The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Athens for an official visit that will run through Friday.
After laying a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Charles and Camilla held meetings in the presidential palace with their host, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
They are due to meet the leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras later in the afternoon.
Speaking on the eve of the visit, Charles referred to his love for Greece. “Greece is in my blood and I have long had a fascination for her ancient culture and history,” he told Kathimerini newspaper in an interview.
On Thursday, Prince Charles is to meet Archbishop Ieronymos and later that day he is to visit Piraeus port for a tour of the HMS Echo and the HMC Valiant, which cooperate with the Hellenic Coast Guard in search-and-rescue exercises.
Later on Thursday, Prince Charles will attend a meeting of the British Council for the International Higher Education Program at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
On Friday, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will travel to Crete to visit the archaeological site of Knossos and then visit NGO offices for refugees.
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