Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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Greece Makes Vaccines Mandatory for People 60 or Older, with Fines for Not Complying.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a bid to bolster vaccinations among older people, the prime minister of Greece announced on Tuesday that Covid shots would be obligatory for people ages 60 or older, and that those who failed to book a first shot by Jan. 16 would face fines.
Τhe move came as the Greek health authorities try to curb a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths, while bracing for the possible effect of the Omicron variant.
About 500,000 people in Greece ages 60 or older have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting. Those who fail to meet the deadline will face a monthly fine of 100 euros ($113), the revenue from which will go toward funding state hospitals that have been stretched by the pandemic, he said.
Describing the policy as “an act of justice for the vaccinated,” Mr. Mitsotakis said he had worried about penalizing people but hoped they would see the move as an act of “encouragement, not repression.” » | Niki Kitsantonis | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Τhe move came as the Greek health authorities try to curb a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths, while bracing for the possible effect of the Omicron variant.
About 500,000 people in Greece ages 60 or older have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting. Those who fail to meet the deadline will face a monthly fine of 100 euros ($113), the revenue from which will go toward funding state hospitals that have been stretched by the pandemic, he said.
Describing the policy as “an act of justice for the vaccinated,” Mr. Mitsotakis said he had worried about penalizing people but hoped they would see the move as an act of “encouragement, not repression.” » | Niki Kitsantonis | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Janet Daley: Like McCarthyism, America Will Soon Wake Up to Wokeism | Off Script
This is a very interesting discussion. Janet Daley makes many interesting observations in it. I do not, however, agree with all she states. In particular, being an ardent Remainer, I have a totally different take on Brexit than she does. Nevertheless, I feel that many of Janet Daley’s insights are well worth listening to.
FYI, I was for many years a subscriber to The Telegraph; but I cancelled my subscription when the newspaper became anti-EU, pro-Brexit, and pro-Trump! That combination was simply too much for me to handle! However, when I was a subscriber, Janet Daley was one of my favourite contributors. – © Mark
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Barbados Cuts Ties with Queen, Becomes World's Newest Republic | DW News
Nov 30, 2021 • Barbados removed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state at midnight local time on Monday. The Royal Standard flag that represents the queen was lowered in the capital Bridgetown in a ceremony that coincides with the country's 55th year of independence. Dame Sandra Mason was inaugurated as the first president of the Caribbean country, having been elected by a two-thirds majority vote in the Barbadian parliament.
In attendance at the celebrations was Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, who arrived in the country on Sunday. "We the people must give Republic Barbados its spirit and its substance," Mason said in an address. "We must shape its future. We are each other's and our nation:s keepers. We the people are Barbados." After a display of dance and music from the island, Barbadian singer Rihanna was declared a national hero by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who led Barbados' republican movement.
Barbados is the first Caribbean country to abolish its monarchy since the 1970s, when Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago became republics. The last time Queen Elizabeth was removed as head of state was in 1992 when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Although the country ceases to be a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth as its sovereign, it will remain within the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 54 countries of which both republics and monarchies are members.
In attendance at the celebrations was Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, who arrived in the country on Sunday. "We the people must give Republic Barbados its spirit and its substance," Mason said in an address. "We must shape its future. We are each other's and our nation:s keepers. We the people are Barbados." After a display of dance and music from the island, Barbadian singer Rihanna was declared a national hero by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who led Barbados' republican movement.
Barbados is the first Caribbean country to abolish its monarchy since the 1970s, when Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago became republics. The last time Queen Elizabeth was removed as head of state was in 1992 when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Although the country ceases to be a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth as its sovereign, it will remain within the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 54 countries of which both republics and monarchies are members.
Éric Zemmour se déclare candidat à l'élection présidentielle de 2022
LE FIGARO : Le polémiste a officialisé sa décision dans une vidéo postée sur les réseaux sociaux ce mardi. Il sera l'invité du 20H de TF1 dans la soirée.
Le dernier étage de la fusée. Comme le laissaient présager son attitude et ses déclarations depuis la rentrée, Éric Zemmour a officiellement annoncé sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. «Mes chers compatriotes, (...) comme vous, j'ai décidé de prendre notre destin en main. (...) Il n'est plus temps de réformer la France, mais de la sauver. J'ai décidé de me présenter à l'élection présidentielle. (...) Vive la République, et surtout vive la France !», a confirmé le nationaliste dans une vidéo publiée ce mardi 30 novembre sur les réseaux sociaux, dans laquelle il reprend les codes du Général de Gaulle lors de l'appel du 18-Juin : assis à un bureau, dans une bibliothèque, face à un imposant micro de radio. Le tout avec, pour fond musical, l'allegretto de la 7e symphonie de Beethoven. Une déclaration dont le format est inédit sous la Ve République, pour un parcours qui l'est tout autant. Regarder la vidéo » | Par Arthur Berdah et Wally Bordas | mardi 30 novembre 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi »
Far-right TV pundit Éric Zemmour to run for French presidency: It is time to ‘save’ France, controversial figure says as he reads video speech posted on social media »
Éric Zemmours Kandidatur verheisst für Frankreichs Präsidentschaftswahlkampf nichts Gutes: Der rechtsextreme Publizist steigt offiziell ins Rennen um den Élysée-Palast ein. Ob ihm der Rollenwechsel vom Provokateur zum Kandidaten gelingt, ist fraglich. Doch einen Sieg kann er bereits verbuchen. »
Le dernier étage de la fusée. Comme le laissaient présager son attitude et ses déclarations depuis la rentrée, Éric Zemmour a officiellement annoncé sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. «Mes chers compatriotes, (...) comme vous, j'ai décidé de prendre notre destin en main. (...) Il n'est plus temps de réformer la France, mais de la sauver. J'ai décidé de me présenter à l'élection présidentielle. (...) Vive la République, et surtout vive la France !», a confirmé le nationaliste dans une vidéo publiée ce mardi 30 novembre sur les réseaux sociaux, dans laquelle il reprend les codes du Général de Gaulle lors de l'appel du 18-Juin : assis à un bureau, dans une bibliothèque, face à un imposant micro de radio. Le tout avec, pour fond musical, l'allegretto de la 7e symphonie de Beethoven. Une déclaration dont le format est inédit sous la Ve République, pour un parcours qui l'est tout autant. Regarder la vidéo » | Par Arthur Berdah et Wally Bordas | mardi 30 novembre 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi »
Far-right TV pundit Éric Zemmour to run for French presidency: It is time to ‘save’ France, controversial figure says as he reads video speech posted on social media »
Éric Zemmours Kandidatur verheisst für Frankreichs Präsidentschaftswahlkampf nichts Gutes: Der rechtsextreme Publizist steigt offiziell ins Rennen um den Élysée-Palast ein. Ob ihm der Rollenwechsel vom Provokateur zum Kandidaten gelingt, ist fraglich. Doch einen Sieg kann er bereits verbuchen. »
Japan’s Prince Akishino Lambasts Media for Saying ‘Terrible Things’ about His Daughter
THE GUARDIAN: The heir to the Chrysanthemum throne lashes out at criticism of Mako’s marriage to a commoner
Princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro. ‘Lots of things are fabricated’ by the media, her father says. Photograph: Reuters
Prince Akishino, the first in line to the Japanese throne, has lambasted the country’s media for their treatment of his eldest daughter, Mako, accusing them of saying “terrible things” about her in the run-up to her marriage.
Mako married Kei Komuro, a non-royal whom she met at university, on 26 October, almost four years after their engagement was called off following revelations about a minor financial dispute involving his mother. But they made only a brief public appearance before moving to New York, where Komuro works for a law firm.
Critical coverage of their engagement has left Mako, who relinquished her royal status when she married Komuro, suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. » | Justin McCurry in Tokyo | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Prince Akishino, the first in line to the Japanese throne, has lambasted the country’s media for their treatment of his eldest daughter, Mako, accusing them of saying “terrible things” about her in the run-up to her marriage.
Mako married Kei Komuro, a non-royal whom she met at university, on 26 October, almost four years after their engagement was called off following revelations about a minor financial dispute involving his mother. But they made only a brief public appearance before moving to New York, where Komuro works for a law firm.
Critical coverage of their engagement has left Mako, who relinquished her royal status when she married Komuro, suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. » | Justin McCurry in Tokyo | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Botswana Upholds Ruling Decriminalising Same-sex Relationships
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Activists wait for a decision by judges on the government’s appeal against the 2019 ruling.Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries.
The government had appealed a 2019 ruling that criminalising homosexuality was unconstitutional. The ruling had been hailed as a major victory for gay rights campaigners on the continent, following an unsuccessful attempt in Kenya to repeal colonial-era laws criminalising gay sex.
Dismissing the appeal on Monday, the bench of five judges unanimously ruled that criminalising same-sex relationships was a violation of the constitutional rights of LGBTQ+ individuals to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality.
“Those sections [of the penal code] have outlived their usefulness, and serve only to incentivise law enforcement agents to become keyhole peepers and intruders into the private space of citizens,” said court of appeal president Ian Kirby.
The ruling added: “Since the appellant’s grounds of appeal have been unsuccessful there can be only one outcome and that is that the appeal must fail.”
Before the 2019 ruling, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years in jail. » | Nyasha Chingono in Harare | Monday, November 29, 2021
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries.
The government had appealed a 2019 ruling that criminalising homosexuality was unconstitutional. The ruling had been hailed as a major victory for gay rights campaigners on the continent, following an unsuccessful attempt in Kenya to repeal colonial-era laws criminalising gay sex.
Dismissing the appeal on Monday, the bench of five judges unanimously ruled that criminalising same-sex relationships was a violation of the constitutional rights of LGBTQ+ individuals to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality.
“Those sections [of the penal code] have outlived their usefulness, and serve only to incentivise law enforcement agents to become keyhole peepers and intruders into the private space of citizens,” said court of appeal president Ian Kirby.
The ruling added: “Since the appellant’s grounds of appeal have been unsuccessful there can be only one outcome and that is that the appeal must fail.”
Before the 2019 ruling, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years in jail. » | Nyasha Chingono in Harare | Monday, November 29, 2021
Queen Congratulates Barbados as It Becomes a Republic
THE GUARDIAN: Monarch sends message marking ‘momentous’ day and wishing Barbadians peace and prosperity
The Queen on a walkabout in Barbados in November 1977. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.
Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years.
In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future.
She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. » | Caroline Davies | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
La Barbade scelle son divorce avec la reine Elizabeth : ANALYSE - Cette île de 430 km², indépendante depuis 1965, va devenir mardi une république en élisant à sa tête la présidente Sandra Mason. »
Der Queen bricht ein Land aus der Krone: Nach 396 Jahren verlässt Barbados die britische Herrschaft: Die Bürger von Barbados wollen die Queen nicht mehr als Oberhaupt ihres Staates. Fast drei Jahrzehnte nachdem sich Mauritius aus dem kolonialen Erbe gelöst hat, folgt am Dienstag die Karibikinsel und setzt Königin Elizabeth ab. Der Buckingham-Palast akzeptiert die Entscheidung und feiert sogar mit. »
As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.
Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years.
In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future.
She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. » | Caroline Davies | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
La Barbade scelle son divorce avec la reine Elizabeth : ANALYSE - Cette île de 430 km², indépendante depuis 1965, va devenir mardi une république en élisant à sa tête la présidente Sandra Mason. »
Der Queen bricht ein Land aus der Krone: Nach 396 Jahren verlässt Barbados die britische Herrschaft: Die Bürger von Barbados wollen die Queen nicht mehr als Oberhaupt ihres Staates. Fast drei Jahrzehnte nachdem sich Mauritius aus dem kolonialen Erbe gelöst hat, folgt am Dienstag die Karibikinsel und setzt Königin Elizabeth ab. Der Buckingham-Palast akzeptiert die Entscheidung und feiert sogar mit. »
Die Kryptoblase wächst – warum man Bitcoin und Co. trotzdem nicht abschreiben sollte
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Kurz nachdem die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) die neue Corona-Variante Omikron getauft hatte, konnte eine gleichnamige Kryptowährung ihren Wert verzehnfachen. Ein klares Zeichen für die Irrationalität der Krypto-Investoren? So einfach ist es nicht.
Es herrschte Spannung am vergangenen Freitag an den Kapitalmärkten: Die Angst vor der neuen Corona-Variante Omikron ging um und sorgte für grosse Volatilität. Dabei zeigte sich ein allgemeines Muster: Investoren flüchteten in sichere Anlagen wie Gold und verkauften riskantere Vermögenswerte wie Kryptowährungen. Der Bitcoin verlor am Freitag zeitweise neun Prozent seines Werts und schickte alle anderen Kryptowährungen mit auf Talfahrt.
Alle Kryptowährungen? Nein! Ein obskurer Token, der zufällig den gleichen Namen wie die neue Corona-Variante trägt, konnte seinen Wert zwischen Freitag und Montagmorgen von 65 Dollar auf 655 Dollar verzehnfachen, bevor er wieder auf 309 Dollar abstürzte. Omicron gilt seither als jüngstes Paradebeispiel für die Irrationalität des Kryptomarktes. » | Rewert Hoffer | Montag, 29. November 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi
LE FIGARO : Le polémiste pourrait se déclarer candidat aux alentours de midi, avant de s'exprimer le soir au 20 Heures de TF1.
Il passe à la vitesse supérieure. Au terme d'une vaste tournée promotionnelle, qui a rapidement pris des allures de précampagne, Éric Zemmour s'apprête à entrer de plain-pied dans l'étape d'après. Celle de sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. Le polémiste sera en effet l'invité du 20H de TF1 ce mardi soir, pour confirmer au grand public une annonce qu'il devrait officialiser aux alentours de midi, selon un membre de son équipe de campagne - même si le format précis de sa déclaration reste tenu secret à ce stade. » | Par Arthur Berdah | lundi 29 novembre 2021
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter Chief Executive
THE GUARDIAN: Dorsey co-founded site in 2006 and posted world’s first tweet / Parag Agrawal, chief technology officer, to replace Dorsey
Jack Dorsey in 2015. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.
Dorsey will be replaced by chief technology officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal, the company announced on Monday.
The surprise move ends Dorsey’s much criticized tenure as chief executive officer of both Twitter and Square, his digital payments company, which led to Twitter stakeholders Elliott Management and billionaire investor Paul Singer calling on him to step down from one of those roles.
Twitter’s shares rose 11% after the news broke on CNBC before being briefly suspended.
The company said Dorsey would step down immediately but that Dorsey would remain on the board until Twitter’s stockholder meeting in 2022.
“I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational. I’m deeply grateful for his skill, heart and soul. It’s his time to lead,” said Dorsey. » | Dominic Rushe in New York | Monday, November 29, 2021
Jack Dorsey, cofondateur de Twitter, démissionne de son poste de directeur général : Il va être remplacé par le directeur technique du groupe, Parag Agrawal. »
Jack Dorsey resigniert bei Twitter: Das Unternehmen ist bekannt und beliebt, hat aber seine ambitionierten unternehmerischen Ziele meist verfehlt. Nun zieht sich der stark kritisierte Gründer Jack Dorsey resigniert aus der Chefetage zurück und konzentriert sich auf sein «anderes Baby»: Square. »
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.
Dorsey will be replaced by chief technology officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal, the company announced on Monday.
The surprise move ends Dorsey’s much criticized tenure as chief executive officer of both Twitter and Square, his digital payments company, which led to Twitter stakeholders Elliott Management and billionaire investor Paul Singer calling on him to step down from one of those roles.
Twitter’s shares rose 11% after the news broke on CNBC before being briefly suspended.
The company said Dorsey would step down immediately but that Dorsey would remain on the board until Twitter’s stockholder meeting in 2022.
“I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational. I’m deeply grateful for his skill, heart and soul. It’s his time to lead,” said Dorsey. » | Dominic Rushe in New York | Monday, November 29, 2021
Jack Dorsey, cofondateur de Twitter, démissionne de son poste de directeur général : Il va être remplacé par le directeur technique du groupe, Parag Agrawal. »
Jack Dorsey resigniert bei Twitter: Das Unternehmen ist bekannt und beliebt, hat aber seine ambitionierten unternehmerischen Ziele meist verfehlt. Nun zieht sich der stark kritisierte Gründer Jack Dorsey resigniert aus der Chefetage zurück und konzentriert sich auf sein «anderes Baby»: Square. »
House of Gucci Is ‘Painful and Insulting’, Says Gucci Family
THE GUARDIAN: Heirs of Aldo Gucci issue statement taking issue with Ridley Scott’s film but have stopped short of legal action
Thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them’": Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci.Photograph: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc./AP
Surviving family members of the Gucci fashion dynasty have expressed unhappiness with their representation in the new film House of Gucci.
In a statement issued on Monday, the heirs of Aldo Gucci – who ran the fashion house for 33 years until the mid-1980s – said they were aggrieved by the lack of consultation by film-makers, as well as their portrayal as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.
Ridley Scott’s film stars Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as his brother Rodolfo, and Adam Driver as his nephew Maurizio, who took over the firm until he was murdered in 1995 by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani (played by Lady Gaga).
Based on the 2000 nonfiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film, said the Guccis, attributes “a tone and an attitude to the protagonists of the well-known events that never belonged to them”.
The statement continued: “This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.” » | Catherine Shoard | Monday, November 29, 2021
Les héritiers Gucci veulent porter plainte contre le film House of Gucci »
Surviving family members of the Gucci fashion dynasty have expressed unhappiness with their representation in the new film House of Gucci.
In a statement issued on Monday, the heirs of Aldo Gucci – who ran the fashion house for 33 years until the mid-1980s – said they were aggrieved by the lack of consultation by film-makers, as well as their portrayal as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.
Ridley Scott’s film stars Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as his brother Rodolfo, and Adam Driver as his nephew Maurizio, who took over the firm until he was murdered in 1995 by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani (played by Lady Gaga).
Based on the 2000 nonfiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film, said the Guccis, attributes “a tone and an attitude to the protagonists of the well-known events that never belonged to them”.
The statement continued: “This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.” » | Catherine Shoard | Monday, November 29, 2021
Les héritiers Gucci veulent porter plainte contre le film House of Gucci »
The Fascinating Life of Prince Philip's Mother: Princess Alice, the Queen's Mother-In-Law | Absolute History
Jun 8, 2019 • We all know about the late Queen Mum – one of Britain’s most instantly recognisable figures. But few have even heard of the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice. And yet, the life-story of Prince Philip’s mother almost defies belief.
A great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip’s mother married into the Greek royal family – only to see the Greek monarchy overthrown by revolution. Fleeing into exile, she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. She was locked away in mental hospitals and subjected to experimental treatments by psychiatrists – including Sigmund Freud himself. The trauma had a shattering effect on Princess Alice’s marriage and led to a fractured childhood for her only son Prince Philip.
Prince Philip’s mother eventually fought her way back from mental illness, and became an unlikely hero of World War Two, risking her life to hide a Jewish family from the Nazis. When her son married the future Queen Elizabeth in 1948, Alice turned down the option of a cosy royal life. Instead she chose to dedicate herself to working with the poor in Greece. She gave away all her possessions and even founded her own religious order.
Featuring exclusive interviews with family members and previously unseen archive footage, this film sheds new light on one of the royal family’s most remarkable, but little known, personalities.
A great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip’s mother married into the Greek royal family – only to see the Greek monarchy overthrown by revolution. Fleeing into exile, she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. She was locked away in mental hospitals and subjected to experimental treatments by psychiatrists – including Sigmund Freud himself. The trauma had a shattering effect on Princess Alice’s marriage and led to a fractured childhood for her only son Prince Philip.
Prince Philip’s mother eventually fought her way back from mental illness, and became an unlikely hero of World War Two, risking her life to hide a Jewish family from the Nazis. When her son married the future Queen Elizabeth in 1948, Alice turned down the option of a cosy royal life. Instead she chose to dedicate herself to working with the poor in Greece. She gave away all her possessions and even founded her own religious order.
Featuring exclusive interviews with family members and previously unseen archive footage, this film sheds new light on one of the royal family’s most remarkable, but little known, personalities.
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