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William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

On January 16, local time, the last king of Greece, Constantine II, was buried in a private cemetery near the Tatoi Palace not far from the center of Athens.

Constantine II, who died at the age of 82, died of a stroke last week. Although he was a deposed king, the funeral was particularly grand because he was related to the royal families of many European countries.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

Holding the Greek flag that once covered the coffin, Constantine II's widow, former Queen of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, was overwhelmed with grief.

Standing next to Anne-Marie is her eldest sister, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the 82-year-old monarchess who came to Athens from Copenhagen to bid farewell to her brother-in-law and to comfort her sister.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

The marriage of Constantine II and Anne-Marie is an absolute door-to-door, realistic version of the union of prince and princess.

And from the marriage care of the two people, they had a very good image when they were young, and they also had a bit of a fairy tale feeling.

Constantine II was king for only 3 years, then deposed, and then began a life of exile, and also lost his Greek citizenship, and could only travel with a Danish passport. Of course, even if he is no longer a king, with strong kinship, he still has a privileged life in European countries, not to mention that as the eldest son of the crown prince, he married the daughter of an English billionaire.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

Before the burial ceremony began, a solemn funeral was held in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.

Although it cannot be compared with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of England, it also gathers kings and royal relatives from many countries, and the specifications are high enough.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

Although the monarchs of many countries, including Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, and the Netherlands, were present, as King Charles III of England did not attend, in fact, he and Constantine II were also relatives, they were cousins, and Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, was the cousin of Constantine II.

The British side was represented by Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Timothy Lawrence. After her burial, Anne comforted her cousin, Pavlos, known as the Crown Prince of Greece.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

Anne, 72, looked very sad throughout the funeral, which also made many netizens show compassion, "She may be missing her parents, who died not long ago."

Annie's queen mother died in September last year, and her father died in April of the previous year, which obviously hit her hard, after all, the longer she spent with her parents, the more difficult it was to accept. Anne said the same when she remembered her mother after the queen's death.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

Princess Anne became the only high-ranking member of the British royal family (her husband was usually only a companion), and in fact, William and Kate, Prince of Wales, were also scheduled to travel to Athens, and the news was announced.

But for unknown reasons, William Kate "reneged", and the royal family released news that William sent his cousin Mrs. Gabriella Kingston Windsor to replace her, the daughter of Michael Prince of Kent.

William Kate "promised" the funeral of the Greek king, sparking speculation, and the 72-year-old Princess Anne looked sad

And this change has also caused a lot of controversy and speculation on social media, many people think that William did not attend the funeral, it was a very unwise and impolite decision, after all, Constantine II is his godfather, and he is also the godfather of Constantine II's eldest grandson, which is a very close relationship. Especially some Greek netizens feel that this is a manifestation that William did not give enough respect.

But at the same time, there is also speculation that the British royal family may now be in crisis, and on the surface it seems calm, but the negative impact of Harry's memoirs cannot be ignored, so William, as the crown prince, cannot leave the UK at this time. Of course, physical factors and so on are not excluded.

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