Constantine II, the last monarch before Greece became a republic, was a friend of King Charles III - to whom he was related via Prince Philip
Doctors at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed that Constantine died late Tuesday after treatment in an intensive care unit. He is survived by his wife, Anne-Marie, and his five children, and nine grandchildren.
A few months later, he was forced to flee the country after leading an unsuccessful counter-coup against the ruling military junta. King Constantine II of Greece, and Prince Philip of Britain review an honor guard of the Greek Royal Evzones Guard at Athens Airport in 1965 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Constantine II of Greece, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Diana, Princess of Wales, Charles, Prince of Wales, Juan Carlos I, Infanta Dona Elena of Spain, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Queen Sofia of Spain) on board the Spanish king’s yacht ‘Fortuna’ on summer holiday in Mallorca in August 1990.
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