European royalty gathered in Athens for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, born a prince but spurned by his country which abolished the monarchy in 1974. | Reuters
Archbishop of Greece Ieronymos will lead the funeral procession expected to begin at 1000 GMT.
But only 200 guests would be able to attend the funeral, among them Greek shipowners, businessmen and other members of the country’s elite. Royals from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg were also on the guest list. He wasn’t to return to Greece for decades, where he was deeply unpopular for his decision to swear-in the colonels who seized power in April 1967. He briefly cooperated with them before staging a failed counter-coup, that led to his exile.
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