The funeral acts to bid farewell to the last king of the Hellenes, Constantine IIhave led to the reunion of the royal family. After the funeral mass without state honors the burial has been celebrated, in the estate of Tatoi. On the way to the cemetery, which has been cleaned and conditioned to bury the former monarch, the Queen Sofia she was holding onto her daughter-in-law’s arm Joy.
Mourning day of Greece. The capital has hosted this Monday, January 16, the funeral ceremonies of the former monarch in the Metropolitan Cathedral of the capital. Felipe VI and Letizia have offered their last goodbye to Constantino, whose coffin appeared covered with the Greek flag and a large crown of white flowers.
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The image of the four kings together has not finally been produced in the cathedral. Neither on arrival nor on departure. During the funeral mass, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have sat down together with the rest of the heads of state, to the left of the coffin. Right in front were the emeritus with their daughters and grandchildren.
After the mass, with his body present, the mortal remains of Constantino have been transferred to the cemetery of the Tatoi estate, which was the summer residence of Doña Sofía’s parents when she was a child. There has taken place the unofficial private burial and without military honors. Along the way, Doña Sofía, visibly moved, has found support and refuge in Doña Letizia. Together, arm in arm, they have walked to the grave, where the coffin has been deposited. The head of state has also joined them. A few meters behind, helped by two assistants, he walked Don Juan Carlos.
After the ceremony, the Borbón family, always supporting Doña Sofía and Irene, the deceased’s sisters, arrived at the Grande Bretagne hotel restaurant to share a meal. It is the second family meeting in Athens. The emeritus and the infantas with their children have met at the restaurant of the Luxury Collection Hotel Grande Bretagne, in Athens, where they have stayed. The emeritus queen was holding onto the arm of froilanWhile Victoria Federica He was walking with his cousin Miguel. They also entered at that time ElenaIrene, Cristina and Juan, her son.
