The funeral of former King Constantine, who died last night at the age of 82, from multi-organ failure, after a severe stroke, will take place next Monday at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral at 12 o’clock. According to reports, the Archbishop of Athens and Greece, Ieronymos II will preside over the services.
After a meeting that took place at the Maximos Mansion regarding the funeral procedures of the former monarch, he will be buried as a private person and will be buried near his ancestors in Tatoi. At the request of his family, the funeral service will be held in the Metropolis of Athens, most likely at 12 noon on Monday.
There is no provision for his body to lie in state for the public, but according to sources, this will happen at the chapel of Agios Eleftherios, from early Monday morning.
According to reports, the Archbishop of Athens and Greece, Ieronymos II, will preside over the funeral ceremony, together with the members of the Permanent Holy Synod.
Following the services, the former King Constantine will be buried in Tatoi where his ancestors are also buried. The funeral of the former King Constantine is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 16.
The government announced that it will be represented at the funeral by the Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni, while all the procedures provided by the Protocol for the officials from abroad who will attend the funeral will be observed.
The announcement of the government regarding the burial and funeral of the former King Constantine:
Regarding the funeral of the former King Constantine, in an inter-ministerial meeting under Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the following was decided:
– The former King will be buried as a private person,
– The burial will take place near his ancestors in Tatoi,
– In consultation between the government and the family, the Chapel in which the funeral services will take place will be determined,
– All the procedures provided by the Protocol for the officials from abroad who will attend the funeral will be observed.
The main argument weighing on the decision for the funeral and burial of the former King Constantine was, according to information, that the Government changed after the 1974 referendum and that Constantine Glücksburg does not have Greek citizenship, apart from the Danish passport dated 1983 which was issued in his wife’s country of origin.
The three sons of the former King arrived at the Maximos Mansion and met with the Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis, in order to discuss the details of their father’s funeral.
The sons of the former King Constantine, Pavlos, Nikolaos, and Philippos, were at the Maximos Mansion after the inter-ministerial meeting held early in the morning on the matter of the funeral.
