Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- <<<Constantine left Greece in 1968 and has lived in London most of the time since then. He was deposed in a popular referendum after the seven-year dictatorship of the Colonels, which he initially supported, collapsed.>>> King Constantine, a fine democrat and believer in the rule of law and the people's will... On 4 Sep 01, at 0:56, Rick Rozoff wrote: > Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------------------------- > > [King Constantine joins Bulgaria's King Simeon (now > prime minister), Romania's King Michael, Yugoslavia's > King Presumptive Alexander and Albania's King Leka > (son of Hitler's and Mussolini's ally King Zog) in > finding NATO-occupied Southeastern Europe a congenial > spot to return to...and reclaim their domains in.] > > More than anything...he had been emboldened by the > European court of human rights' judgment last year > compelling the Greek government to compensate him for > the royal estates it confidcated in 1994, reputed to > be worth about 225m [pounds]. > > > > Ex-king Constantine plans Athenian return > Helena Smith in Athens > Tuesday September 4, 2001 > The Guardian > > Encouraged by other monarchs returning to their > homelands, the exiled king of Greece is planning to > resettle in the country that deposed him in 1974. > > Constantine II, who was stripped of his Greek > citizenship in 1993, plans to arrive on a Danish > passport. He is married to Anna-Marie, the younger > sister of the Danish Queen. > > Disregarding the open hostility of his former > subjects, Constantine, 60, has taken courage from the > return to Bulgaria of former King Simeon II, now the > country's prime minister, and the restoration of the > property of the Yugoslav monarch, Crown Prince > Alexander. > > Yesterday he revealed his determination to reinstate > himself permanently in the Greek capital by the end of > next year. He has already begun house hunting. > > Constantine left Greece in 1968 and has lived in > London most of the time since then. He was deposed in > a popular referendum after the seven-year dictatorship > of the Colonels, which he initially supported, > collapsed. > > "He is desperately homesick, there is no doubt about > it," an old friend told the Guardian yesterday. "He is > no different to other people who identify with the > place where they spent their childhood. He lived here > until he was 27, and he dreams of Greece every day." > > A former Olympics sailing gold medalist, he is looking > for a spacious villa in Athens and a country house > where he can enjoy the sea, the friend said. > > The Greek media reported yesterday that he had shown > an interest in a plush Athenian mansion which once > belonged to his mother, Queen Frederika. It now > belongs to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the Cypriot owner of > Easyjet airlines, who commented: "No contact has been > made so far ... in any case, the house is not for > sale." > > Although Constantine has apologised for the past, he > has not relinquished his claim to the throne. When he > was visiting Greece in the early 90s his yacht was > chased out of territorial waters by gunboats and > fighter planes. > > It is clear that the prospect of his return has caused > the Socialist government deep unease. An official said > it was acutely aware of the embarrassment of trying to > stop him entering the country on a Danish passport. > > Aides who have recently visited Constantine at his > house in Hampstead told the Greek press that he > believed the time was right to make his return. > > More than anything, they said, he had been emboldened > by the European court of human rights' judgment last > year compelling the Greek government to compensate him > for the royal estates it confiscated in 1994, reputed > to be worth about £225m. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------- > This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has >been shut down > > > > ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
