Live- Funeral of former King Constantine: The body at the Cathedral – The arrival of the guests has begun

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Thousands of citizens rushed to the Metropolis of Athens for the last farewell to the former king – In the Metropolis the three sons of Constantine, Pavlos, Nikolaos and Philip – The arrival of the officials began based on the protocol.

Reporting: Makis Synodinos

The farewell to the former King Constantine was completed at 11 am.

The body was moved inside the Metropolis.

The coffin was followed by his three sons, Pavlos, Nikolaos and Philippos.

The wreath of his wife, Anna Maria, was placed on the coffin. It is made of miguel flowers, the same as the ones she had in her bridal bouquet.

At 11:20 the representatives of the government, the deputy prime minister, also arrived at the Metropolis Panagiotis Pikrammenos and the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni.

The “present” in the funeral procession is also given by the Minister of the Interior, Makis Voridis.

A crowd of citizens – the police estimate that the crowd exceeded 5,000 – arrived at the Metropolis of Athens to say their final “farewell” to the former King Constantine.

The attendance exceeded expectations.

The queue started from the Metropolis and reached Monastiraki square.

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The body arrived at the Cathedral Chapel from the First Cemetery shortly before 6am and is expected to remain there until 11am for anyone wishing to pay their respects.

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Anna-Michel Asimakopoulou joins the Diocese

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Antonis Samaras in the Cathedral

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Crowds of people of all ages came to the Metropolis from dawn to say their last “farewell” to the former king, waiting for hours in line.

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The queue that started to form before dawn and ran all the way down Mitropoleos Street, reaching almost to Monastiraki Square.

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The Greek Police estimates that the number of people who attended reached 5,000.

The wait to get to the body was over an hour.

Among those waiting there were also some nostalgic for the institution of royalty. Indicative is the statement of a young man, who tells the camera that “now we are waiting for Pavlos” and “we do not accept the 1973 referendum”.

The event of the funeral of the former King Constantine in the Metropolis of Athens is covered by many foreign journalistic networks.

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Some of those present also threw trikaki, which read “immortal King Constantine”.

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The cafes around the Metropolitan Church have been open since dawn and were full of people.

At 12 noon, the Exodious Procession will begin 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.

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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.

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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.

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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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To the left of the family will be the current heads of state.

Namely, the royal couples of Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Queen Margarita of Denmark, Prince Albert of Monaco and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Behind them, the former kings and the heirs to the thrones will follow.

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On the list of dignitaries who will attend the Exodus Procession are approximately 60 Greeks, who were close friends, former classmates of the late King Constantine, businessmen and politicians.

Also present will be the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea and representatives of Autocephalous Orthodox Churches.

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According to information, the eldest son of the former King Constantine, Pavlos, is expected to give a eulogy, while his coffin will be carried by Pavlos, Nikolaos (his second son) and Pavlos’ two eldest sons.

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The farewell ceremony is expected to end at 13:00 and then the motorcade will start to Tatoi, where the former King Constantine will be taken to his last residence, next to the graves of his ancestors.

During the motorcade, motorcyclists and Police patrol cars will constantly control the crossing, while an EL.AS helicopter. will follow the procession and give an image to the operations center of the Hellenic Police.

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