Sophie Marguerite Victoire Frederika of Greece was born on 2 November 1938. She is the daughter of King Paul I of Greece and Princess Frederika of Hanover. Following her marriage to Juan Carlos de Borbón, she also became Queen Sophia of Spain.
The royal couple met in the early 1960s and it was love at first sight. They said yes to each other on 14 May 1962 in Athens, but did not yet accede to the throne because Spain was still under the control of Franco’s dictatorship. After the death of the general in 1975, the country became a monarchy again and Juan Carlos became king. Together with Sophie, they worked to turn their country around and make it a democracy. One of their first acts was to refuse to live in the palace.
The whole family moved into a house, where Sophie raised their children: Elena, born in 1963, Cristina, born in 1965, and above all Felipe VI, born in 1968, who was to become the future King of Spain. The couple, who are very popular with the people, have not been getting along for many years. Rumours even state that they have hardly spoken to each other since the 1970s. In 2014, after multiple scandals, Juan Carlos decided to abdicate and leave the place to his son.
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