Greece

Aliki Diplarakou was the first Greek woman to be crowned “Miss Europe” in February 1930. However, this Greek beauty was far from just a pretty face. Well-educated, independent, and articulate, Diplarakou confounded prejudices about beauty pageant contestants. She was a...

During her reign, Queen Elizabeth has visited 120 countries but never Greece, the birthplace of her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and consort of the Queen of England Elizabeth II, passed away early Friday morning at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle. There was no official statement as to the cause of his...

A busy day is awaiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday in London as he takes part in the NATO Summit. Mitotakis will attend the ceremony for the 70th anniversary of NATO and is also expected to address a...

Daisy Mavraki, crowned as Greece's 1952 "Star Hellas" died on Thursday in Athens aged 83. Mavraki, born in Crete, was voted the most beautiful Greek woman in the the first beauty contest held in the Greek capital after the end...

On Monday afternoon, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan arrived on Lesvos island to visit the refugees and migrants in the camps. The Queen visited the Kara Tepe refugee camp and tweeted during her visit: "We need a collective and value-based response...

Queen Rania, wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan, will visit Lesvos, Greece, in the beginning of Holy Week at an invitation of the international humanitarian organization International Rescue Committee. Her visit was confirmed by the Embassy of Jordan in...

One of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, Queen Elizabeth, laid anchor in the Greek port of Piraeus. The ship was named by Queen Elizabeth of England herself in October 2010. The cruise ship will start its journey from Greece to finally...

Beautiful and historic Rhodes was chosen to host the “Queen Ukraine 2014” competition, following the current political situation in Kiev. The 18 stunning young ladies that took part asked the world to pray for the future of their country...

The remains of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia, a Greek princess who died 20 years ago, will be exhumed and sent to Serbia so she can be reburied next to her husband. She married Yugoslavia's exiled King Peter II in...

The rapid resignation of CIA Director and former Army General David Petraeus for having an affair with his biographer has put new attention on the affair that Queen Frederika of Greece engaged in with CIA Chief Allen Dulles in...

The Amazons in Ancient Greece were women who fought like men. They were a nation of all female[...]

It may be a slight exaggeration, but for many locals, the town of Aitoliko, situated on an island between two lagoons in western Greece is their own, smaller version of Venice. The old part of the town lies quite romantically...

The historic Grande Bretagne Hotel was built less than fifty years after Greece won its independence and the modern Greek State was beginning to take form. It was built across the King's Palace and now stands across the Greek Parliament...

The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated to Virgin Mary.