Although we like to dream of fairy tales, what really matters is the truth”, this is how María Clara de Borbón-Dos Sicilias has denied her relationship with Prince Cristián of Denmark after reports that they were a young couple. The Duke of Castro has stated on Instagram that he only maintains “a very beautiful friendship” with the firstborn of the crown princes Federico and Mary of Denmark.
“At first this situation made me smile,” María Clara admitted in the statement, who, just for a moment, could see herself leaving behind the role of younger sister and her disputed titles to become a queen. Although I have not recognized that. “For now I don’t see myself as a queen,” she told Corriere de la Sera when she was asked about rumors of her special friendship with Prince Cristián, natural heir to the Danish throne.
Clara and Cristián have known each other since childhood, since their parents were already friends—María Clara’s father is godfather to Princess Josefina, one of Cristián’s little sisters—but rumors of romance began last May. for an image in which they posed together at the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. In the photograph, published on social networks, a group of friends and María Clara’s older sister, Princess María Carolina, also appeared.
María Clara is the daughter of Prince Charles of Bourbon and Chevron-Villette, one of the pretenders to the leadership of the disputed royal house of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Beyond claiming a disappeared throne, Clara’s father has faced a war in the last decade with Pedro de Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Orleans, Duke of Calabria, for the leadership of the royal house of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies. This has led to awkward situations such as Princess María Carolina holding the same title as her uncle in the fourth grade; and that Princess María Clara holds the same title as her distant cousin, the Duchy of Noto. The dynastic mess means that there is another suitor, Francisco Felipe de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, who is the most discreet and perhaps the most entitled to have in the succession conflict.
As published by the Danish royal house, Cristián’s priority this year will be to finish his studies while still playing a secondary role in the monarchy of his country. The prince will celebrate his coming of age on October 15, a Sunday for which an extensive schedule of activities has been arranged, ranging from a military act in the morning to a gala dinner that night.
Prince Christian of Denmark will not receive the expected financial allowance when he turns 18, as announced by the Danish royal house last May. Unlike his grandmother, Marguerite II, and his father, Prince Federico, he will receive no public income until he turns 21.
“Prince Christian’s main priority in the coming year will be completing his secondary education. […] support will be sought in the Danish parliament for an annuity law when the prince turns 21 or on a possible succession to the throne, if that occurs earlier,” the Kongehuset announced. After these years, Christian is expected to spend more time on official events, but until then the prince will participate in them in a limited way. At the moment, Cristián is the heir’s heir.
