Career

Simeon II left Bulgaria as a child when the country ceased to be a monarchy. Kalina earned her secondary education in France and in addition to her native Spanish, she speaks French, English, Italian, German and some Bulgarian. She is an unconventional Royal, often expressing herself through fashion which includes unusual clothing, hairstyle, and makeup.

She is a vegetarian, and her interests include fashion, art, furniture restoration, painting, and animal rights.

She was baptised a Catholic. Marriage and issue.