Tuesday, March 7, 2023

King Constantine of Greece Condolence Reply from Queen Margrethe of Denmark (2023)

This lovely reply arrived recently from Denmark. I had written to Queen Margrethe to express my condolence to her and her family on the death of her brother-in-law King Constantine of Greece. I had also written to Constantine's wife Queen Anne Marie of Greece, and sister Queen Sofia of Greece to express my condolences to their family. I have not received a reply yet from them. 

The envelope is the usual from the Denmark Royals. The front of the envelope says "Amalienborg," the name of the palace complex in Copenhagen where the Royals live and have their offices. All of the outgoing mail is stamped with this Postmark. 


The back of the envelope features the Royal Crown. 


Inside is a form letter. It is the same style as other form letters from Queen Margrethe. The Denmark Royals don't do anything extra special for condolence replies. The reply for Prince Henrik's death in 2018 was similar. 

The letter says: 

Dear Miss Daly, 

Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to pass on her sincere thanks for your king message of condolence on the death of His Majesty King Constantine. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature]

Aide-de-Camp

You will noticed the Aide-de-Camp's name is not printed on the letter. This is done so the form letter can be used which ever Aide-de-camp is on duty. With just a signature it is usually hard to tell which Aide-de-camp signed this letter. 

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