Former King Constantine will be buried in Tatoi as a private citizen - Funeral details

Former King Constantine II of Greece will be buried as a private citizen near his ancestors in Tatoi, the government announced on Wednesday morning after an inter-ministerial meeting held at the Maximos Palace.

According to the relevant announcement, the church where the funeral of Constantine Glücksburg will be held is to be determined in consultation between the government and his family. If the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens is finally chosen as the church in which the funeral will be held, then there will be no popular pilgrimage.

The government also 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 government's announcement on the burial and funeral of the former King Constantine:

Regarding the funeral of the former King Constantine, in an inter-ministerial meeting under the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the following were decided:

- The ex-King will be buried as a private citizen,
- The burial will take place near his ancestors in Tatoi,
- In consultation between the government and the family, the Church will be designated in which the Mass will take place,
- The government will be represented at the funeral by the Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni,
- All the procedures provided by the Protocol for the officials from abroad who will attend the funeral will be observed.

The former king Constantine Glücksburg passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 82. Recently, he was hospitalised in the intensive care unit of "Health".

Shortly before the former monarch died, his daughter-in-law Tatiana Blatnik published a related video in her stories on Instagram.

The wife of his son Nikolaos visited the Cathedral of Athens and lit a candle to pray.

In the video, she posted she wrote: "The power of prayer."

Constantine will most likely be buried in Tatoi unless the family decides otherwise. Notably, Queen Frederica was also buried there, who died in 1981, in much more complex political circumstances and with fresh memories of the referendum on the State.

A week ago, close relatives of Constantinos, his sons Nikolaos and Pavlos, were in Maximos to discuss the case. They were accompanied by the lawyer Konstantinos Lidorikis, who handles cases of the former royal family.

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