Greece

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

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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…
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Greece

The royals buried at Tatoi

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12th January 2023
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…
Greece

The Greek Royal Family's special relationship with the other royal houses of Europe

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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…
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European Royals

Flags at half mast in Copenhagen as Queen Margrethe expresses ''deep sadness'' at death of Constantine II

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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…
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Greece

The prince born to rule who has lived his life in exile - Pavlos of Greece

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11th January 2023
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 on May 20 1967, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, also a prince of Denmark, was born. The Greek Crown Prince is the eldest son…
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