BBC and Channel 4 blasted for referring to member of now defunct Greek royal family as Greek ‘crown prince’
Following the interviews, people, particularly from Greece, took to Twitter to remind the broadcasters that the monarchy was in fact, abolished in Greece at the constitutional referendum in 1974.said: “The Greek people abolished monarchy via referendum half a century ago. Therefore, stop insulting Greece and spread fake news.”said: “This is ridiculous. Greece is a presidential parliamentary democracy. The Head of State is the President of the Republic.
“There are no kings, crowns and princes. The Greek Constitution prohibits all kinds of nobility titles. He is not a crown prince, he is a clown prince.”When was the Greece referendum to abolish the monarchy?and the foundation of parliamentary democracy in Greece by a vote of 69% to 31% on December 8, 1974.
Pavlos, the former Greek Crown Prince, is the eldest son and second child of Constantine II, the last King of Greece from 1964 to 1973, and his Danish wife Anne-Marie. He was the heir apparent to the throne of Greece and its crown prince from birth until the dissolution of the monarchy, which occurred during his father’s tenure.
As a male-line descendant of Christian IX of Denmark, he is also a titular Danish prince. However, he is not in succession to the Danish throne, as his mother relinquished her claims to the kingdom upon her marriage to his father.: “Prince Pavlos was interviewed as he is a direct relation of the Royal Family who has known the Queen all his life and would be attending her funeral.”