Overview
- The coffin reached Athens on Sunday, followed by a private family dinner that brought together close relatives to support Queen Sofía.
- Monday’s service is scheduled for 12:00 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, with burial to follow at the royal cemetery of Tatoi.
- King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía traveled to Greece, joining the former Greek royal family including Queen Ana María and her children.
- King emeritus Juan Carlos I did not travel from Abu Dhabi on medical advice.
- A private responso was held earlier in Madrid, where the Guardia Real bore the flag-draped coffin; Princess Irene died Thursday at 83 after decades living alongside Queen Sofía at La Zarzuela.