Funeral of King Constantine II of Greece

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Royal Guests from around the world joined the Greek Royal Family for the the Funeral of King Constantine II of Greece at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens at noon on January 16th, which will be followed by the Burial in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace. The former King Constantine II was an Olympic Gold Medalist before becoming the Sovereign for nine years and then being exiled for over 40 years, returning to Greece only a decade ago.

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The Coffin of King Constantine II was taken in Procession from the Lying-in-State in the Chapel of Agios Eleftherios to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens, followed by Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos and Prince Philippos, when the late King’s Greek Royal Orders, Danish Royal Orders, and the Order of the Golden Fleece were laid alongside his Olympic Gold Medal. 

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Afterwards, Crown Prince Pavlos and members of the Greek Royal Family greeted members of the Foreign Royal Families arriving for the Funeral Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens, which was officiated by Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens.

Afterwards, sixty Royal Guests and Relatives attended the private Burial in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, at which the Coffin was bourne by the King’s sons and grandsons to a small Chapel, where prayers were held before the Coffin was transported to the burial plot.

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After the Burial, Royal Guests and Relatives attended a Reception hosted by Queen Anne Marie at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, which followed a Dinner hosted by the Greek Royal Family at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens last night.

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Earlier that morning, the Coffin of His late Majesty King Constantine II of Greece was Lying-in-State in the Chapel of Agios Eleftherios of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens where it lay from 6:00 am. to 10:00 am, so members of the public could pay their respects.

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Several Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world joined the Greek Royal Family:

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain (wearing the Grey Pearl Brooch of the Joyas de Pasar) with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina

Queen Margrethe II and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark with Princess Benedikte, Prince Joachim, and Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden with Princess Christina

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (in her Diamond Butterfly Brooch)

Queen Noor  and Princess Sarvath of Jordan

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein

Empress Farah of Iran

Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria

King Mohamed VI of Morocco

Prince Albert II of Monaco

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The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence with Lady Gabriella Kingston (representing the Prince of Wales)

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with Princess Märtha Louise

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

Prince Radu of Romania and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, as well as Prince Nicholas of Romania

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The Margrave and Margravine of Baden,  Prince Ernst August and Princess Ekaterina of Hanover, and Prince Christian and Princess Alessandra of Hanover, 

The last major Royal Gathering in Greece was the Wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in 1964 at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens, which followed the Funeral of King Paul of Greece earlier that year.

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