Katherine Karađorđević (Serbian: Катарина Карађорђевић; née Batis, Greek: Μπατής; born 13 November 1943 in Athens), is the wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, the pretender to the throne of the defunct Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
| Katherine Karađorđević | |
|---|---|
| Crown Princess of Serbia (in pretense) | |
 Katherine at the celebrations of the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, 18 June 2010 | |
| Born | Katherine Batis 13 November 1943 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | David Andrews Alison Andrews |
| Father | Robert Batis |
| Mother | Anna Dosti |
Biography
editKatherine is one of the two daughters of Robert Batis (1916–2011), a factory owner and director and President then Honorary President of the Fostiras Football Club,[1] and wife Anna Dosti (1922–2009).[citation needed] She was educated in Athens and in Lausanne, Switzerland. She studied business at the University of Denver and the University of Dallas. She worked in business for several years in the United States.[citation needed]
On 25 November 1962, Katherine married Jack Walter Andrews (1933–2013).[2][better source needed] They divorced in 1984.[citation needed]
Her son and grandson are godchildren of former President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos.[3]
She met her second husband, Alexander, in Washington, DC, in 1984, and they were married in London, civilly on 20 September 1985 and religiously the next day at the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Notting Hill. Their best man was Constantine II of Greece, and the witness was Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Crown Prince Alexander's uncle.[4]
She has dedicated much of her time to charitable activities since the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. She works in humanitarian relief, and is the patron of various humanitarian organizations including Lifeline Humanitarian Organization. In 2001 she established The HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation in Belgrade.[5]
On 17 July 2001, after the democratic revolution in Serbia, she and her husband took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade.[citation needed]
Honours
editNational and Dynastic
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Serbia: Grand Cross of the Order of Karadjordje’s Star[6]- Royal House of Karadjordjevic: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Sava
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "THE FATHER OF HRH CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE, MR. ROBERT BATIS, RECEIVES HONORARY AWARDS FOR LIFETIME DEEDS". Public Relations Office of the Royal House of Serbia. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Tributes
- ^ Milanovic, Stefan (2017-10-03). "THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES MEET WITH GREEK PRESIDENT PROKOPIS PAVLOPOULOS". The Royal Family of Serbia. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Royal Family of Serbia
- ^ "About us". HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE’S INTERVIEW FOR POLITIKA – RECEIVING THE ORDER OF KARADJORDJE’S STAR
- ^ Neomagazine
External links
edit- Official biography of HRH The Crown Princess
- Royal Mausoleum Oplenac Archived 2017-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Lifeline Humanitarian Organization
- Lifeline Humanitarian Organization Chicago
- Royal Family
- "HRH Crown Princess Katherine". royalfamily.org. Retrieved 2022-06-14.