The last works are being completed in Tatoi where the burial will take place, while the arrangement of the dignitaries during the Exodus Procession has also been finalized.
The countdown has started for the funeral of the former King Constantine which will take place in the Metropolis on Monday at 12 noon.
The last works are being completed in Tatoi where the burial will take place, while the arrangement of the dignitaries during the Exodus Procession has also been finalized.
Sixty people have been invited from our country and 130 from abroad.
Work at Tatoi continued feverishly for a fourth day, as serious problems had been noticed mainly from burnt tree trunks lying in the area.
Today at 7:30 in the morning, the first crews responsible for shaping and renovating the space have started work.
Within a few days, Tatoi changed its face.
Roads, parking lot and tree planting are almost done with crews working hard to complete tomorrow.
Dirt streets were paved with gravel, burnt trees and branches were cut and removed, and the chapel of the Ascension was repaired.
Trucks with carts full of tree trunks drive down the narrow alley, stop and collect dry grass and branches.
The work is far from over as crews continue and work feverishly as the time counts down to the funeral of former King Constantine.
The Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni went to Tatoi early in the morning in order to do an autopsy and see up close the work that is in progress on the hill of the royal tombs.
Behind the mausoleum are the tombs of King Paul and Frederica. Near the graves of his parents, the former king Konstantinos will be buried.
22 members of the former Greek dynasty are buried on Paleokastro hill.
The preferences also culminate in the Holy Church of the Metropolis.
The employees of the municipality are cleaning the perimeter of the temple.
Since early in the morning, the municipal police have placed ribbons and warning signs stating that parking is prohibited from tomorrow at 10:00 on Mitropoleos Ermou and Aiolou streets.
Tomorrow, after the end of the divine liturgy, preparations will begin inside the holy church of the Metropolis, which will mainly concern zoning provisions.
According to information, it is possible that if there are many people, the popular pilgrimage, which will start at 6 in the morning, will be extended by an hour. About 190 people will attend the Metropolis.
The attendance of the guests will be in accordance with the protocol of dignitaries which defines the order in which they will enter and the positions they will occupy inside the holy temple according to their position.
As far as the ritual is concerned, the former king will be buried with the same words as any human being.
The only difference is that at the time they will say his name, they will say it next to our King being born, and this for reasons of historical accuracy
As soon as the ceremony is over, the procession will begin, with the officials boarding special vehicles to go to Tatoi, under draconian measures.
The route they will follow from Syntagma will be Katehaki – Attiki Odos – Varybompi.
The body at that time will already be in the mausoleum for the trisagio. The burial of the former king Constantine will follow.
Following a decision by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the flags at the Panathenaic Stadium and the EOE offices are flying at half-mast for the loss of the former King, who was honorary President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and a gold medalist in sailing in 1960.
Blue-blooded people rush to Greece
Since the morning, royals from all over Europe have been arriving in Athens by private jets, who will attend the exit procession on Monday.
They have stayed in central hotels, while the Queen Sofia of Spain had lunch at a traditional restaurant on Michalakopoulou Street.
His sister, queen mother of Spain Sophia, resides in Lycabettus from the first moment of Constantine’s health deterioration.
Shortly after 11 in the morning, Sofia with the two Spanish princesses Eleni and Christina got into a black van in order to visit and spend some time with Mr. Vasilia’s wife, Anna Maria.
The relations between the two families have always been excellent.
After the death of Konstantinos, one finds support in the other.
A little while later, Queen Sophia had lunch at a restaurant in the center of Athens.
In the same hotel where Sofia is staying, the self-exiled ex-King of Spain, Juan Carlos, who is traveling from Abu Dhabi, is expected to arrive in the next few hours.
The suites in the big hotels of Syntagma Square are ready.
After consultations and constant fermentation the British palace decided to be represented by the Royal Princess Anne.
Anna is a cousin with strong ties to Konstantinos and attended his wedding as a bridesmaid.
The Princess of Britain will arrive in Athens on Monday morning.
In fact, a recent publication of the great British magazine Hello mentions how William and Kate will arrive in Greece on Monday, as the heir to the British throne was the former King’s godfather.
A private jet “parade” is expected at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport, as all the blue-blooded people will fly in their private jets.
In addition to the upgrade of the government’s representation, with the presence of the vice-president Panagiotis Pikramenou and the minister of culture Linas Mendonis, other politicians are also expected to be “present”.
According to a report by ERT, one of these persons is ND MEP Anna Michele Asimakopoulou, who is also the baptismal name of the former King.
Also present will be the MPs of Messinia of the ND Miltos Chrysomallis and Periklis Mantas, the MP of 2nd Thessaloniki of the ND Dimitris Vartzopoulos, as well as the former MP of the ND Konstantinos Bogdanos.
According to information, the Minister of Interior Makis Voridis is expected to attend the funeral.
Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis revealed in a televised interview that, had he not been in Kuwait on Monday, he would have attended the funeral.
At the same time, due to his institutional role as regional governor of Athens, Giorgos Patoulis is expected to be in the Metropolis.
It remains unknown whether the regional governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, will finally travel to Athens to attend the funeral.
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