The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be starting their (first and second) visit to Greece tomorrow. In honour of the event, we are taking a look at the Queen’s only visit to the country of her in-laws, in 1950.
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After arriving in Athens, the Princess and Duke spent time with his family at the Tatoi Palace. Events included a State Procession and a visit to the Acropolis with King Paul, Queen Frederica, now Queen Sofia, now King Constantine, Princess Irene, and King Michael of Romania.
I watched the short video and there it said that the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh had arrived in the HMS Magpie. I believe that was the Duke’s command! I had no idea he had captained it around the Mediterranean with his wife on board! Very cool!
I always found it interesting how the Queen only visited Greece once, but it must have made sense if they were in the area!