Overview
- A funeral service was held on January 19 at Athens’ Annunciation Cathedral before interment at the royal cemetery of Tatoi alongside Irene’s parents and brother.
- King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía attended, with the young royals briefly interrupting their studies to be present.
- Members of the former Greek royal family, including family head Pavlos, and other European royals joined the ceremony.
- The Athens rites followed a public lying in state in Madrid’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral, where an EFE image from Irene’s final days was displayed and a condolence book was opened.
- As a fatal train crash in Spain unfolded, Felipe and Letizia voiced condolences from Athens and adjusted their schedule to return quickly, staying in contact with national and regional leaders.