Jose Manuel Estela Stilianopoulos

Who is Jose Manuel Estela Stilianopoulos?

José Manuel Estela y Stilianopoulos is a former Philippine Ambassador to Britain. He was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos as the seventh Ambassador to the Court of St. James', England, a position he held from 1977–1982.

Stilianopoulos was born in Tigaon, Philippines, to Doña Ana Estela and Don Carlos Stilianopoulos, a Greek businessman. He is the grandson of a Spanish businessman, Don Miguel Estela, and is cousin to Sebastian Caruso Moll, congressman of Camarines Sur, and actor Jesus "Og" Estela Ramos. Stilianopoulos is also the uncle of Mystique model Hilda Estela Garchitorena.

He is married to Doña Esperanza Ridruejo, a.k.a. Pitita. During his tenure as Ambassador, the couple owned a secluded villa near the resort of Marbella, Spain, which saw them come under the media spotlight in 1979, when Princess Margaret stayed at the villa with Roddy Llewellyn, as she renewed the relationship that had earlier ceased during her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones. Within their social circle, including Margaret, they were known simply as Mike and Pitita.