Prince Michael of Greece dies aged 85

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Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark was pronounced dead at age 85 on Sunday, July 28. The royal passed away at an Athens hospital.

Prince Michael was Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh’s first cousin. He will be buried in the Greek capital on Thursday, August 1.

The royal was an esteemed writer and historian under the pseudonym Michel De Gres and was the last remaining grandson of George I, with a lineage to the House of Bourbon.

The royal was well known for his marriage to Marina Karella, for whom he renounced his right to the Greek throne to marry in 1965.

Prince Michael of Greece said he quickly fell head over heels for Marina Karella. (REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Prince Michael of Greece said he quickly fell head over heels for Marina Karella. Photo: Reporters Associes / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

He studied political science in Paris before repatriating to Greece for military duty, where he served a term in the Hellenic Coast Guard in order to regain Greek citizenship.

Prince Michael is survived by his wife and their two daughters, Princess Olga of Savoy-Aosta and Princess Alexandra of Greece.

Source: Independent.

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