Overview
- Spain's Zarzuela Palace and Greece's former royal household confirmed Irene died in Madrid on January 15 at 11:40 a.m. local time.
- A private vigil at Zarzuela on January 16 preceded a public lying-in-state on January 17 at Madrid's Greek Orthodox cathedral with an honor guard and a condolence book.
- A video from Spain's EFE agency showed a photograph placed by the coffin that depicted Irene in her final days.
- A memorial in Athens is scheduled for January 19, followed by burial at the Tatoi royal cemetery beside her parents and her brother Constantine II.
- Members of the Spanish royal family attended the Madrid rites in support of Queen Sofía, while media report former King Juan Carlos will not travel on doctors' advice from Abu Dhabi.