King Constantine II: The Last Monarch Of Greece | A King's Story | Real Royalty
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- This documentary is an intimate portrait of King Constantine of Greece during his exile - his life in London, his interactions with other royal families and his role in securing the Games for Greece in 2004.
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Honestly King Constantine’s life turned out to be a dream of a king living among common folks but having their respect and recognition.
Yes he has not been an averisious King but a noble and generous king who always thought of his countryand it's people. King par excrllence.
Sad but up lifting story. King Constantine demonstrates nobility of character, which is worth a lot more than palaces, land, and other accoutrements of royalty.
Yes, he certainly does but what's so tragic is to me, the people allowed this. That's what is so sad.
He showed a lot of fight and character.
It touched my heart when Elizabeth fixed the brides train!
The queen of England bent over for that girl!
How sweet! ❤️❤️❤️
I can't believe they have to persuade authorities to search for their property, that was stolen! What are the authorities for if not to help the victims?
The Queen's act is an example of how to be sincerely humble....
This if nothing else shows how the Royal family are pretty ordinary at the heart of it. You could bump in to this guy in Tescos for goodness sake.
He was such a handsome crown prince. Didn't realize he opened the Parade of Nations at Rome 1960. RIP, King Constantine!!
Love how the Queen just leans down and fixes her train.
it's just the family.. she's got her 'aunt Lilibet' hat on
Brad Moyse Only after she failed to kick it into place with her right foot, twice!
@graciearchangel in front of her, you're still a peasant. Watch your filthy mouth.
@graciearchangel No one cares if you're fully appeased or not.
I loved that, too. She’s a practical woman with a keen eye.
I was a young new military bride when these events were unfolding. I have always remembered this and my heart always feels connected to them ... they were young and beautiful , my own age..and so much tragedy. Especially the baby that never came to birth. Thank you for this video.
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Που
Τον.σκεπασε
What a lovely, heart-felt comment. Warm wishes to you from Northern California. ❤
I'm almost positive the exiled King was gifted financially to keep up his lifestyle by Queen Elizabeth because her husband Prince Philip was born in Greece to the Royal Family. What a fascinating story!
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That's exactly what my first thought was.
But Princess Olga the sister of Tsar of Russia died in Canada very poor. The queen didn't help her financially I guess.
Not only the BRF help him also the Spain RF help them also.Remenber Queen Mother Sofia was his sister.They live in Spain for a while.
Prince Philip his father is also king and queen and got removed also from their throne? Correct me please it’s been a long while when I listen about Prince Philip life
So sad to see the whole estate in ruin. The deposed king seems to genuinely care about the people of Greece. It’s good to know that he is able to go back to visit Greece with with his family. It did not make any sense that the Greek government required the deposed King to apply for citizenship. There is something wrong with those people in power. I am glad to see that the King fought them and won the case. As he said, he was born Greek and will remain and die Greek. I admire his love for the Greek people. He avoided and did not cause civil war just to cling on his throne. I truly respect him for what he did. He save a lot of lives, not only his family but the lives of many of the Greek citizens by leaving the country in exile. May God continue to Blessed the deposed King Constantine of Greece and his family!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It would be good to know who among the politicians was the driver to harrass King Constantine.
Hi 8
He couldn't start a civil war because nobody supported him.
years ago I worked in a shop in New Bond Street, and I served him, I took his order and asked his name (not knowing who he was) and he announced in a very loud voice "I am the King of Greece"!! Fair to say I remembered and never asked again.
I wouldn't blame you. I don't know him either.
I would've said and I'm the Queen of (name of the shop you work at) Haha!😂
Jude MelRoses 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a pompous jerk who can’t let go. Pitiful.
anne warrell 😂😂😂Good idea...The Greeks are very passionate...lol
Thank you for whoever produced this..I had heard and read the story but to hear His Majesty speaking on the events and his life since..was very inspiring..
What a remarkable man and family 💝
My dear king why did you go for an exile. To thr greeks people give back his land and home to live in
Such a gentleman and his wife, a lady.. So unfair that you were driven out of the country you loved and the Greek people whom loved their royal family.. God bless you.. It was a pleasure to have you live here in Great Britain.. RIP HRH..
The people of Greece in a referendum voted 2-1 to reject the monarchy. The Greeks as a sovereign people made their choice.
@@francismcdonnell753 I feel like that decision was made because the greek people didn't know the full story about constantine during the junta. people weren't that anti monarchy, the monarchy was fairly popular before the junta, as constantine was a charismatic king.
@@Lawrence-mh8dx it doesn’t really matter. The Greek people voted in favour of a republic 2 to 1. I’m sure they have no regrets in doing so.
@@francismcdonnell753 yeah, I see how much they love their government fucking them over.
If they loved him so much why did
66% vote to abolish him?
My Great grand father was Greek. This brought me to tears. Once a King always à King!
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Go back home Greek where you are needed and help retake the city. If you don't know what city I am speaking of then you are not Greek enough, and you have lost your Roman culture.
Was Prince Philip his first cousin?
You realize he was not of Greek decent, nor was he Orthodox.
The Royal families of Europe are of Dutch/ German decent.
Queen Elizabeth is German decent. There is not a drop of Greek in Constantine. Maybe cultural knowledge, that is why the Greeks rejected the whole imperialistic system.
I really respect the King. He seems to want what is best for his country and doesn’t push for the citizens to take HIS side. I see some comments on how he should have done things differently during the coup. Even a couple of the talking heads criticized what he did. But I don’t think a person who has not been confronted with such a chaotic, life or death situation can really judge. It seemed like he wanted to avoid a civil war and it looks like he was successful in that. He doesn’t complain about his life or what could have been. He simply gets on with it. Good on him.
Thst Cslled engraciation n order to potentially cause a new groundswell to lift him on an adoring crowds should and parade him up to the pathanon.
@s b languages change as time goes on. Maybe your cycle is a wee bit slower than on this side of the street? Dont frets, there will be a ketchup!
Joanne Schell dear if his family working together with Nazis and resulting to death of Greeks belongs to the past, tell him also to shut up claiming he is king of Greece, it’s been 60 years already and can’t stand him or his family claiming to be royals of Greece, it’s an insult to our grandparents who bled so we can be free and keep parasites like him out of our borders. The coup lasted 7 years, no one asked him ever to come back after that cause he is not wanted.
It's bad enuf having a family sucker's g the best it can off the public through but then have nazi connections, how typical. Kiss revived monarchy goodbye.
That's true.
A wonderful, nuanced documentary about a fascinating man who has the best interests of his country at heart but who is not deluded about the geopolitical vortex swirling around him.
s b really ? Where can I find this ? 😀
s b ok thank you !
Miss Phyllis Crain, you certainly have a way with words: "the geopolitical vortex swirling around me" has made me discombobulated!🔀🔁🙃🔂🆘AS you can see, I'm committing to memory that sequence of words and I think it will come in handy as a response to many intrusive rather rude questions that may come it to me in my life🤙
Beautiful family! I loved to see them kissing the Icons at Church ☦️🌸
What a genuinely humble and unselfish gentleman.
Edit 12 th January 2023. RIP Sir.
I had the honour and pleasure to meet Queen Annamarie long time ago in a shop called Camisa and Son in Old Compton Street, Piccadilly where I was working, and I was the person to serve her so many time. I must admit she and her daughter where very humble and softly spoken people and conduct themselves in an excellent manner. That’s why I still have fond memories of them. Beautiful humans been.
Spending the cash they stole from the Greek eh? Thieving bastards they are, like all royal families.
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@@richardmadden8742 I don't know if you have noticed but that exectly what the Greek politicians are doing
These days and probably even more then the king ever did
This is the true nopoty had to work
@@richardmadden8742 Stole? LOL. Their family invested so much money in Greece from the 19th century onward. Then the Greek State stole all their properties when they "deposed" His Majesty.
I love The QUEEN adjusting the veil for the photograph 😍
At first the Queen adjusted the viel with the shoes on, later bend to adjust the viel 😀
Beautiful and sad. History. R.I.P. King Constantino.😢
May God bless him and his family. Long live your Majesty, Greece. Thank you for the video. Respect and love from United kingdom.
I remember this week in history very well. I was 18 and travelling on a Greek ship to a new life in Australia. We arrived in Piraeus Greece on 9th March 1967 just a few days before the coup. Talk on board among the Greek crew and English passengers was that of disbelief and among the Greek crew and passengers I didn't hear a single one say anything other than how devastating it was and utter disbelief.
Lea, were you travelling on the Greek ship, Ellinis? My family and I (six of us) travelled from Southampton to Sydney via Piraeus and the Suez Canal in November 1966 on the Ellinis. All for £10. Money well spent. This documentary is excellent and I would love it if he could return to Greece, it would boost tourism even more. Princess Anne (Prince Phillip's mother) was exhumed from the King's grounds and she was finally laid to rest in Jerusalem. It's a family with an amazing history and it's nothing short of rediculous that they cannot resume their life in Greece.
@@ritageorge2348 Great information Lea. If you're in Melbourne be sure to go to the Immigration Museum, it's in the former Customs House. There is a cross-section of a migrant ship in the Museum, complete with stow-away rats and cats! The cabin is identical to ours. They even have that strange smell of the ship captured in the museum. There is a computer were migrants can write their story. I did, including going to school and studying Australian poems and songs. One was about a jumbuck and a billabong. My three sisters and I knew that we were heading somewhere very different. We've never looked back. The story of migration is a fascinating one. All the best Lea.
I was 12 when I met Napoleon Buonaparte in the street of boutiques Monte Napoleone. He was doing shopping over there. He was very arrogant, but he gave me a chocolate bar, his smartphone and his petit chapeau
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@@kimkenchingtom3868 Princess Alice, NOT Princess Anne, is Philip’s mother.
I really like this guy, and the attitude of he and his whole family.
RIP Dear King
This is the most touching story I have ever watched..
The humility and simplicity displayed by the exiled King is something everyone should emulate
hes not exiled anymore his exile was lifted in 2015 he and his family live in greece now but tatio palace has sadly enough not returned to the king .
That my friends is the different between a monarch and a president. The first will only think off his people and how to keep them safe and the other thinks only off his political power.
I love to hear him talk. You can find him in several documentaries regarding royalty. He’s a very handsome man.
Yeah his anecdotes in the documentary series "the father in law of Europe" are really interesting and well told
He is Greek , of course good looking !
Was very touched by the whole story and feel proud of these people
King Constantine strikes a very good figure, both personal and stately. His love of country and family are more than obvious.
He's very deep, mature, smart and sophisticated.
with the royal coffers at my disposal i could have been just the same!
kind too
He's shallow, immature, dumb and clumsy.
@@busterbiloxi3833 who you?
@@richardlorych9868
I highly doubt it...
A brilliant documentary of King Constantine.. very much enjoyed and educational. Thank you to the producers and narrator.
Actually Jackie this is not a very balanced documentary. It would be helpful to explore the events of 1964 and the history of Greece to understand the circumstances and the suffering if the greek people as well as both his unlawful interference and his inability to manage the situation. I wish him the best as an individual but not as the king of greece
@@yscoutinho252 considering that there have been at least two more under the kings, probably not much. Not that he had any useful contribution in the past
I really like His Majesty Constantine's attitude and kind soul. Deep inside his conversations, there is a good man. A humbled man.
RIP King Constantine II (1940-2023)
This is REALLY interesting. Also he seems like a really decent person to me. Same to his wife/Queen.
I met them last year when they stayed at the hotel I worked at and they were very kind. They treated us well and were surprisingly quite low maintenance.
dfw3355 what Queen, Greece has no King or Queen, they were not even Greek, others brought them, and the people spoke, if u like them Invite them, to ur country.
Nancy sure they were low maintenance, they use their own money, not the purse off the country they were abusing, that country was Greece.
dfw3355 what Queen, she can go where she came from. Greece has no more blood sucking Royals.
dfw3355 what queen, she can go where she came from, Greece has no more blood sucking royalties.
King Constantine of Greece, you are such a refined with a truly humble heart King to understand and to forgive all the people's deception of the real truth of your status a a real King... You deserve the respect and honor ...Partly I can compare it on how a true leader of my country Pres. F. Marcos that they put him and his family on force exile.. They are both Leader and ruler of a country that they decide to give way instead of having a chaotic situation that can lead to civil war and bloodshed..The govt of Greece should give back what is due to them respect , honor and return all the properties that they truly owned also the honor and respect that truly deserved.. Your Highest King Constantine i salute to your humble heart , May God bless you and your family .... You are such an Amazing King.... Long Live the King Constantine of Greece ..... This is such an amazing documentary of a real good King , my admiration forever. Long live the King Constantine of Greece RR of the Philippines
@Emy Thomas will you please shut the fuck up
The only person who had the true right to be called "king" was and is Jesus Christ!
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I'm a South African, but love all thing Royal. What a lovely video this was.
So pay for them.
I'm not a royalist, but give him his home and land and let him and his family live in peace, they seem like good people
Royalty was forced on Greece by outside powers. They royals weren’t even Greeks to start with.
@@100ververis But they embraced and adopted Greece. They have been loyal to Greece despite having been treated poorly. How much more could they have done? Even in exile they did strive for the good of the people of Greece. Any other immigrant to an adoptive country is regarded a citizen, after the required formalities. He is then given equal rights and privileges. King Constantine has no demands for the restoration of the monarchy. One should be charitable and give him his due.
@@catherinetsivitzis847 yes they should have been allowed to live in Greece as ordinary citizens if they chose with no extra privileges. But I don’t think they would’ve liked that. As other immigrants have the rights to live as new citizens in a country but not to run in as if it’s theirs.
I am. Its so sad knowing that the way the world is heading, monarchy probably wont see the light of day again in the near future.
@@100ververis hi, what do you mean that they are not greeks? Im not mocking or anything, i am simply curious. This is interesting.
The only reason the former Greek royals are still as prominent as they are is because of their still-royal relatives in Denmark, Spain, and the UK.
He also a descendant of Queen Victoria so Our Queen and King Constantine are distant cousins.
Norway too
yep Phillip QE2 husban was Prince phillip of Greece and Denmark
@@temi8149 He was also said to be from the imperial Russian Romanov family through his grandmother marrying a Greek prince.
True and don't forget the fascist nationalists overthrew the democratically elected republic and restored the Spanish monarchy so the present Spanish government is technically illegal
He's a part of Greece history. I think he deserves some respect. If you don't Honor and embrace the past then your future will be bleak. Look at Greece now. Do i have to say more??
All people are equally part of history...They are not above the people...They are there because they stole that status...They are no better than any one person in Greece..
He and his family is still not a poor man and they should be glad it wasn't neccasary to make them share the fate of the romanovs.
It is not natural for someone to claim the right to rule over fellow humans by "right of birth".
@@puschelhornchen9484 I totally agree with you...We are all sovereign people, meaning free from any type of control from any other human being...This is a God given right...We are all royal...We are all children of God...These earth "royals" are fake...They have taken this power over the people to amass richness and to control people for hundredths of years...And now they live in comfort, and from their "thrones" they smile and have a great time thinking of us as fools...
@@amparoalvarez9001 Some historical revisionist vibes
daniel smith yes u do, Greece is a strong country and it will survive, we don’t need this clowns 🤡 The country has survived worst!!!! Please don’t cry for us.
very moving story what a fine example of patience and endurance thanks for sharing
Its enlightening to see and hear about the exiled King.
Such a lovely, interesting documentary. Thank you so much!
The real King Of England lives somewhere in Australia, Russia got rid of their king and Queen , Greece did the same, Will England follow suit and become a Democratic Republic. GB were rite to leave the EU, rumor has it France is next to leave the EU, watch the dominos tumble and all countries get back their Autonomy
@@petecarroll3949 I have seen a documentary on that chap in Australia. That was interesting, too. I absolutely disagree with you when you say that Britain was right to leave the EU. I am a firm Remainer. In my opinion, Brexit is a disaster for the UK; and in the years ahead, it will be an even bigger disaster. Oh the damn 'Little Englanders'! The French would be fools to leave the wonderful EU. It's the biggest market in the world. By exiting the EU, we Brits have lost all our European rights. Now, instead of having aspirations to retire to the Côte d'Azur, we can retire in Skegness instead! Doesn't have quite the same caché, does it? Nor the beautiful summer weather. Brexiteers are fossils and fools.
@@petecarroll3949 naaa rest of europeans are happy to keep their autonomy within the EU. I hear though that the Scots want their autonomy much more than the french from EU
Yes they seem like a lovely family,Give them back what is theres . How things can go so wrong.
People are so judgmental.and are lead by easily ,He thought he made the right decision at the time,
He paid the price .
@@yscoutinho252 FYI, I understand more about the EU than most others! I don't just read English newspapers or books, I read about the EU in German and French too. I don't just get the 'Little Englander' perspective. We can already see the disaster that leaving is. It is a catastrophe! Even Margaret Thatcher would be appalled by our decision to leave the biggest market in the world: The Single Market. After all, the Single Market would exist without her efforts. She was one of its main architects. In any case, we Brits ARE Europeans. We even have a royal family with German blood coursing through their veins. The 'House of Windsor' has only been so-called since 1917. Prior to that, it was the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Stop being in denial! You can't change historical facts.
I was so sad to see the tombs of his ancestors just abandoned like that, damn theres a human and stories underneath that thing
most Greeks would love to take a dump on those graves, you have no idea what the monarchs did to the people and how much suffering they brought upon them
No matter what the tombs were part of Greek history and should have been respected
abandoned...yet the grass was cut and the roads were clear...
@@seventhk5845 What an unnecessarily offensive message. You bring shame on decent Greek republicans!! Anyway what suffering did - for example - King George I and Queen Olga bring to Greece?
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Well said!
King Constantine was a wonderful man and should always be remembered as a patriot, leader, husband and father who was respected and loved. He was truly a brave, educated and incredibly handsome man. I believe he was one of the most beautiful of all leaders. May God Bless Him. He should always be remembered as a much loved King. 🇺🇸🙏❤🇬🇷
Ce frumoasa ,unica și speciala ar fi fost Grecia cu relele și regina lor !!!Noblețe, rafinament ,cultura ,bunăstare....frumusețe
He is admirable.. he has all the chance to claim his power he choose to be self-less and let the people decide on what is good for them and he respected that. He is not power-hungry but very humble. I hope the Greek government will allow him to return to his motherland and live in peace.
He is since 2013 but this documentary is old
@@anthemsd since the loss of absolute monarchy monarchy s also a game of politics. Humbleness? Maybe circumstances make that necessary. If he is the ex monarch then it s no longer his country. If he s speaking of citizen of Greece then pretense 2 monarchy has to end otherwise it s politics..
@@aonehouseboy4945 okay communist
not his motherland. There is not a drop of Greek DNA in their family. Nice man, but the "Greek" Royal family was appointed to Greeks by the Brits. They now live in Greece, they had a "royal" wedding in Athens a bit ago.
I thought they were German imports.
i am a 70yo republican out here in australia, but i found this a fascinating documentary. thankyou for posting.
Are you impressed with the string of politicians that anti monarch politics has brought to australia?
Absolutely beautiful documentary. How I love Greece but not the politics. King Constantine and his wife were amazing throughout the years. I feel he was very wise to help prevent another civil war. Kudos to him and all who supported his efforts. I wish the remaining family the very best. My warmest wishes from Northern California. 💙💙💙💙💙
I admire King Constantine because he so humble and wants no blood shed. Blood shed was avoided.
A very sad story and still very emotional . We Danes love him and he makes us proud.
Bente Jobsz ok tell him to come to ur country, if u love them so much!!! He is been Kicked out, no more monarchs, in my country Greece.
Bente Jobsz Then u take them!!! Greece has no Monarchy, no more!
Communists will get triggered they prefer their rotten third world republic
@@soulanicolaou3453 - You sound very bitter and hateful! You poor ugly soul.
Why does he make you proud?
Thanks 🙏
Such a great real story
Thank you for sharing this excellent report job well done 👍 thank you!!
That is an amazing story! 👏 I'd like to know more.
Why is the beautiful estate lying in ruin? It could make a beautiful government palace or museum of Greek history.
Same reason Greece is a wreck, they just can't run themselves.
Yep and look how the Iranian government decided to make the ex-Shah's palace to became a museum after his overthrow in 1979. It still has the Shah and his queen's personal belongings still in it and still on show as far as I know.
It's so wrong. The government fought to keep the house and land away from it's rightful owner but had no plans to use it or maintain it. They'd rather let it rot. That's petty af.
how about YOU SHUT THE FU## UP , THATS MY FAMILIES HOME YOUR MAKEING USE OF , WE WOULD RATHER IT ROT THEN SOME JUMPED UP ASS WIPE PRETEND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE THERE BE IN IT
@Khalifa's Koffee America's conservatives electing Trump and trying to create an alternate reality where truth doesn't matter is testing the limits of democracy here. Their shrinking numbers and unpopular policies means they have to adopt authoritarian type positions to stay in power. If America wants to continue to be a free democracy that means the death of the republican party and they know it. We're all holding our breath wondering what reckless atrocity the man in the white house will commit next.
how sad to see their house in these bad conditions now!
Beatrice Lombardi that’s Greek property! Foreign so called royals were imposed to Greece, we don’t want royal brads eating out bread, we want a democratic nation, he has no claim to call himself king of Greece! I can call myself Queen of Greece, doesn’t make me one
@@mariawtf4356 that's why it's sad. I did not mean sad for them. I meant sad in general. That house - it is part of your HISTORY - like it or not. And as you protect your acropolis, you should also protect your former royals' properties. People, tourists could visit them and pay a ticket. That would bring money in your government's pockets.
Beatrice Lombardi sure and you are absolutely right on that. But don’t forget that as long as he goes around crying he has claims over Greece this property is full under dispute, Greek governments cannot still utilize it.
@@mariawtf4356 The monarchy was not imposed on Greece. A plebiscite in Greece was held in 1862 and over 95% were in favor of a monarchy.
life is short people. nothing lasts forever. this is why putting our efforts into material things is vanity. vanity is vanity said the King! "All is vanity.
What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever."
Excellent documentary - and fine use of various Vangelis movie scores.
Wow! This was very informative yet sad. He seems like such a brilliant man; humble and kind with the people of Greece in his every thought. Monarchy may be antiquated for some countries, but he has the heart of a leader. I love Greece and can’t help but imagine how different things might be for the country today for the positive. 🤷🏻♂️. I guess I will never know.
Dennis Le Roi.Given that your name shows that you have kingly aspirations I would suggest that you too could try and claim a throne of some country. This guy is as Greek as Idi Amin was.
@@aesop8694 It’s so sad you needed to reply like this.
@@REAgentDennis Nothing personal with you, I was just taking iterary license.Tell me though how would you treat comments made by Hitler about his own heritage.Don't you think that he would make sure to present his case in a positive way?The facts remain Constantine, his ancestors and his progeny do not have one drop of Greek blood in their veins.Two of his uncles were Nazi SS Officers.
@@aesop8694 My name Le Roi means “The King” however, I’m not a bit French. Your name is Aesop, same as the great Greek writer but I’m unsure if you are a master of all things Greek. We are all an amalgam. Comparisons of Hitler and the horrific Ugandan dictator Idi Amin just don’t equate with King Constantine.
Once Queen Victoria farmed out all her children across Europe… I begin to see part of your point. I’m fine not having a monarchy here.
@@REAgentDennis There was no intention on my part to make a comparison between the Hitler, Idi Amin and Constantine, the latter is without doubt a caring and possibly considerate individual. My assertion was, that given the opportunity to write their own biographies, all three of them would portray themselves in the best possible light.
As regards my knowledge or rather lack of knowledge, I agree with you entirely.
The idiom "The more one knows the less he knows" is eternal.
On the subject of Queen Victoria I think we are in total agreement. Her role was that of Europes Cuckoo Bird laying her eggs in other Birds nest. Hence the problem.
What a handsome young man he was!
My father was in U.S. Air Force intelligence, and stationed in Greece in 1967. I was 10 years old, and at an American school outside of Athens. They sent us home early that day, and told us the booms we were hearing were from an accidental explosion at the nearby pottery factory, and we believed them. I'll always remember wondering why we could see so many open trucks full of Greek soldiers from our school bus on the way home. Amazing time of life to live through a military coup unaware, lol.
It s always interesting 2 recall wat we experience in our earlier days wen we know the context. I remember the first time I remember visiting my grandparents parents cattle ranch and on the drive in thought how funny it was that do.eone dipped bales of straw n mud, pile them up. I learned that wst it was were the old Adobe foundation of my great parents home made ineffective due 2 earthquakes and the ornate victorian furnishings became the playhouse for the kids. The crystal chandeliers became the target practice for them as well. And yes the prisms were crystal becuz glass makes a different sound when hit by shot. What did my father's parents think of this "distruction"? Oh, that is old stuff no one wants anymore. That was in the 40s 40 and 50s. But back to greece. Who knew explosions at a distant pottery factory could be so unsafe for a school! Lol.
Does that mean that your father was involved in the illegal coup that happen to Greece...????
How interesting. My son was in kindergarten at the American Community School when Elizabeth was principal. We lived in the same apartment house on Odos Gregoriou V in Agia Paraskevi, in 1973. The junta was still in power at that time, and on Nov. 17 they declared martial law and destroyed the road outside w. the tanks.
the most amazing royalty 's exiled history,,,,such warm/ humble king of Greek thank you I salute you Sir Kingz💯♥️🙏🌏👏🦉🙏🦜🙏🙏🙏💯🙏🥰
I often wondered where the King of Greece resided so now that he is exiled it appears he is/has been doing more for his Country than his own Government, I am so pleased he was able to do everything in his power to establish his legal rights to his home & that of his ancestors & so it should be. Travel well King Constantine.
True, but they still took the home of his ancestors. They were born, lived, died and were buried there. a property that his family had bought and owned. It was not the Government's or the people's property to take.
@@cindywillis8923 another viewer who is anti-royalty commented that they should have given all back to the people. It's fine to give certain things back but personal family properties and wealth is not the countries. Those born into such a family has the right to inherit, if the government takes it all it won't really be given to the people. We all know that those ruling will always enrich themselves, there are no true democracy.
@@honeybunch5765 byhipCT
I was fortunate enough to actually see him on one of his boats circling the US Navy ship I was on at the time He waved to us seemed very friendly, this was in the summer of 1967 I believe First and only time I ever actually saw a King
Man this ex-king is super cool. It's hard to find any monarch like him these days.
I Speak if you are really looking for one he is all your to keep!
Greece is a free democratic nation, he don’t have royals, we have citizens and elected parties all equal.
@@mariawtf4356 there you go again..everyone is entitled to express an opinion.. go take your meds
Elisemckenna you really miss it when people couldn’t speak right? It must hurt you so much when we can cause you have nothing interesting to contribute yourself besides rude comments.
@@ritapita1126 Hey bro let her say whatever she wants to say. I got no issue with anyone critizing me. May Allah bless her with goodness. I guess there's no need to fight over a genuinely made remark by me for the ex-monarch.
You could say he was forced to change
You know things always look different from how they really are when looking from the outside in. I feel he did what he needed to do for his family.
What a wonderful King documentary.
Hello, Rose,
How are you doing today?
He may have lost being a king but what his family owned by all rights should have been returned
His family home was owned by his family outright.
This was done out of spite. He did pay taxes on the estate
The government is wrong in what they did to the king
Good that he kepted fighting for the rights he had
Shame on this government
Where did he get the money to pay the taxes?
@@busterbiloxi3833 totally irrelevant and ridiculous comment
@@ritapita1126 I repeat: Where did he get the money? There should be no kings or aristocrats on Earth. I repeat, who forked over the cash?
They have no rights. They aren't Greek citizens. They have no connection with Greece outside of Constantine's former position that he was fired from. They never paid taxes when they held that position. The Greeks took back what they had at one time allowed a former employee to hold as long as he and his family were employees. This Danish gentleman was fired.
Buster Biloxi Uf the King or Queen is liked then who’s gonna stop them do yours and over 100 more years there are going to be Kings and Queens and the money is a part of there income from the government and most monarchs pay tax just like you and me
Loved this video and very moved by the King and the history of his family. I started to learn about his royal family a few years ago by accident when reading books about the last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II. From there it went to Czar's mother, Empress Maria of Russia, also known as Princess Dagmar of Denmark before she married to Emperor Alexander III, father of Czar Nicholas II, as well as Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Czar Nicholas I and an aunt of Nicholas II, who married King George I of the Hellenes - a prince of Denmark before becoming the king and a brother of Empress Maria. Then, it went on to Queen Alexandra of England, wife of King Edward VII and Queen Victoria's daughter-in-law who is also a sister of Empress Maria and King George I. It goes on and on... even today there are well known members of royal houses in Europe who come from Greek Royal family, or have connections with Greek Royal family in blood, such as Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, whose father, Prince Andrew, is a brother of King Constantine I of Greece, grandfather of King Constantine II shown in the video. So Prince Philip is an uncle of Constantine II. Did I hear King Constantine II mentioned Prince Andrew burial place in the video? This video provided some valuable insights in Greek history that are very fascinating.
Constantine II, Elizabeth II, and Prince Phillip are all third cousins through Victoria of the UK, the "Grandmother of Europe". Constantine is also third cousin to Elizabeth through Christian IX of Denmark, "Father-in-law of Europe", and second cousin once removed to Prince Phillip through Christian. Phillip is not an uncle to Constantine.
His Majesty seems to be a very good man and seeks to help his country and people. It seems so sad that HM has not been reinstated to his rightful position in Greece.
Thank you very informative video.
What a nightmare!! The young king did the best he could, under the circumstances. He was thinking of his people only.
Vangelis’ music in the background ... awesome
Yeah many pieces.
I find him low profile King and not a slight trace of bitterness in his words againts the government who took away everything from him.But it seem his enjoying the life being an ordinary than being hand at foot in which way when he can claim back his position i guess he can effectively relate the needs of the heart of all.common people.
sarahspeaks144 what about the thousands Greek children living in poverty in Athens? He took everything from Greek people, looked at them as they were his property obliged to serve him. Thankful to our grandparents who throw him out of our land without violence.
@@mariawtf4356 you really are full of hate
Elisemckenna yes history is cruel and is even more cruel to repeat same mistakes because of ignorants. Candy 🍬 for you and ex- king to take with you, all yours to keep.
@@ritapita1126 yes very much so
Thanks for sharing 🌻
Hello, Mary,
How are you doing today?
It's so beautiful story video thank you so much for the video ma'am
So sad a lovely person of good will, so few in this world, a lovely family sharing love for their country.
They make you pay taxes on property the took away? You need a good lawyer
His wife, Anne-Marie, is H.M., Queen Margarethe of Denmark's lil sistah!😁
@Emy Thomas that’s a dumb statement. He paid taxes on it, yet it’s not his? You sound more like a socialist snowflake
Emy Thomas he won his case and received compensation for everything that was taken from him! Quite right too. The house was his!
@@rosssandeman6883 that's right the narrator said that he (they) did pay every year. Did the narrator tell us the truth or lied about this money and property ownership business? It was his private house inherited from his family who bought the property yes?
@@MegaLouise62 that house and the land right ?
Rest in peace to the last king of Greece!
You mean king of denmark, or germany or russia because not a single trace of any living or dead greek.
@@gudrunbruemllst4172 no I mean the last king of Greece
@@stavroulaziakou2574 of course the kings of athens or sparta or macedonia or ... Long time ago.
I as a lowly sailor stationed at Navcomsta Nea Makri but was invited to his wedding to Ann Maria of Denmark. I will never forget it.
Lars Cain. And you are a glowing example of everything that is wrong with these German/ Danish pretenders.
The problem Greece has with its Royal House is the fact that it is not Greek at all...it is Danish. King George the First of Greece was a Danish prince. And the current Queen of Greece (as she was) is also Danish.
Correct!!! Nailed the issue. Greeks are very peculiar about GREEK BLOOD. My husband is not Greek and Im 100%, my kids 50% Greek and Orthodox extremely accimplished kind and sweet and very attractive and Greek looking are not allowed to date full greek blood families in our Church. It is that prejudice. So that is how Constantine was removed.
It was an imposed monarchy twice without any real Greek heritage, something Greeks protect a lot.
@@diananoonen2262 What? i brought my irish bf down to Mani to meet the folks and the village and they were all ecstatic to meet him. I dont know where your church is but it seems not to be in actual Greece. Our issue with royalty is not their blood, its their titles and their constant interference in state politics, to the point of him accepting thus legalizing the coop that ended being his downfall. And the fact that his mother was probably the worst public figure to have ever passed from this country (look up her orphanages of cruelty and her illegal adoptions to the states) , worse that the generals in the coop!
Totally racist and xenophobic response. Shameful. The Greek royal family came to Greece in the 1860s. They are GREEK. Constantine was born in GREECE. His parents were GREEK citizens. He was educated in GREECE. He served in the GREEK armed forces. He won a gold medal for GREECE in the 1960 Olympics. He was GREEK head of state. How long does any family need to be resident for them to be nationals in the country in which they live???
@@Gayalert69 Not at all. The origins of the Greek Royal Family is Danish. If they were so fond of Constantine why has he lived in exile in London for the past 50 years?! And he is not the first 'Greek' King to have been overthrown either.
Greece history appears to be an anchor to a modern Greece. This was a fine presentation on someone not well known to the public.
As a Greek. My grandparents are still fun of him and his family. They still have a big picture of Constantine and Anna-Maria in their living room. My grandmother went to royal school of Frederica she learnt dressmaking (mother of Constantine). She is very proud. As I have heard that real reason that the monarchy start to fell was his mother. She used so much money from the people to show her family. Greece gave millions of drachmas to Spanish royal family to married Sofia with Carlos and so many scandals. Greek people hated her.
Leading a simple life is better choice than enjoying a complicated one. Anything you owned is just temporary. The famous you are the harder it becomes. Popularity contribute to damages. Thanks for sharing. 👍😀
Extraordinary documentary. Truly awesome. HE should get his house back. Of course.
King Constantine and his family and his queen they need to have a backbone now... and not let people walk all over them and get their private property back that belongs to them and not to the government... The king and queen should have stepped in when the army was abusing and hurting the people.... That is crimes against the people...
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It ain't over yet...😉
Respect!!! Such a great humanbeing, his emotions for his motherland are so genuine and pronounced. May he live to rule Greece and fulfil his desires
God forbid, the royals were responsible for some of the worst disasters in Greek history in the 20th century
well to be fare he is not one bit greek , so not his mother land , he is my cousin though and a descent human
@@jitaamesuluma9730 he might as well be now, still it does not the change the fact that he has been irrelevant for decades to this country.
Fuck that! He wasn’t exiled. He left coz he pooped his pants due to the coup 50 years ago. Thought when he returned he will get the throne.
Such an articulate intelligent gentleman
Rip your Majesty
King Constantine and his German mother Queen Frederika never deserved to be the monarchs of Greece. They subjected the Greek people to terrible living conditions and many suffered, were jailed and died. This king and his mother were cruel of the worst kind. The Greeks will never forget. And thank the Lord they were ousted from Greece for good!
All the European royals are related, even the Russians.
The 10 horns in Revelation.
@@RoseSharon7777
Really? I highly doubt You ever read The Bible cover to cover...
@@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036 LOL. Why do you say that? Because maybe YOU never have? Actually I've read it cover to cover many times. And many books hundreds of times. Why is that so shocking to you?
All of them are German
@Tymeer Robinson kinda disappointing that your ruler is not even from your country when you think about it. Of course that doesn't mean one's country would be terrible, I mean Catherine the Great, who was German, really shaped Russia back then. It's just disappointing that your own people cannot handle their country without foreign ruler
21:50 how does an ex-royal become financially independent?
“It’s very private.”
The King of Greece would not say: a wise decision. I wonder how Prince Harry and Princess Meghan will become financially independent. I think they are capable if truly having the will that most people need to survive.
His sister in law helped them. These people aren’t helpless.
I'm guessing the Queen had a hand in helping him too.
Definitely had help from nephew and niece (?) ERII and Phillip.... and why not.
@@pdmacguire And she despises the Greeks. I cannot stand her.
Very interesting to note the relationship among the Royalty of Europe with almost all the Kings and Queens having close or distant blood relationship with each other. Sad how this relationships between the Royals of Europe failed to stop the WW1 and WW2!!! As for Constantine Buhayer criticizing King Constantine for not saying 'No' to the Military takeover of government in Greece as a sacrifice for his people, I wonder how Buhayer wanted the King to do that without a troop of his own!!! He would have just been sacrificed by the Military officers who carried out the coup, with a bullet to his temple, if he had said 'No', and that would have been the end of him!!!
2:24 Her Majesty Elizabeth II accommodating the bride's gown train, what a moment
He seems like the nicest man, trapped by terrible circumstances. I think its time to give them back what was there's. Let it be restored and given to the people as living history
What’s the point of it you come into this world with nothing and you can’t take it with you.
Really? And how would you do that?
it was never theirs to begin with! there is not a drop of Greek blood or DNA, they are Germans and Danish!
You can say what you want about monarchies but constitutional monarchies are very stable.
WW1 and WW2
Very interesting thank you
Can you do this for other former royal countries/families? This is awesome
I was wondering why some of the outfits were so hideous even by royalty standards, then I realised it was 2003-2004.
They were hideous by those standards as well, but fashion doesn't apply to royalty 😉
Styles change! I cringe at some of my old photos.
I really think he should get his house back tho. It's sad that he cant even go back to the house most of his family members were born in.
he's lucky he managed to leave the country alive... Have a look in the history of Greece during his and his ancestors reign and you will understand why he's sooooooo unwelcome
Alyssa Mary Carvalho . Welcome to the real world
I think he needs to spend a few years in a Greek jail and repent for his arrogance and collaboration with the coup plotters.
If he paid propety tax then he owns the land not the state.
@@busterbiloxi3833 Sure, I imagine what a person like you would do in such situation
A very moving programme....It is the first time I knew about the problems.......But I have a great respect for him.
A very interesting informative story 👌 👏 👍
I just love how the was so normal and fixed her relatives gown. I adore her
If this house belong to the King, then the Greek Government must pay him out, because his property has been taken from him unlawfully.
His should have enforced his power of Kingdom and throw his generals in jail.
Then Russia should do the same to the Romanovs because all the palaces, interior etc was private property. If Russia have to pay the Romanovs, the country is at once bankrupt.
Why? Losers have no rights.
I agree he should throw is generals in jail along with the others but that doesn't mean that his property is up for sale... It needs to be returned now and they should just take it back by force if needed... Because that is there private property and not the governments period if you ask me I think the king and queen and his family are afraid to fight for what is there's...
@Emy Thomas that wasn't necessarily for the property that was from my understanding it was because the government tried saying he wasn't Greek and that of his family and they were trying to make him get a Greek citizenship and telling him that he wasn't Greek at all and he thought it was very insulting and he wasn't going to put up with that because he is Greek... And the government took that money from the emergency funds from the people apparently... That is why King Constantine put/ had a charity made up it seems that he didn't know that the money came from there straight away but when he finally found out about it he supposably wasn't happy about it.. and he supposably wanted to make sure the people were safe in an emergency situation to help them or at least that is what the documentary seemed to imply ...
@@kerry-annpeters885 The majority of kings and queens are not from the countries that they're ruling over in Europe so what's the issue there...
Fascinating story....God bless this Royal family.
RIP Constantine the second.
Awesome documentary.