Prince Charles yesterday met with the head of Greece's Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos, in an official royal visit to Athens.
His Beatitude Ieronymos II of Athens is the primate of the Church of Greece, a part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church. He met yesterday with the Prince of Wales as part of the latter's visit to the country, according to Associated Press.
Clarence House shared pictures on Twitter of Prince Charles, alongside his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on their trip. The visit included walking through Athens, meeting local residents, trying traditional Greek coffee and stopping at the 'beautiful' Orthodox basilica of St Eirini.
On Wednesday Charles and Camilla met with Greece's President Pavlopoulos at the presidential mansion, and also met with the nation's prime minister, Alexis Tsipras.
In a statement shared on Twitter, in both English and Greek, Charles said: 'I thank you once again for your heartfelt and warm reception to your country, which is always so hospitable. I raise my glass to everyone's health, and to the welfare and friendship of our two peoples.'
The beautiful Church of St. Eirini is one of the stops on the walking tour in Athens. #RoyalVisitGreece pic.twitter.com/jkQR8wSAuG
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) May 10, 2018 " data-caption="null" data-credit="null">The royal couple also attended Phaleron War Cemetery, paying respects to the more than 2,000 commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in World War Two. Camilla joined schoolchildren for a literary event held at the Eastern Orthodox Kaisariani Monastery, and also visited a women's shelter that supports victims of domestic abuse and violence.
The royal visit to Greece concludes today, with a trip to the island of Crete.
