Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein
{{short description|Liechtensteiner princess}}
{{confused|Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein}}
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| name = Princess Marie-Astrid
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|26}}
| birth_place = Uccle, Brussels,
Kingdom of Belgium
| full name = Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica
| house = Liechtenstein
| father = Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
| mother = Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg
| spouse = {{marriage|Ralph Worthington V|2021}}
| issue = Althaea Georgina Worthington
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Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica; born 26 June 1987) is a member of the Princely family of Liechtenstein. She is the niece of two reigning monarchs, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
Early life and family
Marie-Astrid was born on 26 June 1987 in Uccle, Belgium to Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20210927122648/princess-marie-astrid-wedding-dress-channels-sophie-wessex/|title=Princess Marie Astrid channels Sophie Wessex on wedding day – including sentimental accessory|date=September 27, 2021|website=HELLO!|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511071528/https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20210927122648/princess-marie-astrid-wedding-dress-channels-sophie-wessex/|url-status=live}} Her father is the third son of Franz Joseph II and the younger brother of Hans-Adam II. Her mother is the daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. Marie-Astrid is the sister of Princess Maria-Anunciata, and Prince Josef-Emmanuel.{{Cite web|url=https://today.rtl.lu/life/royals/a/1792757.html|title=In pictures: Princess Marie Astrid of Liechtenstein and Ralph Worthington tie the knot in Italy|website=today.rtl.lu|access-date=2024-05-10|archive-date=2024-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511071621/https://today.rtl.lu/life/royals/a/1792757.html|url-status=live}}
Education and career
Marie-Astrid has a diploma from Le Cordon Bleu in London and a masters degree in business administration from the London School of Business and Finance.{{Cite web|url=https://evoke.ie/2021/09/26/royal/princess-astrid-of-liechtenstein-marries-american-fiance-in-dreamy-italian-ceremony|title=Princess Astrid Of Liechtenstein Marries American Fiancé In Italy|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510043951/https://evoke.ie/2021/09/26/royal/princess-astrid-of-liechtenstein-marries-american-fiance-in-dreamy-italian-ceremony|url-status=live}}
She worked as an event manager in London. She founded AvL Backgammon, a boardgame company that makes backgammon sets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/hola-living/20200115158106/astrid-von-liechtenstein-juegos-mesa/|title=Astrid Von Liechtenstein: entrena tu mente y tu felicidad con sus juegos de mesa|date=January 15, 2020|website=HOLA|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510151436/https://www.hola.com/hola-living/20200115158106/astrid-von-liechtenstein-juegos-mesa/|url-status=live}} Her company donates a portion of their profits to the International Red Cross.
Personal life
On 25 September 2021, Marie-Astrid married the American businessman Ralph Worthington V,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_liechtenstein/20210925196190/maria-astrid-liechtenstein-boda/|title=María Astrid de Liechtenstein: así ha sido la gran boda real de la princesa|date=September 25, 2021|website=HOLA|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510154651/https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_liechtenstein/20210925196190/maria-astrid-liechtenstein-boda/|url-status=live}} born on 5 April 1985, in a Catholic ceremony at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Orbetello, Italy.{{cite web|title=Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein marries in lavish ceremony at Tuscany's Orbetello Cathedral|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/princess-marie-astrid-of-liechtenstein-marries-ralph-worthington-orbetello-cathedral-tuscany-italy|website=Tatler|date=27 September 2021|access-date=10 May 2024|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511071658/https://www.tatler.com/article/princess-marie-astrid-of-liechtenstein-marries-ralph-worthington-orbetello-cathedral-tuscany-italy|url-status=live}} She wore the 19th-century Kinsky Honeysuckle tiara for the occasion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/style/1504154/liechtenstein-princesses-wedding-kinsky-honeysuckle-tiara-pictures|title=Liechtenstein Princesses wear £1million tiara at weddings|first=Dorothy|last=Reddin|date=October 11, 2021|website=Express.co.uk|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510043953/https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/style/1504154/liechtenstein-princesses-wedding-kinsky-honeysuckle-tiara-pictures|url-status=live}} Wedding guests included Prince Christian of Hanover and Princess Christian of Hanover; Ekaterina, Hereditary Princess of Hanover; Princess Mafalda of Hesse; and Prince Lorenz and Princess Maria Laura of Belgium.
Marie-Astrid gave birth to a daughter, Althaea Georgina Worthington, on 1 July 2022.Sekretariat SD des Fürsten von Liechtenstein
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