In Athens, the death of a king was announced Greece The former Constantine II, who ruled the country before the abolition of the monarchy in 1974, Greek public television “ART” reported..
The station reported that the 82-year-old former king, a cousin of King Charles III on his father’s side and godfather to Prince William, “died of a stroke”..
According to Sky News, he was taken to hospital in the capital, Athens, last week due to respiratory problems.
Constantine II was born on June 2, 1940 in Athens, and is the last king of Greece (1964-1974) of the Glucksberg dynasty, and is the son of King Paul I and Frederick of Hanover, as well as the last Orthodox monarch, as a descendant of the king Danish Christian IX, and also bears the title of prince of Denmark.
It is worth noting that in 1973 a referendum was held in Greece, according to which the monarchy was abolished and a republic was proclaimed, then another referendum was held in December 1974, which confirmed the people’s will not to restore the monarchy..
