Can Queen Anne-Marie speak Greek?
Can Queen Anne-Marie speak Greek?
In 1961, she spent a year at an English boarding school in Switzerland – the Chatelard School for Girls. In 1963, to improve her French, Queen Anne-Marie attended a Swiss finishing school, ‘Le Mesnil’, until the Spring of 1964. She also speaks Greek, English and of course Danish.
Where does Queen Anne-Marie live?
On 14 August 2004 Anne-Marie and her husband Constantine visited their former home in Athens, the former Royal Palace that is now the Presidential Palace, for the first time since 1967.
Is the Greek royal family related to the British royal family?
“The Greek royal family has a rather unique position in the world of defunct monarchies. “While they live in exile in London and are very close to the British royal family, they are also descended from the Danish throne, since Greece’s King George I was the son of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Who is the Queen of Denmark and Greece?
In 1972, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark succeeded her father, King Frederick IX, becoming the first female Danish monarch in centuries. (The last was Margrethe I, who ruled the Scandinavian kingdoms from 1375 to 1412.)
