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The former King of Greece, Constantine II, has died on the age of 82, Act Daily News affiliate Act Daily News Greece reported on Tuesday.
According to Act Daily News Greece, the previous King had skilled severe well being issues up to now few months and lately contracted coronavirus for the second time, which appeared to have considerably worsened his situation.
Constantine first examined optimistic for Covid-19 in January 2022, after being hospitalized with pneumonia the earlier month, Act Daily News Greece reported.
Constantine II was born in Psikhikó, close to Athens, on June 2, 1940.
He spent World War II in exile in South Africa, returning to Greece in 1946. A yr later, Constantine turned crown prince when Greece’s King George II died and his brother, Paul – Constantine’s father – ascended the throne.
Constantine II turned King when Paul died on March 6, 1964.
That yr, he married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in Athens. They had 5 kids: Prince Pavlos, Princess Alexia, Prince Nikolaos, Princess Theodora and Prince Philippos.
After a army coup in 1967, Constantine and his household fled to Rome, and the army regime appointed a regent to take his place.
The Greek monarchy was abolished on June 1, 1973, when the army regime proclaimed the nation a republic – a choice that was backed by a subsequent referendum. Constantine accepted the abolition after one other referendum was carried out by an elected civilian authorities in 1974.
That yr, the previous King moved from Rome to England, settling in London. In the 2000s, he turned a frequent customer to Greece.
Constantine II was the cousin of Britain’s King Charles III and the godfather of Prince William. His sister, Sofia, was Queen of Spain between 1975 and 2014.
Constantine will obtain a personal burial at a former royal property exterior Athens, the Greek authorities mentioned on Wednesday, in response to Reuters.