Royal Wedding Guests

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29819, 11 May 1962, Page 13

Royal Wedding Guests

(N Z.P.A -Reuter—Copyright)

ATHENS, May 9. Royalty began moving into Athens last night for the Royal wedding next Monday of Princess Sophia to Don Juan Carlos, heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Queen Ingrid of Denmark, accompanied by her three daughters. Princesses Margrethe, Benedict and AnneMarie. arrived by air from Geneva On the same aircraft were the Queen Mother, Victoria Eugenie of Spain (the grandmother of the bridegroom), the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, Infante Maria Cristina of Bourbon, and the Princess Renee of BourbonPanne.

This is the first major group of Royal guests to arrive. The final list will include four kings, seven

queens, 37 princes. 14 dukes, 13 duchesses, eight counts, and five countesses.

Work has already begun on ceremonial arches and garlands along the wedding route

Thousands of red and yellow carnations, the colours of the Spanish flag, will decorate the Catholic Church of St. Denise, where the first of the two wedding ceremonies will take place and 35.000 red roses will decorate the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, scene of the second ceremony.

Hundreds of wedding presents are pouring into the Royal Palace. They include a £50.000 zibeline eoat from the shipping magnate, Mr Aristotle Onauis. a diamond tiara from Queen Frederica, a set of Copenhagen chine from King Frederick of Denmark, and a small yacht from Prince Rainier at Menace.