Accession of King Constantine II of Greece, 1964

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King Constantine and Princess Irene, crossing Athens in an open car ,following the ceremony at the Greek Parliament. The new King and his sister are seen here in Sintagma, the main square of Athens. March, 7 , 1964.

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On March 7 , 1964 , Crown Prince Constantine, swearing in as King of the Hellenes, in the Greek Parliament. We can also see on this picture, the new Crown Princess Irene and the then Prime Minister Georgios Papandreau. One year later the new King will have its first political clash with Mr Papandreau. The political crisis of the Summer of 1965.

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King Constantine II of the Hellenes gives a speach to Greek authorities and members of Parliament. With him, his sister Princess Irene of Greece who became Crown Princess, that same day, March 7 , 1964.

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King Constantine II of Greece (wearing the Order of the Redeemer and the Order of Saints George and Constantine) was accompanied by his sister, Princess Irene (in the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia), as he made his first speech in front of the Greek Parliament at the Old Royal Palace in Athens on this day in 1964, the day after the death of his father, King Paul, and his accession to the Throne. The King reigned till 1967, when a group of colonels overthrew the democratic government, and established a military junta. After King Constantine led a failed counter-coup later that year, the Royal Family were forced to flee to Rome. In 1973, a referendum abolished the Monarchy, and the King lived in exile until 2012, when he returned to live in Greece as a private citizen.