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King Charles III meets Fener Greek Patriarch in London
King Charles III met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Buckingham Palace in a half hour private meeting on October 25.
During the meeting, Patriarch Bartholomew "expressed once again his condolences for the death of the King's Mother, Queen Elizabeth II," as well as his prayers and best wishes for a successful and fruitful reign.
Charles and Bartholomew also talked about the "centenary anniversary celebrations of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, as well as other topics of mutual interest," according to the statement.
Patriarch Bartholomew introduced the members of his delegation to the king during the meeting, including Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea, and Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium.
The meeting was also attended by the Greek Ambassador to London, Ioannis Raptakis, and British Ambassador to Athens, Matthew Lodge.
In a previous visit to Greece in 2018, Charles hailed the traditionally close ties between the UK and Greece and highlighted Greece’s role in the world by saying, “We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts have their root in Greece,” he said.
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King Charles III has an instant connection with the country. His grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, was born at Tatoi Palace, on the outskirts of Athens in 1882.
His father, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was born on the island of Corfu, at Mon Repos Palace, in 1921.
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