THEY are the very modern princesses dubbed the world’s most eligible royals - and it appears one might now have found her prince.
Italian heiresses Maria Chiara and Maria Carolina de Bourbon live a jet-set lifestyle filled with red carpet events, fashion shows, designer outfits and diamonds.
Every moment of their glamorous lives are played out on TikTok and Instagram - often handily caught on camera by professional photographers.
Carefully-captured images show the girls travelling the world in high couture clothes, dripping with jewellery.
Most Brits have never heard of the de Bourbon’s but they are popular in Europe - and their profile is on the rise amid rumours that Princess Chiara, 18, is dating the heir to the throne of Denmark.
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She was pictured close with Prince Christian in May and later hinted at a relationship, telling the Italian paper Corriere: “We’ve known each other since we were little.”
The It girls have more than 300,000 social media followers between them as they navigate life as digital royals.
Among some of their over-the-top videos, the sisters are filmed dancing in sequin dresses at the Eiffel Tower in Paris and posing unabashed on the city's street with Chiara wearing a beret.
They are so upper crust that even their pet dog has been pictured in a string of pearls.
The sisters were born to Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, who holds claim to the now-defunct throne of the former house of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
The Bourbons are an ancient branch of the Spanish Royal family which ruled parts of Southern Italy for more than 100 years from 1734 to 1861. Its descendants still carry the name.
The family has no official royal remit but are tasked with charity work and promoting the interests of Southern Italy.
Jet-set sisters
The sisters are currently holidaying in Saint Tropez where they were pictured shopping while staying in the £3,000-a-night luxury Chateau de la Messardiere hotel.
The family were joined by Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin of Queen Elizabeth, prompting questions over whether he was invited to Balmoral as the British Royals spend their first summer in Scotland without the late monarch.
Billionaires' playground Saint Tropez is a favourite with the pair, who have this year racked up the air miles travelling to Morocco in January, where they enjoyed a camel trek; Paris in March, staying at the Four Seasons; Monte Carlo in May for Formula One; Madrid in June and Budapest in July.
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At the Grand Prix Carolina posted a picture on her Instagram smiling with F1 champion Max Verstappen.
She celebrated her 20th birthday in southern Italy in June and a plane was hired to pull a congratulations sign across the sky. Naturally it flew above a marina full of expensive yachts as Carolina and Chiara watched from their hotel balcony.
The pair both have deals to model for high-end jewellers Chopard and are not shy about appearing in fashion shoots for Italian magazines.
In March jewellery-fan Carolina was pictured visiting the Dolce & Gabbana headquarter in Paris to try on a pair of earrings ‘inspired from the beauty and traditions of Naples’. She has also worked with Louis Vuitton and Puccii.
The sisters often attend Paris fashion shows, wear personally fitted clothes from Givenchy, and Carolina also has her pick of sparkling dresses and tailored suits from European brand Maria and Angel.
They attended the 75th Cannes film festival last year wearing slinky black and pink dresses designed by Georgio Armani.
Hollywood cameo
But the girls - labelled the world’s most eligible sisters by posh Tatler magazine - are not just pretty faces.
Carolina is a keen performer who, in 2014, had a cameo role in the movie Grace of Monaco, which starred Nicole Kidman.
There’s little wonder she’s shown an interest in acting, as her mother Camilla is the daughter of Italian film star Edoarda Crociani, better known as Edy Vessel.
Carolina also speaks six languages - English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian - has studied at the University of Monte Carlo, Harvard and London’s Instituto Marangoni.
Her sister Chiara also speaks various languages and plays the piano.
Both work for their family charity, the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
Carolina has championed women's rights in France and this year took part in a Monaco walk to raise cash for underprivileged children as well as working with a breast cancer charity.
Chiara is the World Wildlife Fund’s ambassador for France and Italy and both girls worked to raise money for Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
They are also animal crazy and have two dogs called Candy and Cosmo which look like miniature whippets. They have been snapped wearing Valentine’s outfits and a string of pearls.
Carolina was over the moon to be given two snakes for her 18th birthday.
Royal rumours
The sisters are not afraid to flex their connections either.
Chiara said: “The Bourbon family is related to almost all the royal families or former rulers of Europe. It’s kind of a big club.”
So far, she has stayed tight-lipped over her rumoured relationship with Prince Christian, 17.
Speculation started when the pair were seen standing close together in a group picture taken at the Monaco Grand Prix. Her parents are friends with Christian’s parents, Crown Princess Mary, 54, and Crown Prince Frederik, 55.
Whatever the state of their romance, the rumours will only boost Instagram followers for the sisters who have become the talk of the town.
