{"id":2239547,"date":"2026-01-18T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2239547"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:46:01","slug":"spanish-royals-make-somber-appearance-at-princess-irene-of-greeces-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spanish-royals-make-somber-appearance-at-princess-irene-of-greeces-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Royals make somber appearance at Princess Irene of Greece\u2019s memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Spanish Royals make somber appearance at Princess Irene of Greece\u2019s memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Spanish Royal Family is mourning a major loss.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, January 17, Queen Sofia along with her son, King Felipe VI, daughter-in-law, Queen Letizia, and granddaughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, made a sorrowful appearance at the memorial service of Princess Irene of Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Irene was the younger sister of Queen Sofia, and the youngest child and second daughter of Greece\u2019s King Paul and Queen Frederica.<\/p>\n<p>For the service \u2013 held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Andrews and Saint Demetrius in Madrid \u2013 the royals wore black ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Zarzuela Palace posted a series of photos from the somber memorial service, stating, \u201cThe King and Queen, along with the Princess of Asturias, Infanta Sof\u00eda, and Queen Sof\u00eda, attended the memorial service for Princess Irene of Greece today at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Andrew and Saint Demetrius in Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Fan comments:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the post\u2019s comments sections, fans also joined the Royal Family in mourning the tragic loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuch strength your majesty. I\u2019m so sorry. Rest In Peace,\u201d wrote one.<\/p>\n<p>A second prayed, \u201cMay Princess Irene rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third requested, \u201cLet&#8217;s take care of the Queen Ms Sofia!!!!. May the Princess of Greece rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my affection to Queen Sofia, a great lady who has devoted her whole life to the Spanish,\u201d penned a fourth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b>Princess Irene&#8217;s death:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Notably, Princess Irene of Greece passed away last Thursday, January 15, at the age of 83.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            var loadDeferredJS = function() {\n                var lazyloadjs = ['https:\/\/jang.com.pk\/assets\/front\/js\/lazysizes.min.js'];\n                var jqueryjs = ['https:\/\/jang.com.pk\/assets\/front\/ui\/js\/jquery-3.6.0.min.js'];\n                var firebaseappjs = ['https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-app.js'];\n                var firebasejs = ['https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-analytics.js','https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-messaging.js'];\n                var firebasejs_tokenjs = 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