Prince Michael of Greece dies aged 85: Tributes pour in for Prince Philip’s first cousin who lost his father aged one and renounced his rights to the Greek throne to marry a commoner

Prince Michael of Greece, a cousin of Prince Philip, has died at the age of 85.

The royal, who was a famous writer and historian under the name Michel De Gres, has died in a hospital in Athens, it was announced today.

The last surviving grandson of George I, who is descended from the House of Bourbon through his mother’s family, will be buried in the Greek capital on Thursday.

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