The Associated Press reported that late last night, Constantine II of Greece died. He was the last king of Greece before the nation's monarchy dissolved in the 1970s. He was 82 years old.
Doctors at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed that the former monarch passed away in the hospital on the evening of January 10th.
Born to Prince Paul, Constantine became heir apparent after Paul's older brother, King George II, passed away. He was also the nephew to the late Prince Philip, husband of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
At the age of 23, Constantine II became the last king of Greece's monarchy in 1964.
However, his popularity would soon fade when he faced conflict with the elected Center Union government.
Though he would return much later in life, Constantine lived out the rest of his days as Greece's King outside of the nation.
The dictatorial government that forced him into his very exile was the same one that reformed the Greek government, abolishing the monarchy. While the dictatorship collapsed the next year, Constantine would still not return.
Nephew of Prince Philip, Constantine spent much of his exile close to the British Royal Family. He was especially close to King Charles III and became the godfather of Prince William.
He would only return briefly to visit Queen Frederica and then visit from time to time in the years after. He finally returned to live in Greece in the 2010s, where he would pass away.
Released on the same day that Constantine would pass away, Spare provides details of Prince Harry's relationship with his older brother.
In the book, Harry discusses the complicated relationship he has with William, including several conflicts they've had over the years.
Harry also states that William tried to discourage him from proposing to Meghan. William also allegedly did not tell Harry about his own engagement and did not ask Harry to be his best man.
Meanwhile, sources state that William is furious with the details of Harry's book.
