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UK: LONDON: GREEK ROYAL WEDDING

(1 Jul 1995) Natural Sound The wedding of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece to millionaire heiress Marie Chantal Miller took place in London today (Saturday). The ceremony saw the biggest gathering of royals in Britain since the Prince and Princess of Wales married 14 years ago. Distinguished guests arrive for the wedding by the coachload, amongst them the Spanish King Juan Carlos and his queen Sophia. Guests such as Queen Elizabeth of England enjoyed rather more dignified transport, in cars. King Hussein of Jordan was another of the 450 smiling guests at this, the largest gathering of royals in Britain since the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece is the heir to a throne that no longer exists. The monarchy in Greece was abolished in a referendum 21 years ago. The former King Constantine fled Greece for London following a military coup in 1967. Crown Prince Pavlos relished the enthusiasm of the hundreds of fans who crowded behind barriers to cheer the guests' arrival. His bride, 26-year-old Marie-Chantal Miller, was born in London, lives in New York, and is heiress to a fortune. The daughter of the American-born millionaire Robert W. Miller, she wore a dress by the designer Valentino, and reportedly has a dowry worth 200 million dollars. The couple met at a party in New Orleans and both claim to have fallen in love immediately. On a skiing holiday in Switzerland, Pavlos proposed. As the ceremony was conducted, King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie looked on. The proceedings were conducted mainly in Greek. There was an exchange of gold rings and wedding crowns. As the couple walked three times around the altar, symbolizing joy, rose petals cascaded from the ceiling. The wedding has rekindled debate about the monarchy in Greece. The Greek Prime Minister, socialist Andreas Papandreou, refused his invitation to the wedding, and forbade any member of the Greek parliament to attend. He believed the invitations from the King were part of a scheme to restore the monarchy in Greece. For now, the royal family does not expect this to happen. In September, Pavlos starts a job with a ship-brokering firm in Greenwich, Connecticut. The new Crown Princess Pavlos will return to her art history studies in New York. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...