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

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark – Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh’s first cousin – has died at the age of 85.

The royal was pronounced dead at a hospital in the Greek capital of Athens, it was announced on Sunday. He will be buried in the capital on Thursday.

Prince Michael was a renowned writer and historian under the name Michel De Gres and was the last remaining grandson of George I, with a lineage to the House of Bourbon through his mother’s side of the family.

The royal was well known for his marriage to…