathered in front of the Cathedral.
51. Victoria, Haakon.
52. Madeleine.
53. Felipe Juan Froilan.
54. Cristina.
55. Inaki, Cristina.
56. Silvia, Carl Gustaf.
57. to 60. Jaime, Elena, Felipe Juan Froilan.

 

[Mandy]

Part 7 APL Pictures
Guests gathered in front of the Cathedral.
61. Felipe Juan Froilan.
62. Grandma Sofia, Felipe Juan Froilan.
63. Juan Carlos.
64. Queen Ingrid.
65. Pavlos with his son Konstantin.
66. 67. QEII.
68. Queen Margrethe.
69. Noor.
70. Felipe.

 

[Mandy]

Part 8 APL Pictures
Guests gathered in front of the Cathedral.
71.
72.

 

[Josefine]

this wedding had many royal guests

where did they get married and where was the parties held

 

[LauraMCS]

this wedding had many royal guests

where did they get married and where was the parties held

Princess Alexia of Greece and Carlos Morales Quintana were married at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Sophia at Bayswater London on July 9, 1999. The reception was at Kenwood House.

 

[pollyemma]

could anyone tell me more about Carlos? about the only thing that I know about him is that he is Spanish. what does he do for a living? What sort of family is he from? did he become Greek Orthodox to marry Alexia?

 

[mtbcm]

could anyone tell me more about Carlos? about the only thing that I know about him is that he is Spanish. what does he do for a living? What sort of family is he from? did he become Greek Orthodox to marry Alexia?

I don't know very much about Carlos but I kept these details in mind. I hope it helps. If anyone finds any mistake please say so...


Carlos Morales was born in Arrecife de Lanzarote where he started his studies. In 1990 Carlos moved to Barcelona where he shared his studies of Architecture with his sport passion - Sailing.
In 1998 he obtained his degree with great classification. Since finishing his course he started working at an architect study in Barcelona, where he met Princess Alexia of Greece.

He is from a middle class family. He has 3 brothers and 1 sister.

He did not convert to Orthodox Religion. He didn't have too. He could have chosen to married for the two rites but he preferred to have just the Orthodox wedding.

Regards,
mtbcm

 

[Elsa M.]

{removed response to deleted posts - Elspeth}

I have to say that Alexia's wedding dress was not my cup of tea. That kind of dress doesn't fit the complexion of women like her, who hasn't small hips. I think she would do much better, if she chose a dress with a not so tigh belly area...
The one she took to the pre-wedding gala, for example, was much more flattering.

 

[Stefanie]

Some comments

Honeymoon wasn´t in Fidschi but in New Zealand. Carlos hat got THREE brothers and one sister. He was born in December 1970 so he´s almost six years Alexia´s junior.
Can´t help but his bathing pants were simply horrible.
Agree with the taste of Alexia´s wedding dress. She could have done much better. I was very disappointed when I saw this dress the first time. Also the hairdoo and the fixing of the vail and trail were clumsy and not nice.

 

[mtbcm]

I have to say that Alexia's wedding dress was not my cup of tea. That kind of dress doesn't fit the complexion of women like her, who hasn't small hips. I think she would do much better, if she chose a dress with a not so tigh belly area...
The one she took to the pre-wedding gala, for example, was much more flattering.

I think I understand what you're saying about Alexia dress. But she had that Million Dollars look of happiness and serenity that wheh I see someone mentioning her dress I have to double check . I honestly liked to see her on her wedding day... Of course the credits aren't going for the dress but I don't agree with Stefanie, I saw nothing clumsy on Alexia on her wedding day.

But you are absolutely right about pre-wedding gala, she was very elegant and beautiful - it is the second bride in my life as a royal watcher that this phenomenon happens - the bride was so beautiful on the day before and somehow couldn't surpass that impression on the wedding day .

Regards,
mtbcm

Honeymoon wasn´t in Fidschi but in New Zealand.

Thank you for correcting it, I took the comment from Hola magazine that mentioned Fidji Islands.

Regards,
mtbcm

 

[kelly9480]

He did not convert to Orthodox Religion. He didn't have too. He could have chosen to married for the two rites but he preferred to have just the Orthodox wedding.

Everything I have ever read says that he converted before the wedding, in addition to agreeing the children would be Orthodox.

 

[mtbcm]

Everything I have ever read says that he converted before the wedding, in addition to agreeing the children would be Orthodox.

I read a wonderful interview of Carlos' parents after the wedding, in Hola, saying that his son didn't convert to Orthodox Religion. I haven't got the article with me right now but I will post that part later... it was a great article where they described their son and Alexia's, the way he told his parents and brothers about the princess, how parents felt at the wedding, how they see Alexia... when I have time I'll post it.

Regards,
mtbcm

 

[kelly9480]

I read a wonderful interview of Carlos' parents after the wedding, in Hola, saying that his son didn't convert to Orthodox Religion.

Oh, I don't pay any attention to Alexia and Carlos. That's just what Greeks have told me -- that she insisted he convert as part of the marriage agreement, but I don't read Greek, so I'd have no way of knowing whether they're correct.

 

[constance]

any photos of the Miller family during the Pre-wedding Ball?
TIA