Prince Michael of Greece: Crown, Art, and Fantasy: A Life in Pictures

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark is a member of Europe's grandest dynasties and a bohemian, historian, writer, and royal rebel who renounced his rights to the Greek throne to marry Marina Karella in 1965. A Life in Pictures is his extraordinary illustrated memoir, a visual record of a life lived in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Beautifully photographed from the originals, the pictures move cinematically from royal palaces to Mediterranean villas and from formal engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and the Princesses of Orleans to a bohemian intellectual life in Paris and parties with Jagger and Warhol in New York.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, a member of one of Europe's grandest dynasties, is a fascinating figure who defied convention by marrying artist Marina Karella in 1965, renouncing his rights to the Greek throne. His remarkable life is captured in A Life in Pictures, an extraordinary illustrated memoir that offers a visual record of a life lived in some of the most beautiful places in the world. The book, drawn from the Prince's extensive library of photograph albums, carefully preserved in Athens, combines private and public moments, intimacy, and fame. Beautifully photographed from the originals specially for the book, the images move cinematically from royal palaces to Mediterranean villas, and from formal engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and the Princesses of Orleans to a bohemian intellectual life in Paris and parties with Jagger and Warhol in New York. A limited edition luxuriously produced with a slipcase, gatefold pages, and marbled papers taken from the Prince's own albums, this captivating book offers a glimpse into a remarkable life in which royalty has mixed with art, style, and beauty.

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, a member of one of Europe's grandest dynasties, is a fascinating figure who defied convention by marrying artist Marina Karella in 1965, renouncing his rights to the Greek throne. His remarkable life is captured in A Life in Pictures, an extraordinary illustrated memoir that offers a visual record of a life lived in some of the most beautiful places in the world. The book, drawn from the Prince's extensive library of photograph albums, carefully preserved in Athens, combines private and public moments, intimacy, and fame. Beautifully photographed from the originals specially for the book, the images move cinematically from royal palaces to Mediterranean villas, and from formal engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and the Princesses of Orleans to a bohemian intellectual life in Paris and parties with Jagger and Warhol in New York. A limited edition luxuriously produced with a slipcase, gatefold pages, and marbled papers taken from the Prince's own albums, this captivating book offers a glimpse into a remarkable life in which royalty has mixed with art, style, and beauty.

Weight: 2328g
Dimension: 253 x 315 x 57 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873432