On February 19, the memorial service of the former King Constantine in Athens
The eldest son of the former King Constantine, Pavlos, returns to New York always overseeing the preparations for the memorial service that would end both in Athens and in London.
As the Spanish Hola! reports, he is returning to New York, the city where he has lived since 2017, having arranged most of the details for the memorial service of his father, former King Constantine, who died on January 10.
Two ceremonies in memory of the late king – In the Metropolis and in London
According to what has become known, the memorial service for the 40th birthday of the former king will take place on Sunday, February 19 after the Divine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Cathedral in the presence of the synodal hierarchs and will be followed by another ceremony in Tatoi, where Constantine was buried.
A second memorial service is planned for London, an event open to all those who wanted to say goodbye to the deceased in Athens but were unable to do so, the Spanish media noted, adding that both of these planned ceremonies will be attended across the country. the former king’s family – both his children and grandchildren.
As for the choice of the ceremony in London, as reported by the Spanish publication, the capital of England occupies an important place in the life of the family, as Constantine and Anna Maria moved there after the abolition of the monarchy in Greece in 1973. They lived there until 2013, when they returned to Greece and specifically to their retreat in Porto Heli.