King Constantine said that the title was personal and would be carried until death.
In his last interview in Greece, he stated that "King, ex-King... it didn't matter, King, period," he said this in Greece, and in Greek.
His son, Pavlos, after the Mani event. In Mani, its mayor, in a speech in March, where Pavlos was, he said (just as King Constantine had said in past), that the title was personal and would be carried until death, and called Pavlos "Prince." Because of this incident, the mayor's political party, New Democracy, had opened a case against him.
Days later, ANT1 TV, asked Pavlos about what the mayor of Mani had said (it's the same thing King Constantine said, titles are personal and its remain...), and Pavlos's response was clear: he was Pavlos De Grece, and the "Prince" was a matter for the Mayor (it was the way the mayor of Mani thought) ..... Pavlos could have said the titles were personal... but he DIDN´T SAY that. He says that HE WAS PAVLOS DE GRES . THE TITLE, was a matter for the mayor of Mani. And he added that he wanted to be an ordinary Greek like the rest.
Days later, he was accredited by the International Olympic Committee, which recognizes royal titles as personal, as Pavlos De Grece. He posted a photo of his accreditation on his Instagram account so everyone could see that he was Pavlos De Grece.
It's obvious: King Constantine and the mayor of Mani on one side, and Pavlos De Gres on the other. He was the one who renounced the title of Prince as a personal title.
Regarding Nikolaos, In October 2024, he very cleverly created a new Instagram account with the title of Prince, in english,knowing that two months later he would be De Grece.
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King Constantine said the title was personal, and he said this inside and outside of Greece, "King, period..."
You'll be a prince, if you believe titles are personal, but if you believe titles are in the past, as Nikolaos says, and as Pavlos asserts in his statements, asking to be treated like Pavlos De Grece, even by the IOC, which recognizes titles. You can't go around the world claiming to be a prince when you yourself reject it.
A person has to be consistent with what they say, and not play games. Here I sign and say one thing, here I say another. This is not.
Regarding the marriage Nikolaos- Chrysi:
That they were planning to acquire citizenship, for business and such... It's possible, but for me, choosing the surname De Grece shows a quick and thoughtless act. Prince Michael created that surname for him, in 2004, to acquire Greek nationality.
Why? because he lived and worked in France. He started a book publishing house in Greece so he could publish his books himself without intermediaries. He chose that surname because he signed his books as Michael De Grece in French. This was a personal decision by Michael, based on his own reasons.
A surname is a serious matter, and even more so in this case, this surname will be carried by Pavlos' descendants...... What history does this surname have? That Michael lived in France, wrote his books in French, and signed its as De Grece. ...Where is the Royal family history in that surname? They could have chosen their father's name as their surname. Constantine is a name with a lot of history in Greece, and it was the name of his father, who was the last King of Greece, it was name of Byzantines Emperators . They could have looked for ways to create a surname with history within the family, even a compound surname...
It's obvious that something precipitated their decision to assume nationality, and the only thing I can think of was this marriage. They didn't think about anything, not even compulsory military service. Now Pavlos doesn't even say Constantine and Filippos 're going to do military service; now he says it's private affair , Before he said it was a duty, now he says it's a private matter, maybe they do it or maybe they don't.