{"id":2240477,"date":"2026-01-19T07:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2240477"},"modified":"2026-01-19T07:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:20:46","slug":"king-constantine-ii-of-greeces-funeral-when-european-royals-gathered-to-bid-a-final-farewell-to-their-friend-and-relative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-constantine-ii-of-greeces-funeral-when-european-royals-gathered-to-bid-a-final-farewell-to-their-friend-and-relative\/","title":{"rendered":"King Constantine II of Greece\u2019s funeral: When European royals gathered to bid a final farewell to their friend and relative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr koTknX responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ fJvNQc caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR cDonBB asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF lnofD fGraOh caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark ahead of their wedding<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF dkNmez gxwcqg caption__credit\">Bettmann<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Europe\u2019s royal families turned out in force to bid a final farewell to former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/king-constantine-ii-greece-dies-aged-82\">King Constantine II of Greece<\/a> at his funeral in Athens on 16 January 2023.<\/p>\n<p><cm-unit\/><\/p>\n<p>Led by his widow, former Queen Anne-Marie, and children \u2013 including Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos and Prince Philippos \u2013 representatives of monarchies from across the continent gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens to pay their respects to the former king, who died aged 82.<\/p>\n<p>As well as mourning a fellow ruler, many of the royals were also paying tribute to a late family member, thanks to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/article\/king-constantine-ii-greece-how-related-to-europe-royals\">sprawling web of complex ties that connect many of the historic thrones of Europe<\/a>. King Charles III, Constantine&#8217;s second cousin, was represented by his sister, Princess Anne.<\/p>\n<p><native-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Queen Sofia of Spain, Constantine\u2019s sister and wife of former King Juan Carlos I of Spain, looked sombre as she remembered her sibling alongside her husband, son King Felipe VI and daughter-in-law Queen Letizia. Felipe\u2019s sister, Princess Cristina, was joined by her four children, arriving alongside her maternal aunt, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tatler.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark ahead of their wedding Bettmann Europe\u2019s royal families turned out in force to bid a final farewell to former King Constantine II of Greece at his funeral in Athens on 16 January 2023. 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