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Royal once dubbed one of the 'hottest unknown princes' is celebrated by the Greek Royal Family as he turns 25
The Greek Royal Family celebrated Prince Achileas-Andreas' 25th birthday on Tuesday, with his parents and siblings sharing touching messages on social media.
Achileas-Andreas, who recently graduated from New York University, is the third child of Crown Prince Pavlos of and Marie-Chantal Miller.
He is one of five children; his siblings include sister Maria-Olympia, 29, and brothers Constantine-Alexios, 26, Odysseas-Kimon, 20, and Aristidis-Stavros, 17.
The 25-year-old, who goes by the name Achi, is an actor who was recently dubbed one of Tatler's 'hottest unknown princes'.
When he marked his quarter century on Tuesday - not long after his sister Maria-Olympia turned 29 on July 25 - his parents and siblings marked the special day with a series of Instagram posts and Stories.
His father Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, 58, shared an image of his son on a yacht, wearing shades, a white shirt and red shorts.
The image was accompanied by a caption which said: 'Happy Birthday Achilea always stand strong.'
Meanwhile, Achi's mother Marie-Chantal Miller shared a shot of the royal which she accompanied by a sweet message.
Her greetings read: 'Happy birthday to my number 3! may this year be a great one love you mucho mucho.'
She also shared an image via Stories, which showed Achi's birthday cake, complete with candles.
The actor's siblings' posts were equally touching: his elder sister Maria-Olympia took to Instagram Stories to mark his special day.
She shared two Stories, the first an image of her brother wearing a red shirt and pair of sunglasses, with a written message that tagged him and said: 'Happy birthday.'
Her second story boasted an image of her with her brother, alongside text which read: 'ilysm [I love you so much].'
His brother Odysseas also shared an Instagram Story post, opting for an image featuring him and Achi.
A caption was superimposed on the image. It said: 'Happy birthday @achi_of_greece I love you very much, have the best day ever.'
His youngest sibling, brother Aristidis-Stavros posted a snap of Achi on a boat looking out over the sea as the sun set.
Text accompanying the image said: 'Happy birthday to my amazing brother @achi_of_greece, I love you so much.'
Achi, who was born in New York, divided his time between the US and the UK, studying at college in Berkshire before attending NYU, where he trained in performing arts.
While he is a member of the Greek Royal Family, they have had no right to the throne since December 1974, when voters overwhelmingly backed a republican constitution, months after the fall of a seven-year military dictatorship.
The exiled royals then lived in England for many years after the late King Constantine II and his family members were stripped of Greek citizenship in 1994 in a dispute with the government over formerly royal property and over claims that he refused to renounce any right to the Greek throne for his descendants.
However, in December last year, in a decision published in the government gazette, dated Friday, citizenship was granted to 10 members of the former royal family.
They include the five children of the late king and former Queen Anne-Marie as well as Archi and his four siblings.
The Royal Family's statement was shared by Crown Prince Pavlos - Constantine's eldest son - to his Instagram account and was posted in both Greek and English. The official statement read: 'It is with deep emotion that, after 30 years, we hold the Greek citizenship again. The law of 1994 deprived us of our citizenship, rendering us stateless with all that this entails in terms of individual rights and great emotional distress. Our father and our family fully respected the result of the 1974 referendum.
'However, the provision of the 1994 law on citizenship, a result of the political status at the time, was not befitting of a former head of the Greek state and an institution that served the country faithfully. The passing of our father marked the end of an era.'
