Now the federal government has determined that he must be buried privately.
The deceased ex-king of Greece Constantine II is to be buried as a personal particular person. This was determined by the federal government below Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. The funeral will happen in his household’s summer time palace, “where his ancestors are buried,” the Greek Prime Minister’s workplace stated in a press release. The summer time palace of Tatoi is situated round 25 kilometers north of Athens.
Greek media had beforehand reported that Konstantin’s household had hoped for a state funeral. In Greece, funerals with full navy honors are customary for former heads of state.
Representatives of royal households from Europe anticipated
The funeral mass will happen on January 16 within the Orthodox Cathedral of Athens, a spokeswoman for the previous royal household instructed the German Press Agency on Wednesday. Representatives from nearly all of Europe’s royal households are anticipated in Athens, she added. The funeral will happen afterwards.
Constantine II was the final king of the nation. After ascending the throne in 1964 on the age of 23, he was one of many youngest monarchs in Europe. Initially inexperienced, he shortly bought concerned in disputes with the political management and made a deadly mistake: on April 21, 1967, a navy group staged a coup in Greece. In order – as he repeatedly stated – to avert bloodshed, Constantine tolerated the coup plotters. He had his image taken with them and signed off on the formation of a navy authorities. Many Greeks have by no means forgiven him for that. After the restoration of democracy, the monarchy in Greece was abolished in December 1974.
Constantine II died on Tuesday night on the age of 82. The ex-monarch’s well being had deteriorated prior to now few days after a stroke.
