Princess “Barbie” Chiara and her romance with Prince Christian are causing a stir in St. Tropez

It’s a connection made in little royal heaven; With families at odds, impending jail time and even an Italian heiress named “Barbie” – that’s all there is to talk about on the Côte d’Azur.

Prince Christian of Denmark, second in line to the Scandinavian throne, and the brilliantly named Princess of Chiara of the defunct Kingdom of Bourbon-Two-Sicily may only be 18 and 17 respectively, but some are already talking about engagement – perhaps prematurely – . royal observers.

The two are family friends, with Chiara’s father – who takes the titles of Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies and Duke of Castro – also being the godfather to Prince Christian’s youngest sister Josephine.

But they are reportedly engaged in a passionate teenage romance after they were spotted making friends around the Monaco Grand Prix circuit and on the beach in St Tropez.

Two true royals haven’t – possibly – had such a glamorous romance in decades. And never before has it played out on social media.

While the Danish royals usually let their good works do the talking, Chiara and her family are regulars on Instagram (where she posted a bio, See The Good In the World) and on Tik Tok, where they share her designer wardrobes and her Jet set model lifestyles for thousands of followers.

Chiara, full title SAR la Principessa Maria Chiara di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Duchessa di Noto e Capri, was also called “Barbie” by the Euro Society. But marrying Christian would eventually make her Queen Chiara in the very distant future.

Hints that it could be something serious were dropped, with Chiara telling Italian newspaper Corriere: “We’ve known each other since we were kids,” before revealing she “hopes to meet Queen Margrethe soon.”

Australian Magazine women’s Day even claims that Chiara has already met the indomitable Danish queen, who appears to be keeping a close eye on her grandson and eventual heir.

It will be interesting to know what she thinks of Chiara and her family.

After all, she has welcomed commoners into the family – Christian’s mother Mary, the Crown Princess of Denmark, is an Australian who met Frederik, heir to the Danish throne, in a pub in Sydney when he was there for the Summer Olympics 2000 to see.

However, Chiara is clearly a member of a royal family – albeit a distinctly Ruritan family.

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was Italy’s largest sovereign state before the country was unified in 1861.

The island of Sicily and a large area around Naples were divided between two crowns in the Middle Ages, and when the Spanish Bourbon royal family took over both kingdoms in 1816, it became the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

The Bourbons were deposed and exiled in 1861, meaning Chaira has no palace of its own, although the family are now regular visitors and treated as VIPs.

However, there is a dispute as to who exactly is the head of the Bourbon Two-Sicily family, which Queen Margarethe may wish to consider for her grandson.

Despite the lack of a palace or estates, the family cannot agree on whether Princess Barbie’s father, Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, is the head of the royal house, or whether it is his second cousin, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria. is. (Her more distant Bourbon cousins ​​include King Felipe VI of Spain.)

The Duke of Castro, Chiara’s father, has also fathered only girls and announced that he will change the family rules of the primogeniture story by giving his title to a woman – Chiara’s big sister Carolina.

Prince Carlo isn’t the only one having troubles with his family; Her mother, Camilla, has fallen out with her sister over family trusts and has even been threatened with imprisonment.

Duchess Camilla, née Camilla Crocanai, is the daughter of Italian actress Edy Vessel. When Camilla’s father died, her mother set up a trust fund for her daughters Camilla and Cristiana – while also directing them to marry into royalty.

In 2010, Cristiana, whose marriage to another Italian prince had only lasted four months, claimed that the trust fund had been cheated out of $125 million and that the money went to Camilla.

Princess Camilla was threatened with jail for refusing to pay a court-ordered $3 million fine for failing to disclose details of her mother’s net worth.

Of course, all royal families are familiar with quarreling relatives, and Queen Margrethe may have some sympathy. Earlier this year, a very public row ensued with her second son, Prince Joachim, and his children when she was stripped of her titles. They have now settled in Washington direct current

A marriage between these two families would certainly be an interesting connection, although talk of an engagement for two youngsters who haven’t even started college seems a bit premature.

“It’s a summer romance between two friends,” said royal historian Marlene Koenig. “He’s not even 18 and knows he has a whole future planned for him. the university, the military and it would be a big surprise if anything serious came out of it. But it’s still fun to speculate about.”