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 Princes paying their respect to the coffin and placing their mothers wreath on the coffin.

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Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos and Prince Philippos standing beside their fathers coffin to welcome the guests.

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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. 

#NEW Queen Anne-Marie, greeted by her son Crown Prince Pavlos, arrived at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens for the funeral of her husband, former King Constantine 🇬🇷

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🇬🇷 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and her eldest son Pavlos at the funeral of King Constantine II.

🇧🇪🇪🇸🇳🇱 In the background: Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, next to Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.

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Los Reyes asisten al funeral por el Rey Constantino de Grecia en la Catedral de la Anunciación de Santa María de Atenas.

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The service ended.

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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.

Royal Guests and the Greek Royal Family have arrived for the Burial of King Constantine II of Greece in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, after the Funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens!

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The Burial of King Constantine II of Greece in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, after the Funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens!

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The Greek Royal Family buried the late King Constantine II of Greece in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, after the Funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens!

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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:

Arrival of Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos, Princess Irene, the Infantas Elena and Christina with children.

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

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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

Princess Benedikte and Princess Alexandra.

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HM #QueenMargrethe arriving with Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.

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

The King Couple of Sweden and Princess Christina.

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

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King WA, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix welcomed by Crown Prince Pavlos.

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

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King Philippe & Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

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

Queen Noor  and Princess Sarvath of Jordan

The Grand - Duc of 🇱🇺.

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

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Empress Farah of Iran

Prinses Beatrix met tsaar (koning) Simeon van Bulgarije - dit jaar 80 jaar geleden als kind op de troon gekomen - en de Roemeense prins Radu op Tatoi, de Griekse koninklijke begraafplaats pic.twitter.com/RpnXUsr8AA

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Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria

King Mohamed VI of Morocco

Greeting the Dutch King Couple.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece greets Lady Gabriella Kingston (goddaughter of the late Greek King and on behalf of Prince William), with The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence at the funeral of former King of Greece Constantine II in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens today. pic.twitter.com/ppE4eYqUF6

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Princess Anne embracing Queen Anne Marie after attending King Constantine’s funeral 🥺 pic.twitter.com/5TMiMb3x0s

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

Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, & Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.

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

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Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

Prince Nicholas of Romania pays his respects at the coffin of King Constantine II of the Hellenes 🇷🇴🇬🇷

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La grande-duchesse Maria Vladimirovna de Russie, le roi Siméon II de Bulgarie et le prince consort Radu de Roumanie arrivent à la cathédrale métropolitaine d’Athènes pour assister aux funérailles du roi Constantin II. pic.twitter.com/qZy9PDTfXc

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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, 

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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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