Early Life
Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte was born in Paris, France, the only daughter of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margrethe of Denmark. With her three brothers she spent her childhood in France. In 1939 her family fled from the Nazis and escaped to Spain. From there they went on to Portugal and then to the United States.
She attended the Parson's School of Design in New York from 1940 to 1943. She also worked as a sales-person at Macy's department store. In 1943 she volunteered for military service in the French Army. She served in Algeria, Morocco, Italy, Luxembourg and Germany, driving ambulances, and received the French Croix de guerre.
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