Death and funeral of Constantine II of Greece

Death and funeral of Constantine II of Greece

Pallbearers carrying Constantine's coffin, with Queen Anne-Marie and Crown Prince Pavlos behind them
Date	10 January 2023; 17 months ago (2023-01-10) (death) 16 January 2023; 17 months ago (2023-01-16) (funeral and burial) 27 February 2024; 4 months ago (2024-02-27) (thanksgiving service)
Time	6:00–11:00 am[a] (lying-in-state) 12:30–2:00 pm (funeral) 4:00–5:00 pm (burial) 11:00 am–12:00 pm (thanksgiving service)
Duration	~11 hours[b]
Venue	Saint Eleftherios Chapel (lying-in-state) Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (funeral) Church of the Resurrection (burial ceremony) St George's Chapel (thanksgiving service)
Location	Athens (funeral) Tatoi Palace (burial) Windsor, Berkshire (thanksgiving service)
Type	Private burial
Participants	See list of funeral dignitaries

On 10 January 2023, Constantine II of Greece, Head of the Royal House of Greece, who reigned as the last King of the Hellenes from 6 March 1964 to 1 June 1973, died in Athens at the age of 82, having already been placed under intensive care after suffering a stroke in hospital. His death was initially announced by an Associated Press report, which referenced hospital staff, however Constantine's private office later released a formal death statement. The Greek government declined the royal family's request for a state funeral, although it was later decided that Constantine should have a lying-in-state and a funeral procession.

On 16 January, Constantine's body was laid for public viewing in the Saint Eleftherios Chapel in Athens from 6:00 am to 11:00 am (UTC+2), followed by a funeral at noon in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. He was then buried privately at Tatoi Palace by his family. Members of royal houses from seventeen countries were in attendance, including the Greek royal family, members of the Spanish royal family and Danish royal family, and the monarchs of Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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