Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark, is the current head of the former Greek royal family. He is the second child and eldest son of the last king of Greece, Constantine II, and Queen Anne-Marie. His father served as king from 1964 until 1973, when the Greek monarchy was abolished. Pavlos was crown prince and heir apparent to the throne from birth until the monarchy's abolition. He became head of the former Greek royal family following his father's death on 10 January 2023. As a male-line descendant of Christian IX of Denmark he is a Danish prince, although not in succession to its throne. Queens Margrethe II of Denmark and Sofía of Spain are his aunts, and Kings Felipe VI of Spain and Frederik X of Denmark his first cousins.
Pavlos in 2013
Pavlos (left) and his mother, Anne-Marie (middle), at the coronation reception of Charles III (right).
Pavlos' paternal grandparents, Frederica of Hanover (left) and Paul of Greece (right).
The Order of the Elephant is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively used to honour royalty and heads of state.
The Blome [da; de] family coat of arms with the Order's collar on gravestone in Heiligenstedten.