He was king and exile but as Constantine
II was laid to rest, there were final reverences for the last King
of Greece. As family, relations and dignitaries filed into the
small chapel at Tatoi where the committal ceremony for the former
monarch took place, several guests gave deep curtseys to his
coffin. Among them were Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina of
Spain, nieces of King Constantine.
Their love story had spanned decades and
as she said goodbye to her husband of 58 years, Queen Anne-Marie of
Greece had a final, moving gesture of love for King Constantine II.
The only wreath on his coffin during his funeral service in Athens
was from Anne-Marie. It was…
Thousands of people are queuing to pay
their final respects to Constantine II, the last King of Greece,
ahead of his funeral in Athens. The coffin of the former monarch
was brought to a small chapel at the Metropolitan Cathedral in
Athens early on the morning of January…
The former King of Greece, Constantine
II, will be laid to rest at his family’s burial ground following a
ceremony at the historic Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens. The
service will take place on Monday, January 16th 2023. Earlier, the
Greek government announced that the former monarch won’t be given a
State Funeral. Instead, a release said that Constantine would be
buried as a…
Flags at half mast in Copenhagen as Queen Margrethe expresses ''deep sadness'' at death of Constantine II
11th January 2023
The Queen of Denmark has expressed her
”deep sadness’ after the death of Constantine II, last King of the
Hellenes. Constantine was married to Margrethe’s younger sister,
Anne-Marie. As well as being in-laws, the Danish monarch and the
former Greek…
Constantine II, King of the Hellenes will
be buried as a private citizen in the country he ruled for a
decade. The former monarch, who died on January 10th 2023 at the
age of 82, will be laid to rest outside Athens in a private
ceremony. Just hours after Constantine…
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s
romance went on to weather political crises and exile. Their path
to the altar had begun five years…
The princess whose royal wedding had to wait until the heir to the throne had married
10th January 2023
It’s not the most talked about royal
wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold,
January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch
Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the
current monarch King Willem-Alexander…
How Princess Margaret made a poignant nod to her late father, King George VI, on her wedding day
10th January 2023
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before…
The last king of Greece, Constantine II,
remains in a serious condition in hospital but he has now been
moved from intensive care. The former monarch is in a ‘serious but
stable’ condition and his family remain at his bedside, according
to latest reports on CNN. Constantine, who is 82, has been in
hospital for five days. It’s understood he has suffered a stroke.
His…
