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**Styparty** · 01-17-2007, 08:20 AM

Prince Philip was Greek Orthodox until his marriage when he was required to convert to the Anglican Church, which he did with the Ecumenical Patriachs permission. This may have had something to do with Prince Charles' interest in Orthodoxy but I think his relationship with his paternal grandmother was more important. Princess Alice of Battenbury founded the order of martha and mary in 1949, when it failed the Queen and Prince Philip offered her a home in England. She moved to England permenantly in 1967 but had been a regular visitor throughout Prince Charles and his siblings childhoods.

I believe that when she moved permenantly to England an Orthodox Chapel was created for her at Buckingham Palace. Following her death she was orignaly buried at the chapel in Windor but was more recently moved to the grounds of the convent of Mary Magdalen on the Mount of Olives where she had wanted to be buried.

A further family influences toward Orthodoxy is Prince Charles' cousin, Constantine the former King of Greece who lives in London and is Prince William's godfather. It was Constantine who introduced Charles to Mount Athos.

All this having been said there is no chance that Prince Charles will convert to Orthodoxy. Given his position in life it would be untenable for him to be anything but Anglican.

01-17-2007, 08:20 AM	#5
Styparty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 604 Senior Member	Prince Philip was Greek Orthodox until his marriage when he was required to convert to the Anglican Church, which he did with the Ecumenical Patriachs permission. This may have had something to do with Prince Charles' interest in Orthodoxy but I think his relationship with his paternal grandmother was more important. Princess Alice of Battenbury founded the order of martha and mary in 1949, when it failed the Queen and Prince Philip offered her a home in England. She moved to England permenantly in 1967 but had been a regular visitor throughout Prince Charles and his siblings childhoods. I believe that when she moved permenantly to England an Orthodox Chapel was created for her at Buckingham Palace. Following her death she was orignaly buried at the chapel in Windor but was more recently moved to the grounds of the convent of Mary Magdalen on the Mount of Olives where she had wanted to be buried. A further family influences toward Orthodoxy is Prince Charles' cousin, Constantine the former King of Greece who lives in London and is Prince William's godfather. It was Constantine who introduced Charles to Mount Athos. All this having been said there is no chance that Prince Charles will convert to Orthodoxy. Given his position in life it would be untenable for him to be anything but Anglican.
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