- Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Margarita Maria Beatriz of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno ( _nl. Margarita Maria Beatrix prinses de Bourbon de Parme; born
13 October ,1972 ) [http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-m/margarita/dossier.asp Dossier in Belgian Newspaper] ] , is the eldest daughter ofPrincess Irene of the Netherlands andCarlos Hugo, Duke of Parma [ [http://www.novatv.nl/index.cfm?ln=nl&fuseaction=artikelen.details&achtergrond_id=1078 Dossier on Nova website (Dutch TV)] ] .Early life
In 1981 her parents divorced [ [http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-m/margarita/dossier.asp margarita ] ] . Together with her mother and her siblings she moved from
Spain toThe Netherlands , to live with her grandparents, QueenJuliana of the Netherlands and PrinceBernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld atBaarn . Later she moved toWijk bij Duurstede . Margarita studied CulturalAnthropology at theVrije Universiteit ofAmsterdam and is aninterior decorator .First marriage and controversy
In 2003 a series of incidents had become known as the "Margarita-affair". [ [http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/article67594.ece Article in NRC] ] In the media, Margarita and her husband accused the Royal House and the
Dutch Secret Service of obstructing the affairs of "Fincentives", the company of De Roy van Zuydewijn. They also said their telephone conversations had been tapped. Although there seemed to be truth in these accusations, they ridiculed themselves by adding more preposterous claims and telling tales of private family affairs of the Dutch Royals. [ [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1438430 English article] ] After it was revealed that the Queen's personal cabinet had indeed ordered an investigation, the right to do so was legally removed from the Queen.Because of the controversy Princess Margarita was not invited to attend either the marriage of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima or the funeral of her uncle Prince Claus. However, since the end of her marriage with De Roy van Zuydewijn, the relationship with the royals has improved.
econd marriage and family
In February 2008, she announced that she intended to marry Tjalling ten Cate in May and that the couple was expecting a child in August. [ [http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2008/02/princess-marg-1.html Royalblog on Princess Margarita & Tjalling] ] The couple started living together a year before in Amsterdam.
On
3 May ,2008 , the couple married [ [http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3923500/_Prinses_Margarita_getrouwd__.html?p=1,2 Article in Telegraaf (Dutch Newspaper)] ] . Margarita studies interior architecture in The Hague.On September 3, 2008, Princess Margarita gave birth to the couple's first child, Julia Carolina Catharina ten Cate, at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis in Amsterdam. [ [http://nettyroyal.nl/ Netty's Royalty Pages] ]
Ennoblement
Already a ducal princess from birth, her father bestowed on
2 September 1996 thesubstantive title "Contessa di Colorno" (Countess ofColorno ) upon her. [cite book |title=Almanach de Gotha |edition=182nd |year=1998 |publisher=Almanach de Gotha |isbn=0953214206 |pages=55] [http://www.novatv.nl/index.cfm?ln=nl&fuseaction=artikelen.details&achtergrond_id=1078 Dossier on Nova, Dutch TV] ] The same year she was incorporated into theDutch Nobility byQueen Beatrix , with the highest noble title "Prinses de Bourbon de Parme" (Princess of Bourbon-Parma) [cite web |url=http://www.hogeraadvanadel.nl/veertiende_adelslijst.pdf |title=The 14th list of nobility determined by royal decree on 9 June 2004 (Stb.307)|format=PDF Website of the High Council of Nobility in the Netherlands] and styled "Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid" (Her Royal Highness ). She doesn't officially belong either to theHouse of Orange-Nassau or theDutch Royal House . As a granddaughter of Queen Juliana and niece of the present Queen Beatrix, she is, however, still a member of the extendedDutch Royal Family .Notes
External links
* [http://www.borbonparma.org/ Official website of the House of Bourbon-Parma]
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