Crowds of people have been there since dawn to say the last “goodbye”. The wait to get to the body can be up to an hour
Reporting: Makis Synodinos
The body of the late King Constantine arrived at the chapel of the Metropolis of Athens shortly before 6 am.
The body left the First Cemetery shortly after 05:00 and arrived at 5:45 at the chapel of Agios Eleftherios, where access is free until 10.30 for anyone wishing to pay their respects.
Crowds of people have been there since dawn to say the last “goodbye”. The wait to get to the body can be as long as one hour, and the waiting time is expected to increase as time goes on.
The cafes around the Metropolitan Cathedral are already open and full of people.
At 12 noon, the Exodious Mass will be held in the Metropolis of Athens, presided over by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Hieronymos, while the Synodal High Priests-members of the Permanent Holy Synod will also participate.
At the request of the family, access to the Metropolitan Church will be restricted to their guests. In funeral of the former King Constantine the government will be represented by its vice-president, Panagiotis Pikrammeno, and the Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni.
The arrangement of seats will be based on protocol. Archbishop Hieronymos who will lead the Exodus Procession will be at the Beautiful Gate and next to him, right and left, will be the 12 synodal metropolitans, 6 and 6.
Next, immediately after, the choir of the temple and in front of the Despotic Throne will be the family: the wife of the deceased Anna Maria, his children, his sisters, the honorary Queen Sofia of Spain and Irene.
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