The Greek, Danish, and Spanish Royal Families gathered to celebrate the Christening of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark in the Grand Hall of the Royal Palace in Athens on this day in 1965, 60 years ago!
Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark was christened by Archbishop Chrysostomos II in the Grand Hall of the Royal Palace in Athens in a silver font presented by the Greek Armed Forces in the 1860s, used for the Christenings of Kings Constantine I and II, and the Holy Temple from the famous Greek battleship Averoff.
Queen Anne-Marie (mother, wearing her Modern Diamond Necklace) and Princess Alexia
King Constantine II of Greece (father) and Queen Ingrid of Denmark (maternal grandmother, in her Diamond Parure and the Danish Diamond Rivière)
Queen Mother Frederica of Greece (paternal grandmother, wearing her Pearl and Diamond Brooch) and King Frederick IX of Denmark (maternal grandfather)
Crown Princess Margrethe and Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain, Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina of Spain
Prince and Princess Michael of Greece (wearing her Van Cleef and Arpels Parure)
Princess Alice of Greece with Queen Anne-Marie, Queen Frederica and Princess Alexia
