Our royal family is in Athens to say goodbye to Constantinobrother of doña sofia, who passed away on January 10 at the age of 82. The emeritus kings, accompanied by their daughters the infantas Elena y Cristinaand their grandchildren Juan, Pablo, Miguel, Irene, froilan y Victoria Federicahave gathered at a family dinner that the Greek Royal House has organized in a restaurant in the city prior to the funeral that will be this Monday, January 16.
Felipe y Joy They have come a few minutes later, since they are staying in a different hotel from that of Doña Sofía and Don Juan Carlos. The parents of Leonor y Sofia They are staying at the Grande Bretagne, a luxurious complex that the authorities have reserved exclusively for heads of state.
It is the third time that father and son have met since the emeritus left for Abu Dhabi in 2020 and it had been two years since we had seen the entire family of Felipe VI together. The last time was at another funeral, the one of the infanta pilarsister of King Juan Carlos.
Constantine’s funeral will be broadcast on Greek public television and from 6 in the morning on Monday, January 16, the police will begin to apply the appropriate measures. After a pilgrimage, the coffin of Felipe VI’s uncle will be in the chapel of San Eleftherios to be watched before the funeral.
At 11.00, he will be transferred to the church of the Metropolitan Cathedral and at 12.00 the funeral mass will begin. When the Eucharist is over, Constantine will be buried in the former royal estate of Tatoi, on the outskirts of Athens, where his mother Frederica of Greece lies. It is the former summer residence of the Hellenic monarchy.
