Commentary
The passing of King Constantine II of the Hellenes—a former king who had been removed from the throne for almost a half-century—was not unanticipated; he was old and in poor health, with declining mobility.
But how the Greek government handled the death of a former head of state was another matter. It showed callous expediency rather than statesmanship, all in the name of second-guessing the impact the event might have on parliamentary elections in Greece in July 2023.
Constantine II, 82, the former and last king of Greece, died at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens on the eve of Jan. 10. His grandfather, Constantine the Soldier, had died 100 years earlier on the same day, but one….