• Funeral Thousands of people bid farewell to King Constantine: "We Greeks have respected our dead since the Iliad"

  • Monarchy Athens, epicenter of monarchies for the funeral of Constantine

The death of Constantine of Greece has led to the family reunification of the Bourbons.

Because the kinship that the Spanish royal family maintained with the King of Hellenes has caused the entire family of

Felipe VI,

except his daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, to meet again for the first time in three years, when the farewell He brought the Infanta Pilar together in the Escorial monastery.

However, the protocol has forced family members to be distinguished in treatment, so

there has been no public meeting.

Thus King Don Felipe has come as Head of State, accompanied by Queen Letizia.

That is why the two of them have stayed at the Great Britain hotel, the 'home' of foreign leaders these days.

For their part, King Don Juan Carlos, Infanta Elena with their two children and Infanta Cristina with their four offspring spend the night at the San Jorge Hotel, where they accompany Queen Doña Sofía and Princess Irene, who have been in Greece since past January 5.

Due to the protocol, there has been no possibility of having images of all the Bourbons together.

At the dinner that was held yesterday at the King George Hotel, the Kings entered first and then the rest of the family arrived, in the same caravan.

Almost three hours later they left the buffet separately.

First, Don Juan Carlos, Doña Sofía, Princess Irene and Infanta Elena.

Next, the departure of the Kings Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, accompanied by Pablo de Grecia and Marie-Chantal, they agreed on foot and very close to their hotel.

Finally, Infanta Cristina along with her children and her nephews Marichalar left minutes before her cousin Alexia, with whom she maintains a close relationship.

Also for protocol issues during the funeral they have been separated.

Queen Sofía arrived at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens among the first, who was received with applause.

In front of the altar they arranged the coffin of Constantine, covered by the Greek ensign and transferred discreetly from the annexed chapel of San Eleuterio.

To the right of the king sat his direct relatives, a nucleus that included Don Juan Carlos, Doña Sofía and the Infantas.

To the left were placed - copying the model of

Isabel II

's funeral - the reigning monarchies in order of seniority.

The funeral ceremonies are expected to end with lunch at the Hotel Gran Bretaña, where there will be no public image of the Family of Felipe VI together for three years either.

It should be remembered that last May, when Don Juan Carlos came to Spain and spent eleven hours in Zarzuela, the Infanta Cristina was not at that lunch, so she did not coincide with her brother.

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