During the renovation of the former summer palace of the 1974 royal family of Greece in Tatoi in the north of Athens, restorers found hundreds of valuable wine bottles and spirits from home and abroad.
As the Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni announced on Sunday, there are “finds of great historical importance”.
More than 4,000 bottles have been discovered and the search is ongoing, it said.
Among other things, it concerns a bottle of whiskey from the time of the enthronement of the British Queen Elizabeth II on February 6, 1952 and wines of the origin Château Margaux, Château de Vincennes and Château Rothschild, which go back to the 19th century.
The summer palace of Tatoi and a large forest around it are currently being developed to become a museum and excursion destination.
In 1974 the monarchy was abolished in Greece
The relationship between the Greek royal family and the people was almost always disturbed.
The end came when the inexperienced Constantine II quickly got involved in disputes with the political leadership after his enthronement in 1964.
He also made a fatal mistake: on April 21, 1967, a military group staged a coup in Greece.
In order - as he keeps saying - to avert bloodshed, the king tolerated the putschists.
He had himself photographed with them and even approved the formation of a military government with his signature.
Many Greeks have never forgiven him for that.
After the restoration of democracy, the monarchy in Greece was abolished in December 1974.
Konstantin, now 81 years old, was expropriated and only compensated after a decision by the European Court of Human Rights in 2000.
Over the past 15 years the relationship between the Greek state and Constantine has gradually improved. Today Constantine, who owns a villa on the Peloponnese peninsula, spends several months of the year at home.