Oh yes, he will! In Greece he is vilified by the governamental "forces", ommiting that the king did all that was possible, to make a counter-coup against the fascist colonels that had seized power!
Rest In Peace Your Majesty, your reign as king may have been short, but you were a true gentleman, and in another time would’ve been one of the greatest monarchs in the world. May your memory and kind gesture live on forever. Amen.
@@marialuisagraziadelbon3606 that is very true, but really, it wasn’t necessarily his fault that Greece abolished the monarchy, if I know correctly it was the Junta and their dictatorship that overthrew him, which was a pity. But regardless of what happened in the past he was a good man, and the world will greatly miss him for it.
@@marialuisagraziadelbon3606 If only for anti Greek elements whose loyalty was controlled by the communist states of the day , also left over followers of one Ben Zelon a.k.a. Elefterios Veniselos this pseudo Greek anathema who asked the French to bombard Athens in 1916 , and they did,! If wasn't for loyal to King soldiers Athens would be well and truly stuffed even f..K Many years later after the Asia Minor campaign that turned into a catastrophe mainly thanks to Ben Zelon, he Ben Zelon also known as Elefterios Veniselos nominated for the prestigious Nobel peace prize none other than his bosom buddie Kemal Ataturk, the very man who was responsible for killing, untold hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians .He too , was against King Constantine I (XII) following orders from his masters and controllers France Britain and USA
Today, 10 January 2023, King Constantine’s death has just been announced. A turning point in Greek history with the death of the last king. A good man, perhaps naive, perhaps unable to deal with the complexities of politics, I am saddened to learn of his passing today. Irrespective of the politics, it is a sad day.
I've watched this documentary many times, and with the passing of HM King Constantine II on January 10, 2023, it just felt right to come back here to watch it again. I feel that The King was a good monarch, and did act in the "heat of the moment" with the coup and counter-coup, but was overall a wonderful leader. If I was to guess at how relations between the Greek Royal Family and the Greek people have been over the past 2 decades, I would say that relations have gotten better and that they may want to return to a Constitutional Monarchy, but it's now more of a "wait and see" time. May the King Rest in Peace. God Save the Greek Royal Family!!!
Why would the Greeks want a monarchy ? They established democracy 2500 years prior to the london conference in the 1800s that essentially implemented a monarchy. It obviously didn't last for too long...
For monarchy to work and be popular in a country, it has to be indigenous to it, at least in large part. Greece’s monarchy is of recent vintage and came from Germany. Greeks voted for a republic by 70%. Monarchy never established deep roots in Greek soil.
@@benjaminr6153 King Otto was German, but was overthrown. The current Greek Royal Family are of Danish descent, even though the late King Constantine's mother, Queen Frederica, was a granddaughter of the Kaiser.
The memories of that royal family were almost destroyed when the army seized power in 1967, because the navy and the air force were loyal to him. He can return to Greece whenever he wants. He is no longer in exile. LONG LIVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE AND ITS DEMOCRACY.
I remember him very well.He was loved and respected he was the nicest King of Greece.The whole world is very sad with his passing.My condolences to Anna Maria and his Family.
He comes across as a fine gentleman, I think it stinks that they stole his house, and property, but it seems that Greece just don't want a monarchy, even going back to prince Phillip's day, they nearly executed his father, they had to flee into exile
i am not ...greek..but King Constantin is an beautiful Man...King... and beautiful family! i hope...he find back his land and ...old castle! thank you for this amazing documentary!
thks I too I am not a greek but I liked his modesty is love for his country and his love for his family. I hope like him to become again king of greece.
I just want to say that I really like Constantine and Anne Marie’s relationship. They have always seemed in love and would’ve been a model royal couple had they remained on the throne.
Thankyou for this touching Documentary, as a Greek American I was quite touched by the Empathy and Humanitarian aspects of the King and his family,its to his credit that his attitude is one of stoicism and a continuing respect for his heritage and Royal duties and to his Country...Glad that he was able to establish himself comfortably in the UK.
What a life that you have to go through with and thank you for sharing this beautiful documentary and your beautiful healing ❤️🩹 energy for who is the true king 🤴 of Greece 🇬🇷
Yeah… a bit detached from the harsh reality of his subjects in the 1970’s… I was flown by helicopter for lunch… as if he couldn’t work and come home in the evening like other people. So entitled … but yes he seems a nice guy. However I can’t hear him say anything about his love for his country ect… he didn’t protest the dictatorship at all… makes you wonder.
@@remi_gio how could he have stopped the military junta? He tried to overthrow it, but sadly failed. It was the military that betrayed the people and not the King. The republic has certainly been betraying the people since 1974. They abolished the upper house of parliament and voted themselves immunity from prosecution and other crimes against the Greek people. The republic has also bankrupted Greece. What a greedy corrupt disaster it continues to be.
A grave error was committed by the citizens of Greece in choosing to abolish the monarchy, for King Constantine is the epitome of a statesman who loves Greece to the core, won an Olympic medal for his country and still holds no resentment over the referendum's result. That referendum was Greece's loss for he would've been an admirable champion for Greek culture and for the wellbeing and advancement of Greek society. He is the reason Greece is a democracy today for God's sake. His selflessness remains an act of admirable statesmanship and the people of Greece will forever owe this man their eternal gratitude.
He sounds like a good person. Sad not to be able to go back to your country. Politicians of the day would never have brought him back for fear of losing their status. Greeks must be coming from kurds. We call the kurds a nation without brains and common sense. This x king should have left his well known prime minister make changes in the army. It was needed, there was a revolution and he mishandled it badly. Still, sorry for the guy. He should have read some books about real life and politics.
I got a very positive feeling concerning king constantin and his wife anne Marie. They were simple persons sensible to the real problems of the country and they lived in a modest way for a monarch in comparison with the british Monarchy. I like this king and I was very moved to see the graves of his ancestors in a miserable conditions. I hope like him to become again king of greece. All the best to you king Constantin.
The bloodline is not like the old days. We changed. God is with us even more now. Dude was a good guy. Cute couple. Proud to know I'm related. They stripped our family of everything and threatened us with death. I grew up hearing the stories from the family. Sad that we were forced out of Greece. Greece would have been so different right now if were still ruling it. Thanks for your comments. It warmed my heart to see the love for the family......🙏😇💯👑👑God Bless you and yours.
Respect to the greek royals!!! May God bless You! The Royal House must restaurates and live there all the royals. May God will help me to meet one day the greek royals! Blessings!!!
May he rest in peace..you could tell he was a good man..its a shame that Greek politicians removed him from power...Greece being one of the oldest civilizations with such important history did not learn to appreciate a great King who probably would've bought fame and prosperity to his country like England and Spain have done through tourism...it is never too late.
Constantine was the first and the last Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, first and the last inhabitants of Constantinople, and there was a myth before the Turks took the city (and the land) that this was to be the fate of the city too. So strange that also the last king of Greece is Constantine.
This is so sad. Let the king and his ancestors have a nice graveyard. They are part of the history. No need to erase them. Let the King have his property so that he could preserve his land.
It is unacceptable that the government confiscated the king's private property. Here in the UK if we abolished the monarchy and they ordered HM Queen Elizabeth out of Windsor Castle, I would say "fine, it's not her private property". However, if they tried to confiscate Sandringham I would protest. If her private property is not safe from theft, then neither is my modest home. King Constantine sounds like a very nice person. Admittedly, he is on his best behaviour for the cameras, but underlying that seems to be quite a down-to-earth guy.
Man I can feel the sadness in ever word...I can understand y.....common men wish the dream of being king could become reality,while kings wish the dream to go on forever!!!
Persona esemplare che ha onorato la grande civiltà del popolo greco Famiglia vera in cui si e vissuto amore e rispetto Anna Maria degna e amatissima consorte
He is not King at all. A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people.
@@spartanconscience2693 My country is a democracy too, but in the same place we still have some kingdom.. There are still 186 kingdoms in Indonesia.. Some of them is actually revived by the government. Their existence is to preserved our cultural heritage. Also there is one special province (Jogjakarta) that by constitution have a king as its governor and another king as its vice governor. We never have any problem with the kingdom. Even they work perfectly to do check and balance to government policy and bolster unity among citizen. I believe that Greece people can get the same benefit.
@@ahmadganteng7435 Monarchs and politicians are nothing more than figureheads. They are parasitic. There is no democracy today. Its an illusion. It has nothing to do with the Ancient Greek's original version of Democracy. Like politicians, monarchs do not earn their position but either pay for it or inherit it. As a patriot my country is King not a person. People believing in any title above that of their country only confirms the contempt politicians have for the masses and that is they are sheep. naive and gullible. European countries with monarchs foolishly believe the European Union will allow them to keep their monarchs. It wont. Can you respect monarchists who have willingly and freely given away their country's national sovereignty and currencies to the EU and the euro? and yet want their monarchies. How hypocritical is that? Its all about them and not their country. I have no respect for people who do not place their country above all else.
@@spartanconscience2693 I know that current economic situation in your country is not stable. Understandable that Greece citizen satisfaction toward govt and parliament is low. At best all govt will open opportunity to all citizen in fair manner. There are many Alcibiades-minded politician in anytime. Even in my place. But as democracy provide means for all people to have say in their country's policy, I think it is still the best.
@@ahmadganteng7435 Ultimately the citizens are responsible for the mess any country is in. They voted for them. They deserve to pay the consequences also. Today's version of democracy does not provide its citizens with a say. They are often ignored. The EU is a classic example of referendums being bypassed and/or ignored. The Ancient Greeks or Athenians made it mandatory for all citizens to vote on all issues. Every citizen was required to serve in all positions of power. Everyone was elected not appointed. None of this is done in today's so called democracies. No referendums are held. The constitutions are written and voted by the rich and powerful and enforced by them as law not the people. You vote for one person decided by their party, not you and told to vote for them. These people then start appointing not electing their friends into positions of power quietly and secretly. They do this with laws also with no and very little say from the public. Its a dictatorship by many of the elite, not one person.
No. The Greek monarchy wasn’t even founded until 1832. At that point, it wasn’t even his family who were first invited to take the throne. A Bavarian prince became king of Greece almost half a century before Constantine’s ancestors did.
The Greek monarchy was deposed and restored numerous times. Constantine II’s grandfather, Constantine I, was deposed twice. First in 1917, then restored after his son King Alexander died in 1920, and then deposed again in 1922 in favour of his eldest son, George II. George II was himself deposed in 1924 in favour of a republic, and then restored in 1935. George II was then again deposed by the Nazis when they invaded in 1941, then restored again in 1944.
I don't believe in Monarchy, however this exiled King seems like a very nice man indeed . His big mistake was remaining silent when the military junta in Greece overthrew the government and subsequently abolished the Monarchy . I think it showed weakness on his part ,even though his main aim was to avoid bloodshed . I do believe he had the countries best interest at heart though. Even today he speaks proudly of the country he was born and raised in and it is clearly apparent he loves the Greek people . Constantine is not Greek by blood . As a line of Kings that originate from Denmark I find it fascinating that he identifies completely as a Greek . You have to respect the man for that . I actually think he would have been a wonderful King and good for Greece . Greece today is in an unholy mess. Sad how things turned out both for Constantine and for the country that he loves so much . The Greeks don't have it in their D.N.A. though to be ruled by Monarchs , even when they like the man in question .
@BEHOLD!! What you have stated is very true. However, the ancient Greeks did not like the concept of monarchy. Monarchical rule ...rule by a king.... was overthrown in Greece. The hereditary rights of Kings was constantly being challenged by the aristocracy. The Monarchy was eventually eliminated in most ancient Greek city states by 800 BC, and replaced with an oligarchy rule by a privileged class of landowning aristocrats and wealthy merchants. Democracy eventually came to Greece by 507 BC and subsequently as time progressed to the rest of the western world . That ancient magnificent country with its great thinkers and philosophers Hellenized the world. Ancient Greece became the cradle of all of western civilization. Thank you so much for your response.
The Greek Monarchy was created by the London Conference of 1832. Britain, France and Russia decided that Greece needed a Royal family after centuries of Ottoman rule. Did anyone ask the Greek people if they wanted to be ruled by foreigners? Constantine seems like a lovely man but the majority of Greeks don't want a monarchy.
Russia,Britain and France had stopped the ottomans from re-conquering Greece and forced the sultan to accept Greek independence. Britain and France did not want Greece to become a Russian satellite or wildcard , they weren’t going continue funding the reconstruction of Greece without their terms and conditions being met. Having Royalty that could marry into the great houses of Western Europe was advantageous and hugely beneficial to the country during the 19th century.
Although I am not Greek my family and I love the country, as I also have family ties to Greece and it’s many islands, I recently went there for ninth time, and my parents twenty fifth or something like that. Though my mother can remember what the Greek airport use to be like, with a man sat on the run way with a table, rummaging through peoples luggage!
@@jackiemarten2452 Princess Anne took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal but did not win an Olympic medal. Zara Philips did win a silver medal in the equestrian event at the 2012 Olympics.
The Church in Greece was and still have a lot of power. I wonder what was her state of all that! So people didn't want a the king and wanted democracy and now looking to what they did in Greece!
Actually there is no democracy anywhere. Politics and monarchies are all corrupt institutions. Konstantinos and his family had their chance and blew it. They were no better than those who replaced him.
Atalla Art Republicanism does not represent democracy, and constitutional monarchy is also a form of democratic politics.If you think that republic is democracy, then the three monarchies of Sweden, Britain and Japan are more democratic or the two republics of North Korea and Syria are more democratic?
Democracy dis great in modern Greece. The damage to Greece was brought by the ocialists of Pasok. They did great famage to Greece but were not democrats, they were socialists, many of them in youth communist parties
The Good king sacrifice himself just to avoid major chaos in his country. Such a brave king. The depression of the Greece economy nowadays because of their cursed done to the good monarch leader.
The Monarchy of Greece was created by the London Conference of 1832 at which the First Hellenic Republic was abolished. The Greek Crown was originally offered to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but he declined, later being elected King of the Belgians. In 1832 Prince Otto of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach was styled His Majesty Otto I, King of Greece, over which he reigned for 30 years until he was deposed in 1862. After Otto's deposition as King, the Crown was offered to, amongst others, the novelist and former British Colonial Secretary Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Such a not Greek king.
@@chrysanthipapoutsidaki245 He was born a Greek, speaks Greek and has lived in Greece. Monarchs are multi-ethnic. They are European, you won't find a 100% Greek, Spanish, French, English, Italian... Do not be arrogant.
There is an old saying "Greeks, we put our hands and took off our own eyes". Nobody is go to confess this one, but is the whole true of how King Constantine self exile with his family, his own country. We reach today 2022, and still the Greek state and the any Greek administration still scare to death the name of King Constantine. The Greek state that time back in 1960's, took everything from his family, throughout the years. The Greek state did not really wanna to accept the fact, that the only thing left for King Constantine is his title as King of Greece. Greeks, that time, for 7 long years stayed with no any Royal Family in Greece. So, when the time came, to decide. What the Greek people really wanna after the end of dictatorship, they had to choose (Royal Democracy, or Democracy??) Just to thinking, how silly Greeks were that time, they pick up (Democracy), and King Constantine his wife Queen Anna Maria of Greece forced to forget what their families really fought for in Greece the last few centuries. Today, Greek state - administration and the majority of Greek people, they don't really know what they want. They afraid the man his wife and his family, they afraid his name and his title, they afraid old times and memories from a dark past. The Greek state, wants to end this ghost story of Royal family in Greece. King Constantine and his wife Queen Anna Maria, they fight for their dignity and what the Greek state took them that time. I glad to say this one, Greeks still love their king Constantine and his wife Queen Anna Maria along with his family. I really want to live and see, Greeks and the Greek state to restore the Royal Family and the Greek Kingdom in Greece some day, so his kids and grand children to know better their grand father - grand mother home country!!
Too decent, ethical, kind and intelligent of a man. Greece went for the opposite with its political leaders. Had he been allowed to reign, Greece would have been a better country .. no doubt about it. Sad
King Constantine and Queen Anna -Maria will always be Kings of Greece. He was betrayed by Karamanlis to restore him to Greek people. Further more, our republic is not a republic any more. It follows the orders of New Age and Greece is in jeopardy. He is a king who made his service in the Greek army. Who of the politicians served Greece? No one. Further more as a King he won a Golden Olympic Medal for Greece. His heart and mind is always in Greece. He was young, left alone and he didn't want a blood shed in Greece because he knew Greece suffered a lot from civil wars. Things are getting worse now a days! Surely Greece will need his assistance! He is still King of Greece in Greek's peoples heart! Bare in mind that newer generations don't know even the Greek history because our ''Republic Democracy'' saw to deteriorate everything that unites Greeks. Language, History, Religion! Covid -19 is a game of world's wide manipulation!
Part of me wonders of this Greek republic is even permanent this time ,as in 20th century greece had on again off again relationship with monarchy and democracy ,and given how Greece is in terrible shape , I wonder if the constant switch monarchy and Republic will happen all over again.
@@dylangarcia3898 there's a wide spectrum within all government systems: a monarchy can be a democracy, which it seemed to be in place in Greece at that time, not saying it was perfect or was flawless; on the other hand we have Repúblics that are not democratic at all; and many that are an illusion for the people to believe they have a saying, but at the end, and almost in all of them, it's the elite, businessmen and politicians who rule and acomodate their interests and policies for their benefit and convenience before the populace's wellbeing
Anyone else notice the Queen of Spain literally wipe her face off after the bride kissed her cheeks?! 😂 Looks like she even grimaced. 😬 I decided to watch this bc Constantine’s family gets really bad press. Greece is especially harsh. Can’t blame them though. Greece itself was the birthplace of democracy and monarchy in general is the antithesis of that. Historically speaking, like Rome, they hated kings. That changed for a period when Greece got their independence from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century. Greek politicians thought they needed a monarch to be accepted on the international stage. The throne was never stable or secure. There were several uprisings and coups the deposed previous Greek kings.
She’s not the queen of Spain. She is the sister of the last king of Greece, married to the king of Spain but now their son is king of Spain and his wife is the queen.
NoNewWorldOrder Warrior : She was the Queen of Spain when her nephew, Pavlos ,got married. She was probably upset because her niece by marriage was supposed to let her kiss or hug her first.
@@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044 yes but she still carrys the title king just like king felips father king juan carlos who choice to keep the title king when he abdicated in favour of his son Two kings for Spain He may be leaving his office, but he won't be leaving his title behind. It's been confirmed that following his abdication on June 18th 2014, Juan Carlos I will remain King of Spain. While his son assumes the role and duties of a reigning monarch which will belong to him alone, Felipe VI will share the title of king with the man he will succeed. From June 19th 2014, Spain will have two kings. King Juan Carlos I and the man who will be king this time next week, Felipe And two kings means to queens as Sofia will keep the title she has held for 39 years after her daughter-in-law becomes Queen Letizia. The changes needed for the country to have two sets of monarchs are expected to be passed on June 13th 2014 and at the same time it will be confirmed that the eight year old Infanta Leonor will become Princess of Asturias on the day her father becomes king. Seeing double - two kings and two queens for Spain in 2014 Spain won't be alone in having this double dose of kings and queens. In Belgium, Albert II and Paola retained the title of king and queen following last year's abdication while the country also has a dowager queen consort - Fabiola, widow of King Baudouin. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola on their wedding day It means that in less than a year, Europe has gone from having five kings and six consorts to seven kings and eight consorts - and that's before we get to the two queen regnants with their long reigning prince consorts. Europe's monarchies wobbled for much of the early part of the 20th century but in the first decades of the 21st, it seems that royals are doing better as ever as for the first time in generations the continent is seeing a growth in its number of kings and queens.
Yeah the kiss wasn't friendly, it was obligatory. And she wiped the kiss so she wouldn't have the brides makeup smeared on her cheek, at least not the red lipstick.
With due respect LADY '! He never wanted to be a king or his title back. Because according to greek law once proclaimed and throwned a king always remains one even if he is toppled down He was fighting for his identity which this new rubbish govt denied,, he was fighting for his personal home not for a palace. You can take any thing from a person but you never take his identity and this new govt was scared and was doing the same thing Nobody asks a person to apply for citizens ship again in the country he was born, and for which he bought first ever Olympic gold medal.. Aka first gold medal 🏅 of Greece
@Emy Thomas lady you are no one to judge a rightful 👑.. And this is not a DEMOCRATIC way of dealing this sort of situation Most of the Greek people wanted Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, to be the new King. He won the referendum by 230,016 against the Duke of Leuchtenberg. ... Then in 1974, the democratically elected Prime Minister, Konstantinos Karamanlis, called a referendum which formally abolished the Monarchy. And the medal you say is no Olympic google it.. 👍 first complete your homework then say..🤔🤔
@Emy Thomas behave your self lady.. Don't cross your limits.. Feel pity for you that in all comments you are only acting like negative old. Granny.. Don't act childish. If democracy is so good than why Greece govt can't manage unemployment, bureaucracy taxes.. Even Greece has suffered from severe economic crisis since 2009... 😂😂
People who dont know about Greece try to present about Greece … He made huge mistake he recognized the dictatorship which overthrew the legal parliament. He was 24-25 y old yes but this was huge mistake. The people voted government, he made big mistake to recognize the overthrow of the voted government.
True royalty belongs to those who diminish the gap between the haves and the have nots the dispossessed and those in possession; to raise up the downtrodden and oppressed. Anthony trollope the nineteenth century English novelist in his book- lady Anna- is much more eloquent than me in the concept I have stated above. The dialogue is between two characters one of them being Daniel thwaite one of the principals in the novel. I highly recommend it. It's a fine novel but much more for that dialogue in which trollope states who the real benefactors of mankind are and all sentient beings who live on this earth. They are the true Royals of Humanity.
I know the anguish of losing your country as an adoptee from Greece at age four (4), as King Constantine did for over half his life. R I P Sir - I had no idea he died just a couple of weeks ago from my writing this post
He is not King at all. A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people.
Phil Ad of course constitutional, it works in the U.K. A former prime minster, Harold Wilson, once said one of the things stopping the U.K. from turning into a dictatorship is that the most powerful person in the country has to kneel to someone else every week.
@@horatiohuskisson5471 Historically that is inaccurate and more of an illusion. Many countries got rid of their monarchies and often violently because the monarchies behaved themselves often as tyrants. Out of touch and in their own little world. Even the monarchy's power in Britain has been greatly reduced. Today it is symbolic and is barely tolerated. Harold Wilson most likely failed in History when in high school. This would also explain his ignorance. After all he was also a mason who often kneeled to his god and to his party's financial contributors to their election campaigns and to economic interests that have politicians in their back pockets. I would not take Wilson's opinion at face value
@@MarcelFigtrees Apparently you did not read my previous comment thoroughly-"A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people" I would say that is democracy at work not the wishes of a now small minority. Besides people who want a monarchy are delusional. They freely gave away their country's national sovereignty to the EU or the Germans and gave up their national currencies and they want a monarchy? How hypocritical is that also? Its all about them and returning their cliques or elites and controlling the country themselves. Its not about Greece.
Such a gentleman! Polite, stoic, smart & friendly. May he rest in peace & always be remembered with fondness and respect.
Oh yes, he will!
In Greece he is vilified by the governamental "forces", ommiting that the king did all that was possible, to make a counter-coup against the fascist colonels that had seized power!
Rest In Peace Your Majesty, your reign as king may have been short, but you were a true gentleman, and in another time would’ve been one of the greatest monarchs in the world. May your memory and kind gesture live on forever. Amen.
I agree that King Constantine of Greece behaved very correctly, and could have been a great king
@@marialuisagraziadelbon3606 that is very true, but really, it wasn’t necessarily his fault that Greece abolished the monarchy, if I know correctly it was the Junta and their dictatorship that overthrew him, which was a pity. But regardless of what happened in the past he was a good man, and the world will greatly miss him for it.
Well said, His MaJesty was a proud Greek gentleman till the end.
@@marialuisagraziadelbon3606 If only for anti Greek elements whose loyalty was controlled by the communist states of the day , also left over followers of one Ben Zelon a.k.a. Elefterios Veniselos this pseudo Greek anathema who asked the French to bombard Athens in 1916 , and they did,! If wasn't for loyal to King soldiers Athens would be well and truly stuffed even f..K Many years later after the Asia Minor campaign that turned into a catastrophe mainly thanks to Ben Zelon, he Ben Zelon also known as Elefterios Veniselos nominated for the prestigious Nobel peace prize none other than his bosom buddie Kemal Ataturk, the very man who was responsible for killing, untold hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians .He too , was against King Constantine I (XII) following orders from his masters and controllers France Britain and USA
Rest in peace King Constantine. You did your best in the worst of circumstances 👏
Today, 10 January 2023, King Constantine’s death has just been announced. A turning point in Greek history with the death of the last king. A good man, perhaps naive, perhaps unable to deal with the complexities of politics, I am saddened to learn of his passing today. Irrespective of the politics, it is a sad day.
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I've watched this documentary many times, and with the passing of HM King Constantine II on January 10, 2023, it just felt right to come back here to watch it again. I feel that The King was a good monarch, and did act in the "heat of the moment" with the coup and counter-coup, but was overall a wonderful leader. If I was to guess at how relations between the Greek Royal Family and the Greek people have been over the past 2 decades, I would say that relations have gotten better and that they may want to return to a Constitutional Monarchy, but it's now more of a "wait and see" time. May the King Rest in Peace. God Save the Greek Royal Family!!!
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Why would the Greeks want a monarchy ? They established democracy 2500 years prior to the london conference in the 1800s that essentially implemented a monarchy. It obviously didn't last for too long...
agree: a modern Greek tragedy
For monarchy to work and be popular in a country, it has to be indigenous to it, at least in large part. Greece’s monarchy is of recent vintage and came from Germany. Greeks voted for a republic by 70%. Monarchy never established deep roots in Greek soil.
@@benjaminr6153 King Otto was German, but was overthrown. The current Greek Royal Family are of Danish descent, even though the late King Constantine's mother, Queen Frederica, was a granddaughter of the Kaiser.
His majesty comes across as a very caring man, rest in peace sir. I sincerely hope that the same doesn’t happen happen to our monarchy
What a loss to Greece ! You cannot take the nobility out of the man ! R I P !
the good thing is the family stayed safe and unharmed.
King Constantine ' voice sounds like "Zorba, the Greek", Anthony Quinn. So sweet...He and his Wife Ann Marie are really royal loving persons.
He is not just a King...also a gentleman.... A lovely man...
Bless him and his lovely...wife..
You can take everything away...except ones memory's..
AMEN!
You are fully right. thks
kings are kings always were prepared to be what they are , nations without a king it's like a house without a parent's...
The memories of that royal family were almost destroyed when the army seized power in 1967, because the navy and the air force were loyal to him. He can return to Greece whenever he wants. He is no longer in exile. LONG LIVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE AND ITS DEMOCRACY.
So very true
I remember him very well.He was loved and respected he was the nicest King of Greece.The whole world is very sad with his passing.My condolences to Anna Maria and his Family.
He comes across as a fine gentleman, I think it stinks that they stole his house, and property, but it seems that Greece just don't want a monarchy, even going back to prince Phillip's day, they nearly executed his father, they had to flee into exile
An amazing documentary. RIP King Constantine of Greece ❤🙏😇.
i am not ...greek..but King Constantin is an beautiful Man...King... and beautiful family! i hope...he find back his land and ...old castle! thank you for this amazing documentary!
thks I too I am not a greek but I liked his modesty is love for his country and his love for his family. I hope like him to become again king of greece.
Unfortunately most of the grounds of his former home were burnt last week with the fires in Athens.
@@passionatesingle why
I just want to say that I really like Constantine and Anne Marie’s relationship. They have always seemed in love and would’ve been a model royal couple had they remained on the throne.
Both are so much in love with each other💕❤️
I too. Thks for your c good remarks they deserved
Yes! Plus King Constanine has created Anne Marie Foundation. A foundation dedicated towards helping areas in Greece, hurt by natural destructions.
So your alright with a adult man having a relationship with an underage girl?
@@annhewett9622 their age gap is just 6 years. She was married when she was 18 years old. It is legal.
For he's a good fellow, and nobody cant deny 🎩 Chapeau.
Wonderful couple wonderful documentary thank you very much while I'm isolated from the coronavirus
god bless the king , such a kind wholesome hearted person
Thankyou for this touching Documentary, as a Greek American I was quite touched by the Empathy and Humanitarian aspects of the King and his family,its to his credit that his attitude is one of stoicism and a continuing respect for his heritage and Royal duties and to his Country...Glad that he was able to establish himself comfortably in the UK.
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Are you nuts. He was a traitor and a brutal dictator. Why do you think he was exiled
@@Adog6869 how?
@@Adog6869 absolute rubbish. He was never a dictator. That was the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 until 1974.
He seems like a very nice King to me . Much love from Aruba 🇦🇼
What a life that you have to go through with and thank you for sharing this beautiful documentary and your beautiful healing ❤️🩹 energy for who is the true king 🤴 of Greece 🇬🇷
A Greek drama, indeed! A true gentleman!
What a magnificent, magnificent documentary.
Αιωνία του ή μνήμη.
he even flew back from his busy work just to have lunch with his family.
From his busy work lol
Yeah… a bit detached from the harsh reality of his subjects in the 1970’s… I was flown by helicopter for lunch… as if he couldn’t work and come home in the evening like other people. So entitled … but yes he seems a nice guy. However I can’t hear him say anything about his love for his country ect… he didn’t protest the dictatorship at all… makes you wonder.
@@remi_gio how could he have stopped the military junta? He tried to overthrow it, but sadly failed. It was the military that betrayed the people and not the King. The republic has certainly been betraying the people since 1974. They abolished the upper house of parliament and voted themselves immunity from prosecution and other crimes against the Greek people. The republic has also bankrupted Greece. What a greedy corrupt disaster it continues to be.
A grave error was committed by the citizens of Greece in choosing to abolish the monarchy, for King Constantine is the epitome of a statesman who loves Greece to the core, won an Olympic medal for his country and still holds no resentment over the referendum's result. That referendum was Greece's loss for he would've been an admirable champion for Greek culture and for the wellbeing and advancement of Greek society. He is the reason Greece is a democracy today for God's sake. His selflessness remains an act of admirable statesmanship and the people of Greece will forever owe this man their eternal gratitude.
He sounds like a good person. Sad not to be able to go back to your country. Politicians of the day would never have brought him back for fear of losing their status. Greeks must be coming from kurds. We call the kurds a nation without brains and common sense. This x king should have left his well known prime minister make changes in the army. It was needed, there was a revolution and he mishandled it badly. Still, sorry for the guy. He should have read some books about real life and politics.
Democracy came to greece after the coronels lost cyprus to us. Not because of x king. I suggest you read some books and think.
Rip king Constantine 1940-2023 he will be missed! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
My condolences to the family ❤
I got a very positive feeling concerning king constantin and his wife anne Marie. They were simple persons sensible to the real problems of the country and they lived in a modest way for a monarch in comparison with the british Monarchy. I like this king and I was very moved to see the graves of his ancestors in a miserable conditions. I hope like him to become again king of greece. All the best to you king Constantin.
The bloodline is not like the old days. We changed. God is with us even more now. Dude was a good guy. Cute couple. Proud to know I'm related. They stripped our family of everything and threatened us with death. I grew up hearing the stories from the family. Sad that we were forced out of Greece. Greece would have been so different right now if were still ruling it. Thanks for your comments. It warmed my heart to see the love for the family......🙏😇💯👑👑God Bless you and yours.
Keep the royal family in your country if you want
Such a very good leader, not wanting blood shed between brothers.
Respect to the greek royals!!! May God bless You! The Royal House must restaurates and live there all the royals. May God will help me to meet one day the greek royals! Blessings!!!
Rest in Peace your MAJESTY, King Constantine.
It’s quite sad and quite brutal for the family to be thrown out of its own property and out of the country for no reason it seems. Mad.
Great man.
This king story is not lesser than any Hollywood sad movies.
May he rest in peace..you could tell he was a good man..its a shame that Greek politicians removed him from power...Greece being one of the oldest civilizations with such important history did not learn to appreciate a great King who probably would've bought fame and prosperity to his country like England and Spain have done through tourism...it is never too late.
RIP dear Royal gentleman.You are eay better than what ungratefull has done to you.Thank God you had your dear wife and good family
I feel sad that King Constantine did not get his family home back, I do hope that he was buried with them at least. My condolences to his family.
One word GENTLEMAN
Constantine was the first and the last Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, first and the last inhabitants of Constantinople, and there was a myth before the Turks took the city (and the land) that this was to be the fate of the city too. So strange that also the last king of Greece is Constantine.
Byzantine Empire
That was so good and interesting! Good history lesson, 👑👑👑👑
Fantastic king,He maintains all the dignity & balance in spite of hostile situations in Life, may God give Him a Lonf Life Amen
God save the king
God save the king and his people.
God save the witches!!!
why lol their uselles
Questo Grande Monarca e la Sua famiglia meritano tutto il nostro rispetto
❤❤❤❤❤🍀❤
Long live this wonderful royal family.
RIP King Constantine 🙏🏽❤️
This is so sad. Let the king and his ancestors have a nice graveyard. They are part of the history. No need to erase them. Let the King have his property so that he could preserve his land.
I am lucky to witness his reign in Greece
Come back my king
It is unacceptable that the government confiscated the king's private property. Here in the UK if we abolished the monarchy and they ordered HM Queen Elizabeth out of Windsor Castle, I would say "fine, it's not her private property". However, if they tried to confiscate Sandringham I would protest. If her private property is not safe from theft, then neither is my modest home.
King Constantine sounds like a very nice person. Admittedly, he is on his best behaviour for the cameras, but underlying that seems to be quite a down-to-earth guy.
Μπράβο τους μεγάλωσαν υπέροχα παιδιά και παρέμειναν αληθινοί Έλληνες
Man I can feel the sadness in ever word...I can understand y.....common men wish the dream of being king could become reality,while kings wish the dream to go on forever!!!
Descanse em paz ,nobre rei 😢🇧🇷❤️
Love King Constantine from Bangladesh
You are Greek?
Persona esemplare che ha onorato la grande civiltà del popolo greco
Famiglia vera in cui si e vissuto amore e rispetto
Anna Maria degna e amatissima consorte
He’s very pleasant. Oh yes, and an athlete!
@john tower He died. Sad.
Rest in Peace our King, Long live Paul II of Greece
His name is Constantine ll
@@paraskevivasilakou2464 I know, I am saying long live to his son.
@@paraskevivasilakou2464 his son is Paul.
King Constantine can be a uniting figure to the Greek people.
Reinstalling him is not a bad idea.
He is not King at all. A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people.
@@spartanconscience2693 My country is a democracy too, but in the same place we still have some kingdom.. There are still 186 kingdoms in Indonesia..
Some of them is actually revived by the government.
Their existence is to preserved our cultural heritage.
Also there is one special province (Jogjakarta) that by constitution have a king as its governor and another king as its vice governor.
We never have any problem with the kingdom. Even they work perfectly to do check and balance to government policy and bolster unity among citizen.
I believe that Greece people can get the same benefit.
@@ahmadganteng7435 Monarchs and politicians are nothing more than figureheads. They are parasitic.
There is no democracy today. Its an illusion. It has nothing to do with the Ancient Greek's original version of Democracy. Like politicians, monarchs do not earn their position but either pay for it or inherit it. As a patriot my country is King not a person. People believing in any title above that of their country only confirms the contempt politicians have for the masses and that is they are sheep. naive and gullible.
European countries with monarchs foolishly believe the European Union will allow them to keep their monarchs. It wont. Can you respect monarchists who have willingly and freely given away their country's national sovereignty and currencies to the EU and the euro? and yet want their monarchies. How hypocritical is that? Its all about them and not their country. I have no respect for people who do not place their country above all else.
@@spartanconscience2693 I know that current economic situation in your country is not stable. Understandable that Greece citizen satisfaction toward govt and parliament is low.
At best all govt will open opportunity to all citizen in fair manner.
There are many Alcibiades-minded politician in anytime. Even in my place.
But as democracy provide means for all people to have say in their country's policy, I think it is still the best.
@@ahmadganteng7435 Ultimately the citizens are responsible for the mess any country is in. They voted for them. They deserve to pay the consequences also. Today's version of democracy does not provide its citizens with a say. They are often ignored. The EU is a classic example of referendums being bypassed and/or ignored. The Ancient Greeks or Athenians made it mandatory for all citizens to vote on all issues. Every citizen was required to serve in all positions of power. Everyone was elected not appointed. None of this is done in today's so called democracies. No referendums are held. The constitutions are written and voted by the rich and powerful and enforced by them as law not the people. You vote for one person decided by their party, not you and told to vote for them. These people then start appointing not electing their friends into positions of power quietly and secretly. They do this with laws also with no and very little say from the public. Its a dictatorship by many of the elite, not one person.
I’m saddened by this news. I loved King Constantine. Greece plummeted downwards as it became a Republic; same with Russia.
💖🙏🏽 May he Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory! 🙏🏽💖
He was the King of the beautiful smile. May your soul rest in Peace, King Konstantinos.
after centuries and centuries of keeping the monarch alive and within his family he just lost it to the military.
it was more like a century rather than centuries.
No. The Greek monarchy wasn’t even founded until 1832. At that point, it wasn’t even his family who were first invited to take the throne. A Bavarian prince became king of Greece almost half a century before Constantine’s ancestors did.
The Greek monarchy was deposed and restored numerous times. Constantine II’s grandfather, Constantine I, was deposed twice. First in 1917, then restored after his son King Alexander died in 1920, and then deposed again in 1922 in favour of his eldest son, George II. George II was himself deposed in 1924 in favour of a republic, and then restored in 1935. George II was then again deposed by the Nazis when they invaded in 1941, then restored again in 1944.
@@MonarchistMusic hope they restore again soon as possible....
Great humble and wise!
I don't believe in Monarchy, however this exiled King seems like a very nice man indeed . His big mistake was remaining silent when the military junta in Greece overthrew the government and subsequently abolished the Monarchy . I think it showed weakness on his part ,even though his main aim was to avoid bloodshed . I do believe he had the countries best interest at heart though. Even today he speaks proudly of the country he was born and raised in and it is clearly apparent he loves the Greek people . Constantine is not Greek by blood . As a line of Kings that originate from Denmark I find it fascinating that he identifies completely as a Greek . You have to respect the man for that . I actually think he would have been a wonderful King and good for Greece .
Greece today is in an unholy mess. Sad how things turned out both for Constantine and for the country that he loves so much .
The Greeks don't have it in their D.N.A. though to be ruled by Monarchs , even when they like the man in question .
Ningún monarca europeo es totalmente de una nacionalidad. En su sangre llevan todas las naciones europeas pues todos son famili
I believe in monarchy because is only way to be defending christian people's under western civilization....
@BEHOLD!! What you have stated is very true. However, the ancient Greeks did not like the concept of monarchy. Monarchical rule ...rule by a king.... was overthrown in Greece. The hereditary rights of Kings was constantly being challenged by the aristocracy.
The Monarchy was eventually eliminated in most ancient Greek city states by 800 BC, and replaced with an oligarchy rule by a privileged class of landowning aristocrats and wealthy merchants.
Democracy eventually came to Greece by 507 BC and subsequently as time progressed to the rest of the western world .
That ancient magnificent country with its great thinkers and philosophers Hellenized the world. Ancient Greece became the cradle of all of western civilization. Thank you so much for your response.
RIP Your Majesty.
The Greek Monarchy was created by the London Conference of 1832. Britain, France and Russia decided that Greece needed a Royal family after centuries of Ottoman rule. Did anyone ask the Greek people if they wanted to be ruled by foreigners? Constantine seems like a lovely man but the majority of Greeks don't want a monarchy.
@@JEV2025 the Greeks never accepted a royal family imposed on them. There was always someone being deposed or assassinated.
Greece is a republic since Athens times
Hebert Davis your not even Greek so go learn your own history buddy
I'm Greek and i can say that my family and every Greek i know hate the Royal Family
Russia,Britain and France had stopped the ottomans from re-conquering Greece and forced the sultan to accept Greek independence. Britain and France did not want Greece to become a Russian satellite or wildcard , they weren’t going continue funding the reconstruction of Greece without their terms and conditions being met.
Having Royalty that could marry into the great houses of Western Europe was advantageous and hugely beneficial to the country during the 19th century.
Rest in peace Majestic 😢
I just stumbled upon this... not realizing he had just passed last week! RIP.
Although I am not Greek my family and I love the country, as I also have family ties to Greece and it’s many islands, I recently went there for ninth time, and my parents twenty fifth or something like that. Though my mother can remember what the Greek airport use to be like, with a man sat on the run way with a table, rummaging through peoples luggage!
Are there any other royals with Olympic medals? That he won gold is very impressive, and in Rome no less. The irony is delicious.
Yes King Harald V of Norway and his late father King Olav V of Norway have Olympic gold medals in sailing same as King Constantine II of Greece.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Royal_Olympic_medalists
@@keinedaten1640 thank you
Princess Anne and her daughter zara both have medals
@@jackiemarten2452 Princess Anne took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal but did not win an Olympic medal. Zara Philips did win a silver medal in the equestrian event at the 2012 Olympics.
His silence was his downfall. He did not mention in the interview about how he found a new income after Greece abolished the monarchy.
What was the new found income??
ACME... beep beep
Toby, el niño con alas.
@@ALMATURYAH-t6i qué quieres decir?
He was a coward..like all of his kind
Now look at Greece's wealth when the monarch was abolished
LOL
Haha.. 😂
Better than all of you believe me. All western countries have huge depths and sooner or later you will pay the bill as well!
Olympic Gold for Greece. The only one !!!
I lost to him.
Rest in peace 🙏🏻
"Madness?!?......THIS...IS...SPARTA!"
RIP your majesty! 🇨🇦🙏🌹
Thanks for this
The Church in Greece was and still have a lot of power. I wonder what was her state of all that! So people didn't want a the king and wanted democracy and now looking to what they did in Greece!
Actually there is no democracy anywhere. Politics and monarchies are all corrupt institutions. Konstantinos and his family had their chance and blew it. They were no better than those who replaced him.
Atalla Art Republicanism does not represent democracy, and constitutional monarchy is also a form of democratic politics.If you think that republic is democracy, then the three monarchies of Sweden, Britain and Japan are more democratic or the two republics of North Korea and Syria are more democratic?
Democracy dis great in modern Greece. The damage to Greece was brought by the ocialists of Pasok. They did great famage to Greece but were not democrats, they were socialists, many of them in youth communist parties
The Good king sacrifice himself just to avoid major chaos in his country. Such a brave king. The depression of the Greece economy nowadays because of their cursed done to the good monarch leader.
The Monarchy of Greece was created by the London Conference of 1832 at which the First Hellenic Republic was abolished. The Greek Crown was originally offered to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but he declined, later being elected King of the Belgians.
In 1832 Prince Otto of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach was styled His Majesty Otto I, King of Greece, over which he reigned for 30 years until he was deposed in 1862. After Otto's deposition as King, the Crown was offered to, amongst others, the novelist and former British Colonial Secretary Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
Such a not Greek king.
@@chrysanthipapoutsidaki245 He was born a Greek, speaks Greek and has lived in Greece. Monarchs are multi-ethnic. They are European, you won't find a 100% Greek, Spanish, French, English, Italian... Do not be arrogant.
Agreed! Greece now is going downhills.
Rest in peace HM King Constantine II🙏in 7:06 minutes,who knows the the title of this sound theme?so memorable...
Chariots of fire is the theme. The movie was directed by dodo faye.d, the one boyfriend who was killed with princess Diana.
There is an old saying "Greeks, we put our hands and took off our own eyes". Nobody is go to confess this one, but is the whole true of how King Constantine self exile with his family, his own country. We reach today 2022, and still the Greek state and the any Greek administration still scare to death the name of King Constantine.
The Greek state that time back in 1960's, took everything from his family, throughout the years. The Greek state did not really wanna to accept the fact, that the only thing left for King Constantine is his title as King of Greece.
Greeks, that time, for 7 long years stayed with no any Royal Family in Greece. So, when the time came, to decide. What the Greek people really wanna after the end of dictatorship, they had to choose (Royal Democracy, or Democracy??)
Just to thinking, how silly Greeks were that time, they pick up (Democracy), and King Constantine his wife Queen Anna Maria of Greece forced to forget what their families really fought for in Greece the last few centuries.
Today, Greek state - administration and the majority of Greek people, they don't really know what they want. They afraid the man his wife and his family, they afraid his name and his title, they afraid old times and memories from a dark past. The Greek state, wants to end this ghost story of Royal family in Greece.
King Constantine and his wife Queen Anna Maria, they fight for their dignity and what the Greek state took them that time. I glad to say this one, Greeks still love their king Constantine and his wife Queen Anna Maria along with his family.
I really want to live and see, Greeks and the Greek state to restore the Royal Family and the Greek Kingdom in Greece some day, so his kids and grand children to know better their grand father - grand mother home country!!
Too decent, ethical, kind and intelligent of a man. Greece went for the opposite with its political leaders. Had he been allowed to reign, Greece would have been a better country .. no doubt about it. Sad
King Constantine and Queen Anna -Maria will always be Kings of Greece. He was betrayed by Karamanlis to restore him to Greek people. Further more, our republic is not a republic any more. It follows the orders of New Age and Greece is in jeopardy. He is a king who made his service in the Greek army. Who of the politicians served Greece? No one. Further more as a King he won a Golden Olympic Medal for Greece. His heart and mind is always in Greece. He was young, left alone and he didn't want a blood shed in Greece because he knew Greece suffered a lot from civil wars.
Things are getting worse now a days! Surely Greece will need his assistance! He is still King of Greece in Greek's peoples heart! Bare in mind that newer generations don't know even the Greek history because our ''Republic Democracy'' saw to deteriorate everything that unites Greeks. Language, History, Religion! Covid -19 is a game of world's wide manipulation!
Part of me wonders of this Greek republic is even permanent this time ,as in 20th century greece had on again off again relationship with monarchy and democracy ,and given how Greece is in terrible shape , I wonder if the constant switch monarchy and Republic will happen all over again.
@@dylangarcia3898 there's a wide spectrum within all government systems: a monarchy can be a democracy, which it seemed to be in place in Greece at that time, not saying it was perfect or was flawless; on the other hand we have Repúblics that are not democratic at all; and many that are an illusion for the people to believe they have a saying, but at the end, and almost in all of them, it's the elite, businessmen and politicians who rule and acomodate their interests and policies for their benefit and convenience before the populace's wellbeing
Anyone else notice the Queen of Spain literally wipe her face off after the bride kissed her cheeks?! 😂 Looks like she even grimaced. 😬 I decided to watch this bc Constantine’s family gets really bad press. Greece is especially harsh. Can’t blame them though. Greece itself was the birthplace of democracy and monarchy in general is the antithesis of that. Historically speaking, like Rome, they hated kings. That changed for a period when Greece got their independence from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century. Greek politicians thought they needed a monarch to be accepted on the international stage. The throne was never stable or secure. There were several uprisings and coups the deposed previous Greek kings.
She’s not the queen of Spain. She is the sister of the last king of Greece, married to the king of Spain but now their son is king of Spain and his wife is the queen.
NoNewWorldOrder Warrior : She was the Queen of Spain when her nephew, Pavlos ,got married. She was probably upset because her niece by marriage was supposed to let her kiss or hug her first.
@@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044 yes but she still carrys the title king just like king felips father king juan carlos who choice to keep the title king when he abdicated in favour of his son Two kings for Spain
He may be leaving his office, but he won't be leaving his title behind. It's been confirmed that following his abdication on June 18th 2014, Juan Carlos I will remain King of Spain. While his son assumes the role and duties of a reigning monarch which will belong to him alone, Felipe VI will share the title of king with the man he will succeed. From June 19th 2014, Spain will have two kings.
King Juan Carlos I and the man who will be king this time next week, Felipe
And two kings means to queens as Sofia will keep the title she has held for 39 years after her daughter-in-law becomes Queen Letizia. The changes needed for the country to have two sets of monarchs are expected to be passed on June 13th 2014 and at the same time it will be confirmed that the eight year old Infanta Leonor will become Princess of Asturias on the day her father becomes king.
Seeing double - two kings and two queens for Spain in 2014
Spain won't be alone in having this double dose of kings and queens. In Belgium, Albert II and Paola retained the title of king and queen following last year's abdication while the country also has a dowager queen consort - Fabiola, widow of King Baudouin.
King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola on their wedding day
It means that in less than a year, Europe has gone from having five kings and six consorts to seven kings and eight consorts - and that's before we get to the two queen regnants with their long reigning prince consorts. Europe's monarchies wobbled for much of the early part of the 20th century but in the first decades of the 21st, it seems that royals are doing better as ever as for the first time in generations the continent is seeing a growth in its number of kings and queens.
Yeah the kiss wasn't friendly, it was obligatory. And she wiped the kiss so she wouldn't have the brides makeup smeared on her cheek, at least not the red lipstick.
She was wiping lipstick from her face
Athens Greece has a great winnings in Wars ,. Learning all I can about my ancestors 🙏♾️❤️👑💕
So why don't you return to your country when your people love you so much.. Please think over its never too late..
They don't want the monarchy back, polls show less than 15% of Greeks support it.
@@richardmadden8742 bro he said that he don't want to establish monarchy again, wanted only to return to his country and just be with his peoples...
With due respect LADY '! He never wanted to be a king or his title back. Because according to greek law once proclaimed and throwned a king always remains one even if he is toppled down
He was fighting for his identity which this new rubbish govt denied,, he was fighting for his personal home not for a palace. You can take any thing from a person but you never take his identity and this new govt was scared and was doing the same thing
Nobody asks a person to apply for citizens ship again in the country he was born, and for which he bought first ever Olympic gold medal.. Aka first gold medal 🏅 of Greece
@Emy Thomas lady you are no one to judge a rightful 👑.. And this is not a DEMOCRATIC way of dealing this sort of situation Most of the Greek people wanted Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, to be the new King. He won the referendum by 230,016 against the Duke of Leuchtenberg. ... Then in 1974, the democratically elected Prime Minister, Konstantinos Karamanlis, called a referendum which formally abolished the Monarchy. And the medal you say is no Olympic google it.. 👍 first complete your homework then say..🤔🤔
@Emy Thomas behave your self lady.. Don't cross your limits.. Feel pity for you that in all comments you are only acting like negative old. Granny.. Don't act childish. If democracy is so good than why Greece govt can't manage unemployment, bureaucracy taxes.. Even Greece has suffered from severe economic crisis since 2009... 😂😂
Rest in peace ex King Constantine of Greece. 🤴🇬🇷
Rest In Peace your Majesty God be with you
My grandfarther immegrated from Cypres to South Africa in 1937. Proudly Greek🙃
He deserves to be king of greece 😃
He can stay wherever he is , but not in Greece 😊
@@bitter_truth8646 my radar says " stupid leftard detected" ....
It look like only the United Kingdom of Great Britain can have a Monarchy, other country cannot. 😂
People who dont know about Greece try to present about Greece …
He made huge mistake he recognized the dictatorship which overthrew the legal parliament.
He was 24-25 y old yes but this was huge mistake.
The people voted government, he made big mistake to recognize the overthrow of the voted government.
A good man trapped by circumstances.
True royalty belongs to those who diminish the gap between the haves and the have nots the dispossessed and those in possession; to raise up the downtrodden and oppressed. Anthony trollope the nineteenth century English novelist in his book- lady Anna- is much more eloquent than me in the concept I have stated above. The dialogue is between two characters one of them being Daniel thwaite one of the principals in the novel. I highly recommend it. It's a fine novel but much more for that dialogue in which trollope states who the real benefactors of mankind are and all sentient beings who live on this earth. They are the true Royals of Humanity.
I love to hear his voice ❤rest in peace king 🤴 Constantine😢
They should claim there royal status
Καλό παράδεισο 🙏🇬🇷🕯
Look how badly off Greece is now. They should of kept their King.
It would be even worse off with a family of royal spongers stealing cash.
@@richardmadden8742 says who?
Jennifer Watkins : It’s not asl bad as Portland Oregon with the BLM protestors.
The King and his family should have been ale to keep their property. It was private income that purchased it in the first place.
27:15 Constantinos driving Queen Elizabeth II
Hermosa casa llena de recuerdos preciosos.Descansa en paz Constantino.Marta Argentina
I know the anguish of losing your country as an adoptee from Greece at age four (4), as King Constantine did for over half his life. R I P Sir - I had no idea he died just a couple of weeks ago from my writing this post
People say that he is danish. Lol by ancestor yes he is indeed. But he is greek. He born there. Rip sir. May god bless u king constantine ii.
return the monarchy in Greece will be good for the country and the peaple
It would be good just to have them as ceremonial figure heads for the people of Greece I think
He is not King at all. A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people.
Phil Ad of course constitutional, it works in the U.K. A former prime minster, Harold Wilson, once said one of the things stopping the U.K. from turning into a dictatorship is that the most powerful person in the country has to kneel to someone else every week.
@@horatiohuskisson5471 Historically that is inaccurate and more of an illusion. Many countries got rid of their monarchies and often violently because the monarchies behaved themselves often as tyrants. Out of touch and in their own little world. Even the monarchy's power in Britain has been greatly reduced. Today it is symbolic and is barely tolerated. Harold Wilson most likely failed in History when in high school. This would also explain his ignorance. After all he was also a mason who often kneeled to his god and to his party's financial contributors to their election campaigns and to economic interests that have politicians in their back pockets. I would not take Wilson's opinion at face value
@@MarcelFigtrees Apparently you did not read my previous comment thoroughly-"A referendum was held to disown him. Please take his title away. If you don't it is a violation of democracy and disrespect to the will of the Greek people" I would say that is democracy at work not the wishes of a now small minority.
Besides people who want a monarchy are delusional. They freely gave away their country's national sovereignty to the EU or the Germans and gave up their national currencies and they want a monarchy? How hypocritical is that also? Its all about them and returning their cliques or elites and controlling the country themselves. Its not about Greece.