Prince Christian of Denmark rumoured to be dating Princess Maria Chiara di Borbone

Crown Princess Mary’s eldest son, Prince Christian, is looking cozy with his rumored new royal girlfriend.

The 17-year-old enjoyed a day out with friends at the Monaco Grand Prix and was spotted with 18-year-old Princess Maria Chiara di Borbone-Two Sicilies.

Speculation about whether the two are dating started when a group photo surfaced on social media of the two standing close at the event.

The Italian heiress is the youngest daughter of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, and Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro. Her parents are also close family friends with Crown Princess Mary, 54, and Crown Princess Frederik, 55.

Chiara and her sister Princesses Carolina, 19, enjoy the Grand Prix and keep fans updated on their glamorous lives by sharing photos online.

The two teens were spotted out for a day out at the Monaco Grand Prix on May 28

The gorgeous Italian heiress is the youngest daughter of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, and Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro

This is reported by a Danish source Women’s Day: Christian is only four months away from his 18th birthday and he’s interested in a real girlfriend, mainly to ward off wannabe fans, but he also likes the idea of ​​having a real life companion.

Chiara ticks all the boxes – she’s funny, intelligent and very well connected through her social media. Of course, Mary would love to see him date someone like Chiara, who, despite appearing to live a jet-set lifestyle, has never had a hint of scandal, and neither has her older sister Carolina.’

The source also seemed certain that the two are dating.

‘Christian is certainly taken with Chiara – it remains to be seen if she feels the same way. For the time being they get along well, both families agree and they have much the same taste in music, sports and even film.’

Fans will likely be watching closely for any more footage of the two teens together.

Chiara is very close to her sister, Princesses Carolina, 19, (left), who both tend to keep fans updated on their glamorous lives by sharing photos online

A royal family photo: Pictured from left to right, Princesses Carolina, Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Princess Chiara

A Danish source told Woman’s Day: ‘Chiara ticks all the boxes – she’s funny, intelligent and very well connected through her social media. Of course Mary would love to see him date someone like Chiara’

It was reported late last month that Princess Mary’s cousin, Count Nikolai of Denmark, is moving to Australia to attend university, months after his grandmother stripped him of his HRH royal title.

Handsome model Nikolai, 23, is going to study for a semester at UTS in Sydney, accompanied by his glamorous design girlfriend Benedicht Thoustrup.

The couple lives together in Copenhagen and will move to Sydney from August 1 to November 30 to study.

Nikolai, whose father is Prince Joachim of Denmark, is seventh in line to the Danish throne.

In March, Count Nikolai of Denmark launched a new Instagram account to promote his modeling career after being stripped of his ‘HRH’ status by his grandmother, Queen Margrethe.

It has been a tumultuous year for the Danish royal family after the monarch controversially usurped the title from Prince Joachim’s eldest son, as well as the titles of Prince and Princess from his younger children Athena, 11, Prince Felix, 20, and Prince Henrik. 13.

Princess Mary’s cousin, Count Nikolai of Denmark, moves to Australia. Handsome model Nikolai, 23, is going to study at UTS for a semester with his glamorous design girlfriend, Benedicht Thoustrup (pictured)

Pictured is Tasmanian-born Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, who is married to Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark and is an aunt to young Nikolai

The model and student lives in Denmark, but has flown around the world to walk for designers in Paris and London. He also appeared on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia

They are now count and countess and are referred to as their excellencies – and in January this year, the Danish royal family updated their website to show the new status.

The Queen stressed that the move “will be good for them in their future” and will allow the children – who have retained their position in the line of succession – to “shape their own lives without being constrained by the special considerations and duties’ which implies formal affiliation with the Danish royal family.

News of the royal family’s arrival in Australia was confirmed to the Danish publication BT by press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen.

BT reports that the couple are currently looking for an apartment in Sydney to live in and both have studied at Copenhagen Business School and in Paris on exchange.