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Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark undertakes 10-day mission with Axion Hellas

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark has undertaken a 10-day mission with Axion Hellas, the royal revealed on his Instagram account on Easter. The trip took place the week ahead of Easter Sunday.

This was the Prince’s eight mission to date and one of the “most successful yet,” according to his Instagram post. They travelled to the islands of Astypalaia, Halki (also called Chalki), Kastellorizo, and Tilos, – all of which are in the Aegean Sea.

The mission, which was made challenging by weather conditions and logistics, consisted of 150 volunteers who His Royal Highness called “dedicated” and “selfless.” The programme consisted of health, culture, and educational elements which included the Prince cleaning beaches alongside children.

Prince Nikolaos described the trip’s focus on health, “The local communities were offered free preliminary medical examinations by 50 doctors with 23 different specialities, including 10 nurses and 3 dentists. 2,500 examinations were carried out on 665 individuals.”

Adults and approximately 300 children were helped with these exams.

Regarding the cultural and educational programmes, various organisations lent their support including Marianna V Vardinoyannis Foundation, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Helmepa, WWF Greece, Prolepsis, and Mazi gia to paidi (Together for Children), among others.

Two theatre groups also joined the trip. He explained, “On the island of Kastellorizo the world-renowned singer Alkistis Protopsalti performed for the locals a live concert free of charge, made possible by private sponsorship.”

Moreover, the infrastructure team of Axion Hellas built ten projects on these islands through private donations.

The group also donated books, technology equipment, art equipment, toys, geographical maps, parade flags, and cleaning equipment before their departure.

The Prince added, “Every child also received a multipurpose insulated bottle, to reduce the burden of plastic on the planet.”

Prince Nikolaos, 49, is the third child of the deposed King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of Greece. His maternal aunt is Queen Margrethe of Denmark, and his paternal aunt is Queen Sofía of Spain.

Nikolaos has been married to Princess Tatiana since 2010.

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