His Royal Highness Prince Carlo of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro,

His Royal Highness, Prince Carlo of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, succeeded his father in March 2008 as, Head of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies and as Grand Master of the internationally recognised dynastic orders pertaining to the Royal House. For many years served as The Duke of Castro is Grand Prefect of allthe dynastic Orders of Knighthood of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies and travels widely promoting and representing the Order throughout the world.

His Royal Highness was born in Saint-Raphaël on 24 February 1963 and studied at the Institute of the Marist Fathers in Toulon and later at the College Stanislas in Nice,France. After studying at the Université Internationale Libre of Paris, the Duke of Castro worked for three years in New York in a leading public relations company.

Returning to Italy, His Royal Highness carried out several professional activities at leading Italian industries and corporations.

For many years now he has taken a keen and active role in the management and direction of his Family’s businesses and estates. As Grand Prefect, The Duke of Castro has been personally managing the charitable, humanitarian, hospitaller and spiritual activities of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George in Italy as well as internationally. The Duke of Castro is fluent in Italian, French and English. Their Royal Highnesses currently have two children, HRH Princess Maria Carolina Chantal, Edoarda, Beatrice, Januaria of Bourbon Two Sicilies (born in Rome in 2003) and HRH Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon Two Sicilies (born in Rome 2005).

His Royal Highness The Duke of Castro has been awarded numerous state and dynastic orders including:

Dynastic Orders:

• Knight of the Royal Order of St Januarius.
• Knight Grand Cross of Justice with the Collar decoration of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I.

State Orders:

• Knight Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic - Italian Republic.
• Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion - Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
• Syrian Order of Outstanding Merit (First Class) - Syrian Arab Republic.
• Lebanese Order of Merit (Extraordinary Class) – Lebanese Republic.
• Order of Unification – 22 May (First Class with Collar) - Republic of Yemen.
• Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of Juan Mora Fernandez - Republic of Costa Rica.
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Nunez Balboa - Republic of Panama
• Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha - Serene Republic of San Marino.

Dynastic & Religious Honours

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus - Royal House of Savoy.
• Knight Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Royal Order of Danilo I - Royal House of Montenegro.
• Knight Grand Cross of the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem - Melkite Greek Catholic Church.