Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 – 21 January 1940) was the son of a Hellenic king, belonging to a dynasty which mounted and lost the throne of Greece several times during his lifetime. Much of his life was spent living abroad.
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“The last public hanging in the State took place in 1835 on Prince Hill.... On the fatal day, the victim, a man named Watkins, peering through the iron bars of his cell, and seeing the townfolk scurrying to the place of execution, is said to have remarked, ‘Why is everyone running? Nothing can happen until I get there.’”
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“Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.”
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