Following on from a recent SVT
documentary, the order of succession to the Swedish throne became a
hot topic of discussion. When Prince Carl Philip was born as the
younger brother of Princess Victoria, he was destined to become
King. However, a constitutional amendment half a year later
reversed this, so the King’s eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria,
became first in the line of…
OPINION: King Constantine should have a State Funeral - anything else is denying history
15th January 2023
Constantine II, the last King of Greece,
died on January 10th 2022, over four decades after the abolition of
his country’s monarchy. The Greek government decided that he would
not be given a State funeral. Here, Royal Central’s Senior Europe
correspondent, Oskar Aamoen…
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…
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens - the setting for the final part of a King's story
14th January 2023
On Tuesday, 10 January, King Constantine
II died in Athens, Greece, at Hygeia Hospital at the age of 82 from
stroke complications. His private funeral will be held in Athens on
Monday, 16 January, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation is informally known
as the Mētrópolis and is below the Acropolis in Athens. It is a
Greek Orthodox…
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 II of Greece, the former
King of the Hellenes, died in Athens on Tuesday, 10 January. He
will be buried at Tatoi Royal Cemetery at the Greek Royal Family’s
former summer home in Greece. Tatoi Palace was the summer estate of
the Greek royals…
The Greek Royal Family's special relationship with the other royal houses of Europe
12th January 2023
Greece may no longer have a ruling
monarchy, but its former royal house has close connections to
several royal families in Europe through the late King Constantine
and his wife, Queen Anne-Marie. Denmark: Queen Anne-Marie was born
Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark as the youngest child of King
Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. Her older sister, Margrethe, is the
current Queen of Denmark. Thus, the…
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…
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…
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 monarch were also distant cousins through their
descent from King Christian IX of Denmark. Constantine II died on
January 10th…