He may have been thousands of miles away in Greece this week, but Prince Charles’s thoughts were clearly closer to home — for I can reveal that HRH had a private meeting with the Mayor of Athens which dwelt on the welfare of the Duke of Edinburgh. My royal source tells me that following a … Read more
Charles lays a wreath at tomb of Unknown Soldier in Athens before he and Camilla watch military parade on visit to Greece after prince declared country ‘has special place in my heart’ Couple on two-day visit to attend Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations after an invite from Greek PM Charles and Camilla’s two-day visit to mark … Read more
Prince Philip was born on June 10, 1921, on the kitchen table at his family home Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu. He was the fifth child, and only boy, of parents Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. His ancestry is a mix of Greece, Denmark, Russia and … Read more
Virgin Voyages has unveiled its third ‘lady ship’, which will be named Resilient Lady and is scheduled for completion on July 1, 2022. Her home port will be Athens, Greece, from where she will offer two ‘dreamy’ European itineraries. One will be a Greek isles itinerary where passengers ‘can immerse themselves in Greek history and … Read more
The Acropolis and other ancient monuments have been blanketed by a thick layer of snow as services across the Greek capital were brought to a halt by extreme weather. Covid-19 vaccinations and most public transport were brought to a grinding halt as Athens found itself in the middle of heavy snowfall. Toppled trees as a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: British Airways flight from London to Athens is forced to make emergency landing at Zurich after co-pilot fell unconscious at the controls British Airways flight made emergency landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland Captain of A320 Airbus made the landing at Zurich after his co-pilot passed out Jet was on the ground for over … Read more
He jetted into the Greek capital this week to film scenes for his new drama Man Of God. And Mickey Rourke turned heads in a semi-sheer black lace shirt as he arrived at the Acropolis in Athens on Thursday ahead of filming. The actor, 67, looked effortlessly cool as he walked among cast and crew as … Read more
Mickey Rourke was seen arriving in Athens, Greece, ahead of his shoot for Man Of God on Tuesday. The actor, 67, made sure to put safety first as he left the airport with a mask securely placed over his nose and mouth amid the coronavirus pandemic. He put on a casual display for the outing, … Read more
Is Greece next? Fears for holidays to Athens, Crete and Rhodes with country on the brink of being added to Britain’s two-week quarantine list after an alarming surge in coronavirus cases EU figures showed Greek infection rate had quadrupled in 2 weeks with 20 Covid cases per 100,000 people Rising levels of cases in Denmark, … Read more
Even after something like 50 visits to Athens, I still find the geography occasionally baffling. Still, that’s part of the charm of this beautiful European city, and, the longer you spend there, the more you realise just how much there is to discover. By all means visit one of the spectacularly glamorous shoe shops on … Read more