Video footage of the store opening
Marie-Chantal on the inspiration behind her children's line
As a mum-of-five Marie-Chantal of Greece is something of an expert when it comes to children's wear. The elegant royal launched a new clothing store for kiddies in Beverly Hills this week with a little help from some of her famous pals and their little ones.
The London-born wife of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece was joined at the opening of the shop – her third in the US - by Sharon Stone, the actress' young sons Quinn and Laird, and British star Minnie Driver, who'd taken along her youngster seven-month-old Henry.
Thirty-nine-year-old Minnie said: "I'm a huge fan of Marie-Chantal's store in Westbourne Grove - I bought lots of things there for Henry."
Marie-Chantal, 40, said she was particularly proud of her new boys line. "I put a lot of attention into (it)," she revealed. "It's very much my pride and joy because I have my four boys… It's made of very beautiful fabrics... very neat and tidy – just the way I like to dress my children."
The Greek royal, who launched Chantal LLC in 2001, juggles her lively young family – sons Constantine, ten, Achileas, eight, Odysseas, four, nine-month-old Aristide and 12-year-old daughter Maria-Olympia - with running her business.
Her eldest child, Maria-Olympia, also helps out with providing ideas she says. "My daughter helped me with this detail - the polka dots - because she's a very girly girl," Marie Chantal explained, pointing to the pattern on one of the blouses in the girls' collection.
Photo: Rex
Photo: Rex
