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While Europe's nobility gathered in Windsor for the memorial service for King Constantine II, King Charles was spotted in London.
Windsor – Constantine of Greece (82, † 2023) was buried in February 2023.
Now the royals of Europe flocked to Windsor for the memorial service for the last Greek king.
Due to King Charles' (75) cancer diagnosis, the day of remembrance was postponed from January to the end of February.
But the monarch stayed away from the service.
Instead, King Charles was spotted in front of his London home, Clarence House.
King Charles left Queen Camilla to lead the memorial service for King Constantine II in Windsor
The monarch had left Windsor Castle on the morning of the big day before the service began for his late second cousin, King Constantine of Greece.
Hours later, the royal waved
to some fans as he arrived outside Clarence House in London,
GBNews reports.
Initially it was said that the regent might attend the lunch after the service to greet the distinguished guests.
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The renewed absence is certainly causing question marks among the European royals and Greek relatives.
King Charles and the heir to the throne, Princess Anne (73) and Lady Gabriella Windsor (42), had already been sent to the actual funeral service of Prince William's godfather (41) on February 18, 2023 in Athens to pay tribute to the Greek exiled monarch in the Cathedral of Mary Announcement to pay the last respects.
Guest list for King Constantine's memorial service (excerpt):
Constantine's wife ex-Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (77)
Prince Pavlos (56) and wife Marie Chantal (55) and their children
King Felipe of Spain (56) and Queen Letizia (51)
ex-King Juan Carlos (86) and Former Queen Sofia (85)
Infanta Elena (60) and Infanta Cristina of Spain (58)
Princess Benedikte (79) of Denmark
Participants of the British royal family:
Queen Camilla (76)
Princess Anne (73) and husband Timothy Laurence (68)
Sarah Ferguson (64)
Prince Andrew (64)
Princess Brigitte of Gloucester (77) and her husband Prince Richard (79)
Princess Beatrice ( 35) and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (40)
Zara (42) and Mike Tindall (45)
Events came to a head on the day of Constantine II of Greece's memorial service in Windsor
King Charles waved to fans in front of Clarence House in London while mourners traveled to Windsor for Constantine II's memorial service (photo montage).
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King Charles is currently being treated for cancer in London and has not performed any public functions since his diagnosis on February 5th, apart from a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (43).
Apparently the therapy meant that the king had not even agreed to go to church in honor of the King of the Hellenes in St. George's Chapel.
Prince William also canceled at the last minute for “personal reasons”.
Kensington Palace quickly rushed to reassure the public that the Princess of Wales, 42, remains doing well as she recovers from abdominal surgery.
It cannot be said with certainty at this time whether the sudden death of Thomas Kingston (45), Lady Gabriella Windsor's husband, has anything to do with this.
Queen Camilla took the reins at the memorial service and tenderly looked after the widow Anne-Marie of Greece (77), while a number of British royals showed their faces: Princess Anne (73) and Timothy Laurence (68), Sarah Ferguson ( 64) and Prince Andrew (64) as well as Zara (42) and Mike Tindall (45) paid their respects to the late king.
Princess Beatrice (35) and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (40) were also present, while Princess Eugenie (33) was missing.
Sources used:
gbnews.com, Instagram @tatlermagazine