Overview
- Princess Irene of Greece died on January 15 at 11:40 a.m. at the Palacio de la Zarzuela in Madrid at age 83, the Spanish Royal Household confirmed.
- A responso and public lying-in-state were held Saturday at Madrid’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral, with King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofía and Queen Sofía in attendance.
- Her remains are to be transferred to Greece for a Monday funeral at Athens’ Metropolitan Cathedral, followed by burial at the Tatoi royal cemetery.
- Queen Sofía had suspended official engagements in recent days to remain with her sister, reflecting a long period of declining health that kept Irene out of public life.
- King Juan Carlos I will not attend the Madrid or Athens ceremonies; sources cite medical advice against travel, while other reports describe a personal refusal to come under current conditions.