This is how plans will change in Mallorca

The Queen Emeritus’s holidays in Mallorca, which began a few days ago, are going to be interrupted for two reasons. One of them, the visit to Paris to support the Spanish Olympic team, as the King and Queen and their daughters, Leonor and Sofia, have already done. The other, much less pleasant. We are talking about the death, at the age of 85, of Prince Michael of Greece, uncle of Queen Sofia and King Charles IIIwhich took place this Sunday in Athens.

This was announced on Sunday by the Royal House of Savoy, as its youngest daughter, Princess Olga, is married to Aimon of Savoy-Aosta, current head of the house and pretender to the defunct Italian throne.

Miguel of Greece was the son of Prince Christofer of Greece and Denmark, who died only a year after he was born, and Françoise of Orleans, so he was First cousin of, among others, King George II and Queen Paul of Greece, Helena of Romania and the Duke of EdinburghFollowing the latter’s death in April 2021, he was the last surviving grandchild of King George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, who were also great-grandparents of Queen Sofia.

Prince Michael of Greece, Queen Sofia’s uncle, with his wife, Marina Karella. (Getty)

The bond that Miguel had with the Queen Emeritus and her two brothers, Constantine and Irene of Greece, was very close, so His presence is expected at the farewell ceremonies. As Vanitatis has been able to find out, Doña Sofía is with her sister in Mariventawaiting information about burial and the type of funeral or religious ceremony that may take place.

For now, what is known is that the main farewell event will be on Thursday, also in Athens, the same place where he died this Sunday, since it was where he settled some time ago. In fact, one of the last public appearances took place for the wedding of his nephew, Prince Philippos with Nina Flohr, in October 2021. But it is still unknown what kind of farewell will be held and if it will bring together more members of the European Gotha, Which would not be unusual, given their family ties..

Because, although there was He renounced his succession rights to the Greek crown in 1965 to marry the painter and sculptor Marina Karellawas a very active member of the family and his relationship with the three children of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece was very close, so much so that, as we said, Queen Sofia interrupted her stay in Marivent to travel to Athens to say goodbye to him.

Miguel de Grecia, on his wedding day, with Queen Frederica acting as godmother. (Cordon Press)

In fact, his godmother at his wedding was Queen Frederica herself, as his mother died when he was only 14 years old. From his marriage to Marina Karella two daughters were born, Alexandra, and the previously mentioned Olga, who She has become even more closely linked to Gotha through her marriage to the current Duke of Aosta..

But in addition to his active work on behalf of the deposed Greek monarchy, he was recognized for his I work as a historian and writerwhich she shared through her social networks, thanks to which we could learn more about the history of the Hellenic royal family, as well as other royals.

The Queen Emeritus’s holidays in Mallorca, which began a few days ago, are going to be interrupted for two reasons. One of them, the visit to Paris to support the Spanish Olympic team, as the King and Queen and their daughters, Leonor and Sofia, have already done. The other, much less pleasant. We are talking about the death, at the age of 85, of Prince Michael of Greece, uncle of Queen Sofia and King Charles IIIwhich took place this Sunday in Athens.