Engagement of Princess Theodora of Greece and Matthew Kumar - November 16, 2018


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It is unfortunate that the wedding will not go ahead as planned due to the global pandemic. That said, there is little information in the public domain to tell if the wedding has merely been postponed, or cancelled altogether.
 
Well I visited the Celia Krithiatori website and her bridal creations are magic.

Theodora made a very good choice!?
 
muriel said:
It is unfortunate that the wedding will not go ahead as planned due to the global pandemic. That said, there is little information in the public domain to tell if the wedding has merely been postponed, or cancelled altogether.
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What kind of information would you need? I don't see any reason to think that the wedding has been cancelled altogether; just like princess Beatrice of York (and James Middleton - as was pointed out by Hola) the pair had to postpone their wedding because of the pandemic. Rather unfortunate, but not unique to them. So, unless other information surfaces, I'd say everything points in the direction of the wedding being celebrated at another date (as that is what was communicated).

Their spokesperson was pretty clear about the intentions (as reported by Hola). It was said that they had to cancel because of Covid-19, that they don't have set a new date yet but are analyzing the situation in detail to see when they can celebrate the wedding.
 
Why didn' t they marry in 2019 after being already engaged since 2018?
Everybody expected that.
 
Why would they have cancelled the wedding? They haven't split up. They just aren't able to have the actual wedding at the moment because of the restrictions caused by the pandemic. Some couples have set another date provisionally because they want to be sure they can get a particular venue, but a lot of couples are postponing their weddings indefinitely because they don't want to book another date until they know exactly when the sort of wedding they want will be possible again.


OK, royals aren't pushed for money, but, if you book a hotel for a wedding, and then want to cancel again because travel restrictions are still in place so your cousin in Australia and old friend in Canada can't come, and are told that you can't have your money back because the hotel's open, it's all going to get pretty messy. I can certainly understand why people are waiting to see what happens.
 
Stefanie said:
Why didn' t they marry in 2019 after being already engaged since 2018?
Everybody expected that.
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I know it's a long time by royal standards but 18 months isn't so long for couples who want specific things and that's before we get into personal things which they don't tell us. Perhaps they were busy in 2019 or decided May 2020 was the perfect combination of weather, timing, planning and widest family/friends availability for both of them.

It was also discussed up thread if there were religious conversion considerations but we don't know that either.
 
:previous: Not only a possible religious conversion requirement for the groom by the Orthodox Church. Mr. Kumar is marrying a princess from a Royal house, though a defunct one. There might be legalities i.e. prenuptial/financial contracts and agreements to be worked out in addition to the other planning that a regular bride and groom take on.
 
Moonmaiden23 said:
:previous: Not only a possible religious conversion requirement for the groom by the Orthodox Church. Mr. Kumar is marrying a princess from a Royal house, though a defunct one. There might be legalities i.e. prenuptial/financial contracts and agreements to be worked out in addition to the other planning that a regular bride and groom take on.
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I wonder whether there would be some kind of vetting process by the Danish court as he will be invited to various royal state occasions as the husband of the queen's niece (and the future king's cousin).

Theoretically, that could also apply to the Spanish court but the Greek cousins aren't typically invited to royal state occasions.
 
The one article about Theodora says she is the fourth born, and the last child of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie. I believe her brother, Phillipos is the youngest child.
 
Alexey 1904 said:
The one article about Theodora says she is the fourth born, and the last child of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie. I believe her brother, Phillipos is the youngest child.
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Yes, Prince Phillipos is the youngest of the sons of the King and Queen of Greece.
 
Blog Real said:
Yes, Prince Phillipos is the youngest of the sons of the King and Queen of Greece.
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I know it' s a translation to English difference, but Phillipos is the youngest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie. Not just the youngest son. :flowers:
 
Stefanie said:
Why didn' t they marry in 2019 after being already engaged since 2018?
Everybody expected that.
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They got engaged at the end of November in 2018.

Many weddings can take up to a year to plan. If you want a custom gown, you want a specific venue and so on. If they wanted a late spring wedding, they would have either marry with only six months to plan, or wait 18 months. With them both having family in multiple countries, they would have had scheduling to consider. Plus things like Mathew converting which takes time and study.

If they had a crystal ball and known there was a chance they couldn't marry this year, they likely would have opted for a different season if 6 months wasn't enough time to plan. But no one could have for seen this happening.
 
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eya said:
Theodora and Matthew:


"On what should have been our wedding weekend - the love and support from friends and family have been so appreciated. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you in Greece once it’s safe xx ❤️"


https://www.instagram.com/p/CAolnAIHGjF/
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Likely a very bitter sweet/hard weekend for them. But had to be done. Luckily they could be together for the day, and they will have their wedding eventually.
 
eya said:
Theodora and Matthew:


"On what should have been our wedding weekend - the love and support from friends and family have been so appreciated. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you in Greece once it’s safe xx ❤️"


https://www.instagram.com/p/CAolnAIHGjF/
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I am glad they put that message out. It will seilence all the rumours that the engagement itself was off.
 
eya said:
Theodora and Matthew:


"On what should have been our wedding weekend - the love and support from friends and family have been so appreciated. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you in Greece once it’s safe xx ❤️"


https://www.instagram.com/p/CAolnAIHGjF/
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I feel for couples who were meant to have weddings this year but at least there's next year. I've seen a few people have "lockdown weddings" on Zoom; but I guess for a royal wedding with a lot of guests (even if the family aren't reigning anymore) that just doesn't cut it. ;)
 
:previous: Just check the previous page in this thread :D
 
Princess Theodora is going to be a beautiful bride when her day comes.;)

She and Matthew make a good couple.
 
Would have been nice if Pss Theodora also married civilly, like her brother and as soon as possible married in Greece Orthodox church. That that is up to them.
 
Still no news about her wedding date with Matthew Kumar?
 
Princess Theodora is not in Greece, she is in California. I deduce that this summer the wedding will not be celebrated, because otherwise she would already be in Greece. I believe that from October it is possible that we would see movements that may indicate that a wedding is going to be held.
 
Biri said:
Still no news about her wedding date with Matthew Kumar?
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Maybe she(they) want to wait until all restrictions are lifted in order to celebrate with a large and lavish gathering? Otherwise I agree. The delay is strange.:ermm:
 
I am very clear that the religious wedding of Prince Philippos and Nina Florh would be in privacy, with his family and friends, in Greece or in London, perhaps we could have a photo shared by the Royal Family. However, for Princess Theodora, I think that her wedding would have a more public character, so I think it would be celebrated when the pandemic ends, about 2022, in conclusion `it could happen that Prince Pilippos could marry religiously before Theodora, about september or fall or winter
 
We still don't have a date for this wedding. Will it take place in the summer?
 
Was there a reason given for the Wedding delay such as the King's recent poor health?
 
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