Monday, January 19, 2026

Princess Irene's funeral

 


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 The funeral of HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark was held today at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.

The mourners included her sister, Queen Sofia, King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, the Princess of Asturias, Infanta Sofia, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina, Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Constantin, Prince Aristedes, Prince Achilleas-Andreas, Prince Nikolaos and Prince Chrysi, Princess Alexia and Carlos Morales,  Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar,  Prince Philippos and Princess Nina,  Victoria Federica Marichalar y de Borbon, Pablo, Miguel and Irene Urdangarin y de Borbon,  Princess Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria,  Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Mrs. Terberger, Prince Christian of Hanover, the Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia,  Princess Sophie of Romania, Dr. Jean-Henri Fruchaud, Alexis Fruchaud,  Marina Karella and her grandson, Darius Mirzayantz, Simon Munoz

Prince Christian of Hanover's paternal grandfather, Prince Ernst August, and Queen Frederica of Greece were siblings.  Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia's mother was Princess Alexandra of Greece, daughter of King Alexander, and Princess Irene's first cousin.  Marina Karella is the widow of the late Prince Michael of Greece, who was King Paul's first cousin.   Princess Sophie of Romania is the granddaughter of Princess Helen of Greece, who was King Paul's sister (and Irene's aunt).   Dr. Fruchaud and Alexis Fruchaud are the widower and son of the late Princess Tatiana Radziwill, whose mother was Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark.  Princess Tatiana, who was Queen Sofia's best friend and cousin, died in December.

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Following the Greek Orthodox funeral, members of the Greek and Spanish royal families traveled to Tatoi for Princess Irene's internment in the Royal Cemetery.

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