The family of Constantine of Greece wants a state funeral: among the attendees, Doña Sofía

doña sofia he went to Greece to be with his brother Constantino in the last hours of his life, so everything points to his attending funerals. On the possibility that kings Philip VI y Joy travel to Greece, at the moment, from Casa Real, do not confirm this information. Constantine’s family wishes to hold a state funeral in memory of the last king of the Hellenes. However, the Government rules out this option.

The Executive will inform throughout this Wednesday, January 11, what the ceremony of the last goodbye to Constantine will be like, who died on Tuesday at the age of 82. Juan Carlos I’s brother-in-law was admitted in critical condition to a private hospital in Athens, the Hygenia center, due to health problems.

The details that have come out regarding his obsequies are that he will be buried in the former royal estate of Tatoi, outside Athens, where his mother Federica of Greece lies. Although it must be qualified that the Greek Executive has to decide the format of the funeral, it has reported iEidiseis.

Those attending the funeral

In all probability we will see Doña Sofía at the funeral ceremonies, in the funeral chapel or at the obsequies. Everything indicates that her sister, Irene, also accompanies her. Nor would it be ruled out that she attend Don Juan Carloswho always maintained such a close relationship with his brother-in-law. Ana Mariawidow of the monarch, is the sister of Margaret II of Denmarka link that would include her on the guest list as well.

The five children of the marriage are also expected: Pablo, Felipe, Teodora, Alexia and Nicolas. Paul and his wife Marie Chantal Miller, the most media, have 5 children: Maria Olimpia, Constantine, Achilles, Odysseus, Aristides; Philip of Greece is married to Nina Flohr; and Alexia, together with the Spanish architect Carlos Morales, have 4 children (Arrietta, Ana María, Carlos and Amelia).

More attendees: representatives of the Windsor house. The monarch and his wife had a very close relationship with the British royal family, especially with Isabel II, thanks to the long exile they lived in London. In the summer of 1990 they shared a few days of vacation in Majorca with the Kings Juan Carlos I and Sofía and with the Princes of Wales, Carlos y Diana, also guests at Marivent. In addition, the link extended to Guillermo. Constantine was one of the prince’s baptismal godparents. William and KatePrinces of Wales, could also be among the attendees.

With honors

The ex-monarch’s family would be looking for ways to overcome the pending legal issues surrounding the funeral ceremony, since his children are pressing the Government to carry out a funeral with honors as head of state. The family believes that Constantine of Greece has that right because of the public office he held for nine years. In the photo, with his sisters, Doña Sofía and Irene.

Pitfalls for a state funeral

Nevertheless, It is foreseeable that the Executive, headed by the prime minister, Kiriakos Mitsotakis, deny this possibility by claiming that the former king does not have Greek citizenship and that he left the country after a referendum on the head of state, according to the aforementioned newspaper. In the consultation at the polls, held in 1974, he won the republic. The prime minister’s first words in memory of the monarch have been: “The eventful journey of former King Constantine marked and was marked by turbulent moments in the country’s modern history”, according to the newspaper Ethnos.

The former King Constantine of Greece, uncle of Felipe VI, may have suffered a stroke at home, according to local media, while others point to an admission caused by the coronavirus, although at the moment there is no official confirmation from the House Real Helena about her death.