A few days after her birth, World War II began in Europe. Radziwiłł and her parents fled their home in 1940 after the Fall of France, taking refuge in Saint-Tropez before going in to exile in South Africa, then part of the British Empire.[1][2][3] They were later joined by her grandparents, Prince George of Greece and Denmark and Princess Marie Bonaparte, as well as other members of the Greek royal family, including Crown Princess Frederika and her children.[1] Throughout her childhood, Radziwiłł became close friend with her second cousin, Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (the future Queen of Spain).[1] She also spent a lot of her childhood with her maternal grandmother, Princess Marie, who was a psychoanalyst and authored Le Livre de Tatiana shortly after Tatiana's birth.[2] She later accompanied her maternal grandparents on trips to North America, Africa, Asia, and around Europe.
Radziwiłł returned to France in 1945 following the end of the war, just three years after the birth of her brother, Prince George.[2] She was educated in schools in France and in Greece, studying music and languages.
In March 1963, Tatiana Radziwiłł attended the festivities celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Greek Monarchy.[2] She was present at the doxology service, a parade, and a gala performance at the National Theatre of Greece.[2] Later that year, she attended a lunch at Mon Repos held in honor of Athenagoras I of Constantinople.[2] In August 1963, she accompanied the Crown Prince of Greece while he hosted the 11th World Scout Jamboree.[2]
Radziwiłł and Fruchaud have two children, Fabiola (born 1967) and Alexis (born 1969).[1][2]
A close friend of Queen Sofía of Spain, Radziwiłł has accompanied the queen on international trips and attends events at Zarzuela Palace and Marivent Palace.[1]
She is the custodian of the records, archives, and written works of her grandmother, Princess Marie Bonaparte. She is also a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia and was awarded the Commemorative Badge of the Centenary of the Kingdom of Greece.
Recently, the princess suffered a stroke, and since then she has moved around in a wheelchair.
Popular culture
Radziwiłł is portrayed by Paloma Bloyd in Antonio Hernández's 2011 Spanish television film directed Sofía. She was also portrayed in Benoît Jacquot's 2004 television film Princesse Marie. In his 2013 book, La récréation, Frédéric Mitterrand writes about attending an exhibition on Princess Marie Bonaparte with Radziwiłł.
^Brewer-Ward, Daniel A. (also known as Daniel Willis), The House of Habsburg: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Empress Maria Theresia, Clearfield Co., Inc., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1966, p. 166.
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