Constantine, 81, who sat on the throne from 1964 to 1974, is currently on a ventilator in a hospital in Athens. His condition is stable. Constantine’s health has been slowly deteriorating in recent years. For example, he uses a wheelchair because he has difficulty walking.
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Constantine has ties to several other royal houses in Europe. He is married to Anne-Marie, the younger sister of the Danish Queen Margrethe. His sister Sofia became Queen of Spain after she married King Juan Carlos. Constantijn, godfather of the Dutch Prince Constantijn, is also friends with the Oranges. It has been almost 50 years since the Greeks voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy. Constantine had already left the country in 1967 after a failed attempt to overthrow the junta that came to power earlier that year after a coup d’état.
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