Ill for some time, he died Constantine of Greece, last Hellenic king. the former ruler, 82 years old, died in Athens on Tuesday 10 January, in the intensive care of the Hygeia Hospital clinic, where he had been hospitalized for a few days. According to the first rumors, he died of a stroke.
That his condition had worsened was already known at the end of 2022, when his sister Sofia, queen emeritus of Spainhad reached his bedside, supported by the other sister, Irene. Gold Medal in Sailing at 1960 Rome OlympicsConstantine became king in 1964, after the death of his father Paul, but he ruled for less than ten years. In 1973 a first referendum, later contested, decreed the abolition of the monarchy, confirmed by another vote the following year. The royal family was left with nothing but exile, in England, until 2010, when it was able to return to live in its own country. Married to Anne-Marie of Denmark, younger sister of Queen Margaret II, Constantine had five children: Alessia, Paolo, Nicola, Teodora (who starred in Beautiful) and Philip.
Prince Philip and Constantine of Greece in 2010: they were first cousins ​​©Getty Images.
Antony Jones/Getty ImagesConstantine’s ties with the royal families of half of Europe are very close. The royal family of Spain, first of all, but also the British one. King Constantine was a first cousin of Philip of Edinburgh: the two families have always been very close, also thanks to the years of exile of the Greek royal family in London. Constantine II was among the godparents of Prince William, and the heir to the throne, little more than a teenager, baptized Constantine Alexius, the former king’s first nephew.
William and Constantine II at the baptism of Constantine Alexius of Greece, 1999 ©Getty Images.
UK Press/Getty ImagesAlso close ties with the Danish Royal House, and not only because of the wedding of Constantine with Princess Anne-Marie. The Greek royal family, in fact, derives directly from the Danish one, as George I, the first king of Greece (from 1963 to 1913) was the son of Christian IX of Denmark; all members of the Greek royal family, not surprisingly, have the double title of princes of Greece and Denmark, as in the case of Prince Philip of Edinburgh.
Ancient ties that have never been broken, which will certainly bring many crowned heads to Athens for the funeral of the former sovereign.
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Source: Vanity Fair

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