Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

Princess Irene
Irene in 2008
Born(1942-05-11)11 May 1942
Cape Town, Cape Province,
South Africa
Died15 January 2026(2026-01-15) (aged 83)
Palace of Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain
Burial19 January 2026
Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPaul of Greece
MotherFrederica of Hanover
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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Ειρήνη, romanized: Iríni; 11 May 1942 – 15 January 2026) was the youngest child and second daughter of King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederica. She was the younger sister of Queen Sofía of Spain and King Constantine II of Greece. In the 1960s, she briefly had a career as a professional pianist. From 1981 until her death, Irene lived permanently in Spain, becoming a part of the wider Spanish royal family as Queen Sofía's sister, to whose family she remained very close. In 2018, she renounced her Greek citizenship and obtained Spanish nationality.