After six years of being in a relationship, Princess Theodora of Greece got married to her American fiancé, Matthew Kumar. The couple tied the knot at a Greek Orthodox wedding ceremony, officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan of Syros, Dorotheos II, in Athens on September 28.
"The couple's desire to have their wedding in Athens reflects their love for Greece, the strong ties they maintain with the country and their desire to share Greek culture and hospitality and identity with their guests,” an official statement on the wedding read.
"Groomsmen and bridesmaids for the couple will be, among others, T.R.H. Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos, Prince Philippos, Princess Maria-Olympia, Prince Achilleas-Andreas and Arrietta Morales de Grecia," it further read.
Who is Matthew Kumar
In November 2018, the princess had announced her engagement with Kumar, an attorney from Southern California, specialising in debt collection.
Born on June 15, 1990, to Shalendra "Sam" Kumar, an Indian-origin Fiji national, and Yolanda Sherry Richards, 34-year-old Matthew Kumar earned his law degree from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles). He works in Westlake Village, California.
Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar began dating in 2016 and got engaged two years later. They were planning to get married in 2020, but the wedding had to be postponed because of Covid-19. The marriage was postponed again after Theodora's father, King Constantine of Greece, passed away in January 2023.
"Words can't express our happiness and excitement. I can't wait to marry this wonderful man. I love you, Matt," Princess Theodora, youngest daughter of King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, had written in a social media post after he proposed to her in 2018.
Constantine II was the last king of Greece before the monarchy was abolished in the country in 1973.