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 Constantine-Alexios, Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas Kimon, Prince Nikolaos, Prince Philippos, and Matthew Kumar; Pavlos, Nikolaos and…
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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 Mathilde Denmark: Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte will be there to support their younger sister, Queen Anne-Marie.
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Greece

The royals buried at Tatoi

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, less than 30km from the centre of Athens. After the monarchy’s abolition in 1973, the family was able to keep it, but…
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Greece

King Constantine will be judged ''fairly and strictly'' by history says Greek Prime Minister

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 Greek government met on the morning of January 11th 2023, just hours after Constantine’s death, to discuss whether to…
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