Catherine Oxenberg, 'Dynasty' Royalty And NXIVM Foe, Then And Now

By | October 30, 2020

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DYNASTY - "Catherine Oxenberg Photo Shots" which aired on October 08, 1984. (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images) CATHERINE OXENBERG

Catherine Oxenberg dazzled viewers in the 1980s as Amanda Carrington on Dynasty, and as Princess Diana in the made for television film The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana. As the child of a genuine, real deal princess she's no stranger to being the center of attention, something that she used in her rules to bring them to life. But it hasn't been all glitz and glamor for this long time TV star. In the 2010s, Oxenberg encountered the NXIVM cult and has spoken out about her experiences with the group in documentaries The Vow and Seduced. Oxenberg's story is circuitous, but thankfully it has a happy ending.

Catherine Oxenberg is real royalty 

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It's not often that someone comes to Hollywood with stars in their eyes and a royal pedigree. Born in New York City in 1961, Oxenberg is the eldest daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. But it's not just that she's the daughter of a princess, she's also related to the British royal family through her mother. Oxenberg's mother, Princess Elizabeth, is the first cousin once removed of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Prince Michael of Kent. Oxenberg also has ties to European royalty in Spain, Wales, Russia, Greece, ands Denmark.

According to Oxenberg's sister Christina, the relationship between their parents was fraught from the start. She claims that the two were constantly cheating on one another, and that their mother slept with John F. Kennedy in order to get back at their father for having an affair. She writes:

They both had a lot of affairs and were very naughty, very badly behaved. My mom had an affair with J.F.K. when she got pregnant with me, and everybody knew about it. It was very public, and she did it to poke her finger in the eye of Howard, who was screwing around. As a princess she was able to outdo him and get the president.