Princess Tamara Laura Czartoryska-Borbon
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| Tamara Laura Czartoryska | ||||
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Noble Family | Czartoryski | ||
| Coat of Arms | Czartoryski | |||
| Parents | Adam Karol Czartoryski Nora de Picciotto |
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| Consorts | none (?) | |||
| Children | none (?) | |||
| Date of Birth | April 23, 1978 | |||
| Place of Birth | London, England | |||
| Date of Death | - | |||
Princess Tamara Laura Czartoryska-Borbón (born April 23, 1978) is the daughter of Prince Adam Czartoryski-Borbon, who was born and raised in Spain with his cousin, King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She is a sportswoman and model who occasionally appears on television programs.
Her mother, Nora Piciotto, was born in Cairo, worked as a public relations consultant in the film industry, and married her father in London. Her father broke with his family's aristoratic tradition of leaving childcare to nannies and seeing the children only at first rising and bedtime. But her parents separated and divorced before she was ten years old. Exposed to her father's playboy lifestyle, she nonetheless remained in awe of him and felt possessive toward him. [1]
Dyslexic, rebellious and fond of pranks, she did poorly at Sacred Heart boarding school in Woldingham, except in drama. When she was fifteen she attended a tutorial college in Oxford for A-levels, but went horseback riding more often than she studied.[2] After her father suffered financial reverses when Lloyd's of London crashed, expensive pasttimes such as riding stopped. That and her mother's break-up with her third husband left her confused and without direction.
In frustration with her behavior, her parents cut off her allowance.[3] Having left home in hopes of a career in show jumping, she found herself, at the age of fifteen, earning her keep by cleaning out the stables where she slept with the horses. She credits this period with teaching her about the lives of people who lacked wealth.
She enrolled at Emerson College in Boston when she was eightenn to take up news media studies, again finding herself socializing with people who worked hard but earned little. However that did not, by her own account, prompt her to do well at a job as a waitress in a restaurant owned by a relative.[4]
Returning to Europe with a Jock of a boyfriend and a reputation as a "society girl" to live down, her initial foray into modeling at Manchester proved challenging.[5] But she was pleased at the opportunity to be represented by a reputable fashion agency.
Paternally, Tamara belongs to the Czartoryski family who, bearing the title of prince and style of Serene Highness, were powerful and wealthy nobles in pre-World War I Poland. She descends from kings of Spain and France of the House of Bourbon through her grandmother, Princess Dolores de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, sister of King Juarn Carlos's mother, whose famous dynastic surname she has appended to her own.
[edit] Television
Her sporting achievements led to roles as a presenter on a Thai kick boxing show, and appearances on Granada and Celebrity Five Go Dating.
In March 2005. Tamara was one of the contestants on series three of The Games, and won the bronze medal.
In 2006, she was on Australian Princess (a reality television program) during which she offered advice to competitors.
[edit] References
- ^ McFerran, Ann (2005-05-08), "Prince Adam and Princess Tamara", Times Online
- ^ {{Citation| title=Prince Adam and Princess Tamara| journal=Times Online| date=2005-05-08|other= interviewr Ann McFerran|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article386579.ece
- ^ {{Citation| title=Prince Adam and Princess Tamara| journal=Times Online| date=2005-05-08|other= interviewr Ann McFerran|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article386579.ece
- ^ {{Citation| title=Prince Adam and Princess Tamara| journal=Times Online| date=2005-05-08|other= interviewr Ann McFerran|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article386579.ece
- ^ {{Citation| title=Prince Adam and Princess Tamara| journal=Times Online| date=2005-05-08|other= interviewr Ann McFerran|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article386579.ece
