Princess Tatiana of Greece Opens Up About 'Difficult Year' amid Divorce and Missing Relative

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Tatiana of Greece in 2014; Prince Nikolaos of Greece in 2011; Attilio Brillembourg in 2010.Photo:Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty; Pascal Le Segretain/Wireimage; Chris Jackson/Getty

Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty; Pascal Le Segretain/Wireimage; Chris Jackson/Getty

Princess Tatiana of Greece is reflecting on a “difficult year"amid her divorcefrom Prince Nikolaos and as her stepbrother,Attilio Brillembourg, was reported missing.

Attilio is thought to remain missing. PEOPLE has contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for comment.

Attilio Brillembourg and Tatiana Blatnik on her royal wedding day, Aug. 25, 2010.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

“2024 was indeed a difficult year for me, a transitional year, filled with moments of uncertainty and pain. But I believe that in adversity we often find our deepest strength,” Princess Tatiana told the outlet when asked about the events and how she handles adversity, according to an English translation.

“Life’s challenges remind me how important it is to endure, to hope, to have faith in the strength of the human spirit. I leaned on my family, my friends and my wider environment for support and I drew enormous strength from them,” she continued. “Additionally, my involvement with mental health has been therapeutic for me, as it has allowed me to channel my energy into something positive, with a positive impact.”

Tatiana likened the quick succession of events to “an avalanche of changes in plain sight” and said that because of her ongoing work with the Uniform of Hope campaign, she couldn’t withdraw from the public eye “even if I wanted to.”

The initiative came together through multiple foundations and organizations, including the Greek Olympic committee, with the goal of educating the public, especially young people, about mental health issues through the stories of athletes who shared their experiences.

The princess said that she is now moving forward “with hope, knowing that even in the darkest moments there is always light and the opportunity to grow.”

Tatiana, who was born in Venezuela, toldBHMAgazinothat she continues to live in Greece, adding that she always “felt at home” there.

Princess Tatiana and Prince Nikolaos of Greece arrive at Opera House for the celebration of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway’s 80th birthdays in May 2017.Rune Hellestad - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Rune Hellestad - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

On April 19, the office of the former royal family of Greece announced that Princess Tatiana and Prince Nikolaos, 55, were getting divorced.

Prince Nikolaos is the third of the late King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie’s five children and married Tatiana at the Cathedral of Ayios Nikolaos on the island of Spetses in August 2010.

The couple, who had no children, continued with private careers after tying the knot and most recently made their home in Athens, according to their respective websites.

Princess Tatiana and Prince Nikolaos arrive at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens for the wedding of Prince Philippos to Nina Flohr in October 2021.Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty

Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty

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One month after the divorce announcement, authorities in Los Angeles reported that Tatiana’s relative Attilio was missing in Malibu.

Attilio is the stepbrother of Princess Tatiana, as his father (also named Attilio) married Tatiana’s mother, Marie-Blanche Brillembourg,The Timesreported. Tatiana’s father, Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik, died when she was a girl, the outlet said.

Princess Tatiana on June 20, 2016; Attilio Brillembourg on May 3, 2017.Gisela Schober/Getty; JP Yim/Getty

Gisela Schober/Getty; JP Yim/Getty

Amissing persons reportfrom the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that that Attilio was last seen on May 18 at 1:10 a.m.  on the 6000 block of Murphy Way in the Malibu area.

“There is concern for Mr. Brillembourg’s wellbeing,” the release said.

Anyone with information was urged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Detail.

source: people.com