The Greek Times got a few things wrong when reporting the application for Greek citizenship. The applications were made by the late King Constantine's five children and Crown Prince Pavlos' five children. No applications were made by Princess Alexia's children.
On December 20, 2024, the Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic recognized the Greek citizenship of Princess Alexia, Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos, Princess Theodora and Prince Philippos and Princess Maria-Olympia, Prince Konstantine-Alexios, Prince Achilleas Andreas, Prince Odysseus Kimon and Princes Aristide Stavros.
The Minister of the Interior's decision to recognize the citizenship was based on the 1994 law that expropriated the property and removed the citizenship of the former King and his family.
Their royal titles are not recognized or used in Greece. They will have a Greek surname that translates to de Grece.
The applications were filed one day before the Gazette published the Government's recognition of the citizenship. This will be followed by inclusion in the civil register, allowing the ten former royal family members to obtain identity cards and passports.
This decision means that the 1994 law removing Greek citizenship from the former King Constantine II and his family is no longer applicable.
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I understand Constantine's stumbling block was having to have a surname, which he refused; and the citizenship implies they have abandoned all claims to the throne. Which Pavlos has already spoken about, saying his children would just be private citizens.
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