Greece

Crown Prince Pavlos to relocate to Greece following his succession as head of the Greek Royal Family

Crown Prince Pavlos will relocate to Greece following the death of his father, Constantine II, and his succession as head of the Greek Royal Family. According to Greek media, His Royal Highness wishes to settle permanently in Greece sometime in 2023. At the moment, the Crown Prince of Greece lives in New York alongside his, Crown Prince Marie-Chantal, where they enjoy professional…
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Lady Gabriella Kingston undertakes important duty as she represents British royals at the funeral of Constantine II

Lady Gabriella Kingston, the daughter of Prince & Princess Michael of Kent, was chosen by The Royal Family to represent them at the funeral of Constantine II of Greece. Lady Gabriella, who is 55th-in-line to the throne, arrived in Athens for the funeral. She was goddaughter to King Constantine, the former King of Greece, who died last week at the age of 82. The 41-year-old was…
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Greece

Details of King Constantine's funeral revealed

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…
Sweden

Sweden’s Crown Prince who lost not only the throne, but his £4 million inheritance

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…
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Greece

Royals expected at King Constantine's funeral

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…
Greece

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens - the setting for the final part of a King's story

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…
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