Turkey - Royal baptism

(22 Dec 1996) T/I: 11:20:50 GS: 10:24:12


Greece's ousted king Constantine said on Sunday (22/12) in Istanbul that he hoped to return to his country as an ordinary citizen.
Constantine was toppled by a Greek military coup in 1967 and has been living in exile since then. He was deprived of his ruling rights in a 1974 referendum. The former Greek king was in Istanbul for the baptism of his five-month-old granddaughter in a ceremony attended by several European royal figures. Britain's Prince Charles and Spain's Queen Sophia, who is also Constantine's sister, took part in the baptism of baby Maria Olympia at the Istanbul Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
Britain's Prince Charles was one of the baby's godparents and held Maria after she was dipped in holy water.

SHOWS:

ISTANBUL, TURKEY 22/12
00:00 Overhead shot of Prince Charles arriving with Queen Sophia.
00:08 MS of baby being handed over to woman in blue suit
00:12 High shot of guests and family standing around the altar
00:14 MS of men standing
00:16 Princess Marie Chanatale and Queen Marie of Greece.
00:18 Queen Sophia and Princess Irene
00:20 WS of altar
00:23 CU King Constantine
00:27 Baby dipped in water and then handed over to Prince Charles
00:49 Back view of woman with baby
00:54 WS of people gathered around the atar.
01:05 CU of priest
01:09 MS of Charles and the King holding the baby
01:16 CU of baby
01:20 Overhead shot father kissing baby and King Constantine
01:26 WS of people leaving the church
00:30 Overhead shot of mother and baby and father leave amid crowds and
reporters

01:35 Vision ends

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