Editing Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (section)

==Marriage==
{{main|Wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark}}
[[File:Huwelijken,_Bestanddeelnr_254-7177.jpg|thumb|Constantine and Anne-Marie at their pre-wedding gala at the [[Presidential Mansion, Athens|Royal Palace]], 1964]]
In 1959, at the age of 13, Anne-Marie first met her future husband, her third cousin Constantine, [[Constantine II of Greece|Crown Prince of Greece]], who accompanied his parents, [[Paul of Greece|King Paul]] and [[Frederica of Hanover|Queen Frederica]], on a state visit to Denmark. Constantine at the time was 19 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vafo.dk/article/20100601/ARTIKLER/306019831|title=Kongen uden rige|date=June 2010 |publisher=[[Vejle Amts Folkeblad]]|language=da}}</ref> They met a second time in Denmark in 1961, when Constantine declared to his parents his intention to marry Anne-Marie. The pair became secretly engaged without telling the public nor members of their families due to Frederik IX's opposition to their relationship because of her young age.<ref name="Secret">{{cite web|lang=es|first=Núria|last=Tiburcio|title= Ana María sopla 70 velas: así es la cuñada de Doña Sofía que se 'comprometió' con 13 años|work= El Confidencial|date=30 August 2016|url=http://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2016-08-30/reina-ana-maria-grecia-70-anos_1252474/}}</ref>{{sfn|Celada|2007|p=118}} They met again in Athens in May 1962 at the [[Wedding of Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofía|wedding]] of Constantine's older sister, [[Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark]], and [[Prince Juan Carlos of Spain]]. Anne-Marie was a bridesmaid, while Constantine was a groomsman for the future monarchs of Spain. The couple spent time in Athens afterward and told their families about their engagement.<ref name="Secret"/> They met again in 1963 at the [[century|centenary]] celebrations of the Greek monarchy. Though it had already been revealed to their family, their engagement was announced to the public during these celebrations.{{sfn|Hourmouzios|1972|p=327}} Following this, Anne-Marie began studying the [[history of Greece]] and the history of the Greek monarchy, as well as taking [[Modern Greek]] lessons in order to learn the language of the country her husband was to reign over.{{sfn|Celada|2007|p=118}}

Constantine's mother, Frederica, initially requested that one million dollars be spent on the wedding, however, the private office of the Danish royal family denied this. The Danish and Greek royal families eventually agreed on two million dollars being invested in the wedding. Prior to it being spent, this money was stored in the Swiss banking system.{{sfn|Mateos Sáinz de Medrano|2004|p=363}} In July 1964, the announcement of the engagement of Constantine and Anne-Marie raised the polite protests of the Left in Denmark.<ref name="SI9LongestMonths">[[Situationist International]], issue No. 9, ''The Longest Months'', August 1964</ref> Previously, on 6 March 1964, King Paul died, and Constantine succeeded him as King of the Hellenes. There was speculation that as a result of Paul's death, the wedding would be postponed and delayed. However, Frederica requested that their marriage took place on its original date. Anne-Marie and Constantine were married on 18 September 1964 (two weeks after Anne-Marie's 18th birthday) in the [[Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens|Metropolis]], the [[Church of Greece|Greek Orthodox]] Cathedral of [[Athens]]. Anne-Marie [[religious conversion|converted]] from [[Lutheranism]] to the [[Greek Orthodox Church]] 7 months and 3 days after her marriage. On April 21, 1965. There was a special permission, for this, from the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, who is the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece. In order for her to be able to celebrate the Easter, which was 4 days later.

Also, as she was marrying a foreign ruler, consent to the marriage was given on the condition that Anne-Marie renounce her succession rights to the Danish throne for herself and her descendants.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kurrild-Klitgaard |first=Peter |title=Conditional Consent, Dynastic Rights and the Danish Law of Succession |work=Hoelseth's Royal Corner |author-link=Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard |publisher=Dag Trygsland Hoelseth |date=2 February 1999 |url=http://geocities.com/dagtho/dk-suc-law.html |access-date=3 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807131446/http://geocities.com/dagtho/dk-suc-law.html |archive-date=7 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}