Today the Prince and Princess of Vidin celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.
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Queen Mother Giovanna of the Bulgarians with her grandson Crown Prince Kardam |
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Doña María Zurita de Borbón, Don Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Infanta Margarita of Spain, Don Alfonso Zurita de Borbón |
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Princess Clotilde d'Orléans and Monsieur Edouard Crépy |
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The Prince of Asturias and Queen Sofía of Spain |
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Prince Kubrat, Prince Kyrill, King Simeon, and Princess Karina of Bulgaria |
On 7 July 1994, Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria (b.5 December 1967) and doña María García de la Rasilla y Gortázar (b.13 May 1970) were married at Madrid. Konstantin is the fourth and youngest son of King Simeon II of the Bulgarians (b.1937) and his wife Queen Margarita (b.1935; Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela). Maria is the daughter of Álvaro García de la Rasilla y Pineda and his wife María de Gortázar e Ybarra. The maternal grandfather of Maria, Princess of Vidin, was Manuel María de Gortázar y Landecho, IX Conde de Superunda.
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Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria and with his mother Queen Margarita |
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Doña María García de la Rasilla y Gortázar with her father Don Alvaro García de la Rasilla y Pineda |
The Prince and Princess of Vidin are the parents of two children: twins Prince Umberto and Princess Sofia (b.20 November 1999). Umberto's godparents are Ramon Ros Bigeriego and his grandmother Queen Margarita; Sofia's godparents are King Felipe VI of Spain and her grandmother doña María de Gortázar e Ybarra.
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The baptism of Prince Umberto and Princess Sofia of Bulgaria |
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The Prince and Princess of Vidin with their children |
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Princess Sofia, Prince Konstantin, Princess Maria, and Prince Umberto of Bulgaria |
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