Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress,
best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime
time soap opera Dynasty. She also twice played Diana, Princess of
Wales on screen, in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992) and has appeared in
many other films.She is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of
Yugoslavia and Howard Oxenberg.Oxenberg was born in New York City, but
grew up in London. She is the eldest daughter of Princess Elizabeth of
Yugoslavia (born 1936) and her first husband Howard Oxenberg
(1919â€"2010), a Jewish dress manufacturer and close friend of the
Kennedy family. Her sister is Christina Oxenberg. Princess Elizabeth
is the only daughter of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (who served as
regent for his cousin's eldest son King Peter II of Yugoslavia) and
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark. Through her mother, Catherine is
a first cousin once removed of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess
Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Prince Michael of Kent, and
also a second cousin once removed of Queen SofÃa of Spain and
Charles, Prince of Wales, making Catherine a third cousin of Felipe VI
of Spain and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Through her maternal
grandfather Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, of the House of
KaraÄ'orÄ'ević, Catherine is also a great-great-great-granddaughter
of Karageorge, who started the First Serbian Uprising against the
Ottoman Empire in 1804.
best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime
time soap opera Dynasty. She also twice played Diana, Princess of
Wales on screen, in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992) and has appeared in
many other films.She is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of
Yugoslavia and Howard Oxenberg.Oxenberg was born in New York City, but
grew up in London. She is the eldest daughter of Princess Elizabeth of
Yugoslavia (born 1936) and her first husband Howard Oxenberg
(1919â€"2010), a Jewish dress manufacturer and close friend of the
Kennedy family. Her sister is Christina Oxenberg. Princess Elizabeth
is the only daughter of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (who served as
regent for his cousin's eldest son King Peter II of Yugoslavia) and
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark. Through her mother, Catherine is
a first cousin once removed of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess
Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Prince Michael of Kent, and
also a second cousin once removed of Queen SofÃa of Spain and
Charles, Prince of Wales, making Catherine a third cousin of Felipe VI
of Spain and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Through her maternal
grandfather Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, of the House of
KaraÄ'orÄ'ević, Catherine is also a great-great-great-granddaughter
of Karageorge, who started the First Serbian Uprising against the
Ottoman Empire in 1804.
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