King Juan Carlos will journey from Abu Dhabi to Athens to attend subsequent Monday the funeral of Constantine II of Greece, brother of Queen Sofía, who’s already within the Hellenic capital, as reported by the Royal House at present.
The kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, can even attend their personal funerals within the cathedral of Athens and, afterwards, the final king of Greece will probably be buried within the cemetery of the royal property of Tatoi, positioned subsequent to to the capital; there lie his dad and mom, King Paul and Queen Frederica of Hannover.
Queen Sofía’s brother, 82, remained in important situation for a number of days on the Ygeia personal hospital in Athens, the place he died on the night time of Tuesday the tenth.
The final assembly between King Juan Carlos and his son Felipe VI befell on the funeral of Elizabeth II, on September 19 in London, the primary time they have been seen collectively in public because the emeritus established his residence in Abu Dhabi. .
Previously, father and son noticed one another in Spain in May, after a go to to Vigo by the previous head of state to take part in some regattas, however there have been no public images.
On that event, Felipe VI and Juan Carlos I held “a very long time of dialog” within the Palacio de la Zarzuela about “household points” and “numerous occasions and their penalties in Spanish society” because the emeritus king determined to maneuver to Abu Dabi, 22 months in the past.
On January 5, King Juan Carlos celebrated his eighty fifth birthday, which he celebrated exterior of Spain for the third consecutive 12 months after his departure to Abu Dhabi in August 2020, because of the controversy attributable to his irregular enterprise overseas.