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 made entirely of lily of the valley, the same flower that she carried on their wedding day.
Across the tribute was a…
Crown Prince Pavlos to relocate to Greece following his succession as head of the Greek Royal Family
16th January 2023
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…
Queen Anne-Marie wears the same pendant she wore on her wedding day as she says goodbye to her husband of 58 years
16th January 2023
Queen Anne-Marie led mourners at the funeral of her husband, King Constantine of Greece, on Monday in Athens.
Constantine married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark on 18th September 1964 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
In a touching tribute to her late husband…
Crown Princess Mary appointed as regent of Denmark due to absence of other senior royals
16th January 2023
Crown Princess Mary has been installed as regent of Denmark whilst The Queen and other senior royals are absent from the country.
Her Royal Highness is regent whilst Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik are in Athens attending the funeral of Constantine II.
The Danish Royal Family are closely related to the Greek royals, with Constantine being Margrethe’s…
Lady Gabriella Kingston undertakes important duty as she represents British royals at the funeral of Constantine II
16th January 2023
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…
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…
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…
Sweden’s Crown Prince who lost not only the throne, but his £4 million inheritance
15th January 2023
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…
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 Mathilde
Denmark:
Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte will be there to support their younger sister, Queen Anne-Marie.
