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 II.
The family, consisting specifically of Queen Sofía, Queen Anne-Marie, Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana, Prince Philippos…
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…
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…
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…
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 passed away, the Greek government, led by Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met to decide whether to hold a state funeral…
King Constantine of Greece has a long list of connections to the Olympic Games. Aside from being an Olympic athlete and an International Olympic Committee member himself, Constantine’s family is full of other Olympic competitors.
His Majesty was an Honorary Member of…
The death of Constantine II, last King of Greece, brings to an end a chapter in his country’s history. But for supporters of the Greek monarchy, the question of who now carries the claim of the crown remains. Constantine’s heir was his eldest son, Pavlos.
Back…
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…
