Lady Chiara
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May he rest in peace, condolences to his family
In all likelihood, Constantine will be buried in Tatoi, unless the family decides otherwise. Notably, Queen Frederiki was also buried there, who died in 1981, in much more difficult political circumstances and with fresh memories of the referendum on the State.
A week ago, close relatives of Konstantinos, his sons Nikolaos and Pavlos, were in Maximos to discuss the case. They were accompanied by the lawyer Konstantinos Lidorikis, who handles cases of the former royal family.
This Wednesday morning, an inter-ministerial meeting will be held, to take decisions on King Constantine's funeral rites...[/url]
I would imagine that the Danish and Spanish royal families will attend. I wonder if King Charles will attend. He and the late King were close friends and cousins.
I would imagine the Swedish King and Queen will go too. They have always been invited to major royal events in Sweden and Carl Gustaf and Anne Marie are 1st cousins..
BRF should be well represented given the close links to the GRF through both Prince Philip and Princess Marina..
I'd guess Felipe and Juan Carlos will be there to accompany Doña Sofía. Leonor will be 18 this year so Felipe should take her with him, since Letizia is not precisely welcome.
IMO the Danish Royal Family will be there including QMII, CP Frederik, CP Mary and depending on scheduling maybe Prince Christian. If possible, I do believe at least Prince Joachim will be there (again, depending on scheduling). Princess Benedikte obviously will be there for her sister and maybe one or more of her kids as well. Honestly, IMO the Danish and Spanish royals are the most important attendees apart from the Greek royals.
His late Majesty was Prince William's godfather?
Most news websites are all running the same obit from kathermiri newspaper, which is a pretty backhanded piece that dwells on his political failures of the 1960s and the long aftermath of them. It misses what was the more interesting thing about Constantine; the way he was able to create a meaningful and happy life for himself and his family following those failures and in a way, rise above them. True, his family connections played a big part in his ability to do so but very few other deposed kings in the twentieth century managed this. Despite all the disappointments and setbacks, it was a life very well led. RIP