Constantine: A King's Story - Since being ousted in a military coup in 1967 he has lived in exile in search of a role – a King without a crown.

Constantine: A King's Story (2004)
Director: James Castle
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)

Synopsis:
For the past 36 years, King Constantine of Greece has been a King in name only.

In l967 every monarch’s nightmare came true – ousted in a midnight military coup he lost his throne, ending over 100 years of Greek monarchy. Since then he has lived in exile in search of a role.

From his base in London, he travels the world rubbing shoulders with the great and good – and working for “his people”.

His eldest son, Crown Prince Pavlos married the daughter of one of the world’s richest men in a wedding that eclipsed that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

In 2003, King Constantine won his bitter battles with successive Greek governments when the European Court of Human Rights awarded him compensation for the homes and property which had been confiscated – and he finally returned to his country.

It was a timely homecoming for a man who won a gold medal for Greece at the Rome Olympics – and, as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was instrumental in winning the 2004 Games for Athens.

This intimate portrait is based on unprecedented access as the King and his family return to Greece en masse for the first time in nearly forty years. King Constantine talks as never before about the events that led to his exile and his fight for justice and recognition. It includes exclusive footage inside the family home in Hampstead, behind the scenes at the Royal events and “off-duty” moments.

This is the King’s story. The story of a man who lost his throne but refused to give up.

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