European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of the former king, Constantine II of Greece, born a prince but buried a commoner after his subjects voted to abolish the monarchy in 1974.
Spain's Queen Mother Sophia, Constantine's sister, looked visibly upset during the hour-long ceremony."I'm sad and proud that I was able to honour him until the final seconds of his life," said Dionysios Klonaris, 76.
"God's will was for you to take your last breath in our homeland, which you loved like nothing else all your life," Pavlos, Constantine's eldest son, said in an eulogy. The junta abolished the monarchy in 1973. And, in a referendum a year later, Greece rejected the monarchy again. Monday's service — officiated by the country's Archbishop Ieronymos — was private, reflecting Constantine's status as a former king.In 1994, the state stripped Constantine of his Greek citizenship unless he recognised the end of monarchy and stated a second name in official documents.It also seized Tatoi, the family's residence, and a palace on the island of Corfu where Britain's Prince Philip was born.
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