A year on from his passing, the British Royal Family will lead a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of King Constantine next week.
Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Camilla, stepping in on behalf of King Charles—who is still forgoing public engagements while he receives cancer treatments—will lead the British Royal Family at the St. George’s Chapel service on 27 February.
The…
Another year has come and gone, and we lost royals along the way. Royal Central takes a look at the royal deaths in 2023.
King Constantine II of Greece: 1940-2023
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Arguably the biggest royal death of…
The year started with sorrow for the Greek Royal Family with the death of King Constantine II at the age of 82.
The former King of the Hellenes had been in bad health for years, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Hygiea Hospital in Athens on 6th January.
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4th November 2023
Queen Sofía of Spain celebrated her 85th birthday just two days after her granddaughter turned 18-years-old. The coincidence of these two milestones has many speculating over the future of the Greek Princess who came to Spain with no throne.
Even after the abdication of her husband in 2014 and the subsequent accession of her son Felipe to the throne of Spain, Queen Sofía maintained a…
Moving tribute from a son to his father as Constantine II is laid to rest
17th January 2023
Crown Prince Pavlos paid loving tribute to his late father, the former King Constantine of Greece at his funeral, saying that “This is not the end, father.”
In a moving eulogy, Pavlos called the funeral “a painful day of parting for your beloved queen and out…
Further details of King Constantine’s funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens have been revealed.
Rehearsals for the funeral took place over the weekend ahead of the Monday funeral.
The pallbearers will be Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince…
King Constantine of Greece will be laid to rest on Monday, 16 January, in a private funeral service; however, that does not mean that royals from across Europe won’t be in attendance at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.
Belgium:
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
Denmark:
Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte will be there to support their younger sister, Queen Anne-Marie.
Queen Sofía of Spain, accompanied by members of the Greek Royal Family, arrived at Tatoi Palace, in Athens, to go visit the graves of her parents, King Paul and Queen Frederica, and supervise the creation of what looks like a new plot to bury King Constantine…
King Constantine will be judged ''fairly and strictly'' by history says Greek Prime Minister
11th January 2023
Funeral and burial arrangements for King Constantine II of Greece have been announced, and the Government has not granted a State funeral. However, talks continue between ministers and the former monarch’s family over where the funeral service will take place.
The…
King Constantine of Greece has a long list of connections to the Olympic Games. Aside from being an Olympic athlete and an International Olympic Committee member himself, Constantine’s family is full of other Olympic competitors.
His Majesty was an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after becoming a member of the IOC in 1963; his time as an active member ended in…
