Marie Chantal was born in London, one of three sisters, and spent her early years in Hong Kong. At age nine, she attended the boarding school Le Rosey in Switzerland, followed by the Ecole Active Bilingue in Paris. But wherever she was, she always found a great passion and talent for art and design. This led her to New York City, where she studied both fields at the New York Academy of Art and New York University. In New Orleans, she met Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece. They fell in love and were married in 1995 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London.
A year later, she gave birth to her first child, Maria-Olympia, born in New York, followed by Constantine Alexios (1998), Achileas-Andreas (2000), and Odysseas Kimon (2004). In June 2008, they welcomed another new addition to their lives, a beautiful baby boy named Aristide.
The children's collection, launched in 2000, naturally stemmed from her love of classic, timeless design and a fundamental love for children. Her memories of her own childhood—and her mother's influence on her—are vivid. Her mother always raised them to be their best. They wore very special outfits, such as Liberty-print pleated dresses made from lightweight Tana lawn cotton.
