It is with great sadness that we announce that the prince has passed away suddenly tonight

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, cousin of Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, passed away at 85. He died in an Athens hospital, as announced Sunday. Burial’s set for Thursday in the capital.

Prince Michael, known as Michel De Gres, was a famed writer and historian. He was George I’s last grandson and had a Bourbon family link through his mother.