joy in Spain and King Philip They arrived in the last few hours Athenswhere to expect them painful family reunification. On January 10 he died Constantine of Greece, last king of the country and brother of Queen Sofia who was by his side in the last days of his life. When the week’s official engagements are over, Letizia and Felipe will not have joined them uncontroversially, and the Queen will be reunited with her number one public enemy.
Letizia of Spain in mourning: the sad farewell
On Sunday January 15th at 7pm Letizia of Spain and King Felipe landed at the airport of Athensfor the funeral of Constantine of Greece, which will take place in the next few days. The former ruler, the last to ascend the Greek throne before the abolition of the monarchy, disappeared on January 10th at the age of 82 after a stroke.
The royal couple flew to Greece to be reunited with their family: actually Constantine he was the brother of Queen Sofia, so uncle of King Felipe. Letizia has already landed on Greek soil wear mourning clothesclad in a long black coat, midi skirt and over the knee boots.
Sober and elegant, the Queen has dispelled the controversy of the past few days, when she and Felipe appeared smiling (rather than in mourning) at an official engagement in Menorca. Controversies that have affected the two sovereigns who have chosen to respect customs regarding the deceased only on Greek territory. The couple have been hiding at the Hotel Grande Bretagne tonight awaiting the funeral, for which there is no official date yet.
The Burial of Constantine of Greece
Someone talks about tomorrow, someone about Tuesday the date of Constantine’s funeral is not certain, last king of Greece after the abolition of the monarchy (with almost 70% of the votes), which took place in 1974. The man, 82 years old, long in exile, he only returned to his country in 2010and the first to run to him as soon as he found out about the hospitalization last January 5 was his beloved sister Sofia.
There will be no state funeral, but many royalty will attend the funeral, with a large security curtain given the number of politicians and royals expected to attend the ceremony. Although he has not yet been sighted, Juan Carlos also appears to have arrived in Athens today
After the farewell of Queen Elizabeth II, another king of the old guard leaves the scene, even if he, Constantine, now had only an empty, meaningless honorific.
It will be an opportunity to see his wife again, Anna Maria of Denmark, sister of Queen Margherita and last consort of a sovereign of Greece. The couple had not appeared in public for many years, but Costantino’s health had only worsened in the past week.
Who is Letizia of Spain’s enemy?
It will not only be the grief that will make this trip painful for Letizia of Spain: on this occasion she will be forced to revise her public enemy number one, Marie Chantal of Greece.
The wife of Prince Paolo, the second son of Constantine, he repeatedly openly criticized Reinafollowing the unfortunate event of a few years ago: Letizia of Spain had blocked the view of photographers trying to film her mother-in-law, the Queen Mother Sofia, with her nieces, causing an unprecedented scandal.
Letizia was accused of sabotaging her husband’s mother at public events, and the heated debate had also affected her relationship with Felipe. Marie Chantal had joined the chorus of criticism and since that day the two women have avoided meeting, but now it will be inevitable.