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Greece to preserve modern royal ruins |
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Published by The Times (UK)
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Thursday, 17 November 2005 |
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'Greece to preserve modern royal ruins'">Greece to preserve modern royal ruins' "He fled in the night with his wife and child, seeking refuge in Italy after the people of Greece ignored his call to rise against a military government. With their hasty departure in 1967, King Constantine II and his family left behind a royal palace containing all their belongings, from luxury cars and ballroom gowns to children’s toys and medicine boxes. For almost 40 years the Palace of Tatoi has been abandoned as successive Greek governments repudiated their country’s deposed monarchy. The personal effects of the Royal Family remain scattered around the mildewed and rat-infested rooms, where most of the furniture and wall paintings have been looted or vandalised. Now the Greek Culture Ministry has pledged to fund restoration work after an inspection by officials revealed its precarious state..."
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