Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

by Susan Flantzer  © Unofficial Royalty 2014

 

Katherine is the second wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia, the last heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the current pretender to the defunct throne of Serbia.

Katherine Clairy Batis was born in Athens, Greece on November 13, 1943, the daughter of Robert Batis (1916-2011) and Anna Dosti (died in 2010). She received her primary and secondary education in Athens, Greece and Lausanne, Switzerland. Katherine studied business at the University of Denver in Colorado and the University of Dallas in Texas and then worked in business for several years in the United States. She was previously married to Jack W. Andrews and has two children from that marriage:

  • David Andrews, married Angeliki Margariti, had one son
  • Alison Andrews, married Dean Russel Garfinkel, had four children
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Katherine and Crown Prince Alexander; Photo source: Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor

In 1984, Katherine met Crown Prince Alexander in Washington, DC. They were married in a civil ceremony on September 20, 1985, and in a religious ceremony on September 21, 1985, at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in London, England. King Constantine II of Greece was the best man and Prince Tomislav, the paternal uncle of Crown Prince Alexander, was the witness. Katherine and Alexander have no children but Katherine is stepmother to Alexander’s three sons from his previous marriage to Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans Bragança:

Crown Princess Katherine spends much time working with charitable organizations. In 2001, she founded the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation whose mission is, “We work for the benefit of all those in need, regardless of ethnicity or religion since we believe that there are no borders in suffering.”

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Crown Princess Katherine (right) visiting a child in the hospital; Photo: The Crown Princess Katherine Foundation

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