Chapter 613 The Arrival of George's Family

Another thing that gave Arthur a headache was the handling of the Greek royal family that had been discussed with the British.

It was good for Arthur to support George II to ascend the Greek throne again.

After all, George II was Arthur's brother-in-law, and theoretically, he was close to Arthur.

If he could get George II's support by restoring the Greek monarchy, it would be very helpful for Arthur's position in Europe, after all, he was an orthodox king.

But the question was, how should Greece restore the monarchy? You know, the establishment of the Second Greek Republic did not involve much human intervention.

In other words, George II was overthrown by Greek public opinion. Although most of the responsibility lies with the two previous monarchs of Greece, George II's father and brother.

But the problem is that these two people are gone now, and the Greeks can only blame George II.

After thinking about it, Arthur finally decided to invite George II and his family to Australasia and personally discuss how to restore the Greek monarchy.

After receiving Arthur's invitation, George II readily agreed and immediately packed his luggage to go to Australasia.

Arthur's sister Charlotte was also delighted. After all, she had been separated from her mother and brother for more than ten years, and it was impossible to say that she didn't want to go.

Especially Charlotte's mother, Princess Louise, was old and basically didn't go out. She hadn't seen Charlotte for ten years.

This can be regarded as a trouble for being a member of the royal family. Although they are born superior in status and wealth, they are not so free to do what they want because of their status as members of the royal family.

Especially since the monarchs of Greece changed frequently before, it was naturally impossible to have enough time to come to Australasia.

On February 11, 1925, George II and his family successfully arrived in Sydney, Australasia, and were grandly received by the Australasia government.

This can also be regarded as a signal sent by Australasia to the outside world. At least Australasia still recognizes the royal family and king of Greece, and will not have any prejudice or neglect because George II was overthrown.

The status of Arthur and George II is now very different. It is good enough to be received by the government. Arthur naturally cannot go to greet them in person.

George II also knows etiquette. He went directly to Sydney Palace without rest to meet Arthur and Princess Louise.

In the banquet hall of Sydney Palace, Arthur successfully met his sister Charlotte and brother-in-law George II. They were accompanied by Queen Mary, Princess Louise, and William and several other little guys.

After sending William and others away and letting them chat with their cousins, George II and Charlotte also came forward and saluted Arthur.

Then, the two of them saluted Princess Louise. Although George II's title is king, the throne has been abolished after all, and there are also factors of being a junior and asking for help, so it is appropriate to salute Princess Louise.

Princess Louise smiled and pulled the two up and asked about their recent situation.

After getting quite affirmative answers from the two, Princess Louise nodded with satisfaction and gave the space for conversation to Arthur.

"Well, there's nothing to talk about today, just a simple lunch." Arthur said with a smile: "George, try the food of Australasia. Charlotte, you too, haven't tasted the authentic beef and mutton of Australasia for a long time? You can eat enough today."

Australian beef and mutton are famous in Europe and are one of the first choices of meat for European nobles.

In fact, it is true. After managing the brand of Australian beef and mutton well, the trade of whole cattle and sheep and beef and mutton has made Australasia earn a lot of money.

In order to make Australian beef and mutton famous, the royal family can't do without Australian beef and mutton for three meals a day, but they will be cooked in different ways.

George II nodded slightly stiffly and began to taste the steak in front of him.

Although raw beef is indeed edible, Arthur still likes it to be medium-rare. This also leads to the fact that the beef and mutton of the Australasia royal family are basically medium-rare, and there is rarely meat with obvious blood.

Things were indeed as Arthur said. During the whole lunch, Arthur did not mention any political affairs, nor did he have any intention to actively help George II to restore the throne.

This also made George II see it and feel anxious. But there was no way. In such an occasion, George II could not be rude or presumptuous.

After all, to put it bluntly, Arthur's attitude was very important to whether his throne was restored or not. George II had contact with the British before, and he also understood that Britain and Australasia had certain ideas to support his restoration.

But in the final analysis, George II now had something to ask of others, so he had to be more respectful in his attitude.

After a lunch, Arthur arranged George II and his family in the bedroom of Sydney Palace, where there was a relatively independent set of rooms, enough for George II and his family to live.

Seeing the fatigue in their eyes, Arthur asked them to rest for a day and invite them to go out and play tomorrow.

Arthur's indifferent attitude made George II a little uneasy and anxious. After entering the arranged room and making sure that there were no outsiders around, George II cautiously said to Charlotte: "Charlotte, do you think His Majesty Arthur will restore the throne?"

After all, the situation of the Greek royal family is still not good. Because of the previous two monarchs, the support of the Greek monarchy in the hearts of the Greek people has plummeted.

Even the restoration of the Greek monarchy more than ten years later was the result of the military's last resort in order to stabilize the situation in Greece after the coup.

Prior to this, no matter how chaotic the situation in Greece was, Greek political parties and people had no idea of ​​restoring the monarchy. This can already prove the current attitude of the Greeks to abandon the monarchy.

Without any support from the royalists, and without external support, it would be extremely difficult for George II to be restored, and there might even be no hope at all.

The current Greek political scene is actually very chaotic. This period should be one of the more chaotic periods in Greek history.

Due to the impact of European democracies and republican waves, the Greek republicans won the parliamentary struggle and successfully passed a republican resolution, changing the political system of the Kingdom of Greece to a republic and establishing the Second Greek Republic.

But the Greek republic is more like a result of conformity. Greek republicans have no ideas of their own or any political opinions.

What does that mean? A republic is a republic, but no one of the various republican parties can stand alone, and no party can truly establish a republican country and completely change Greece.

To put it simply, the current Second Greek Republic is more like a chaotic struggle between various parties.

These republicans were united when the monarchy was abolished, but faced with the temptation to control the entire republic, these republican parties were divided and fragmented.

The reason why Greece achieved the restoration of the monarchy in history is actually because during this very important period of industrialization, the Second Greek Republic did not make any achievements, and even caused the Greek economy to continue to be in a sluggish state, and suffered a rare economic crisis in decades. Great Depression.

To sum up the performance of the Second Greek Republic in one sentence, it was not as good as during the reign of the previous deposed Greek king.

George II also understood this truth, and he also knew that now should be the best time for restoration. After all, the residual heat of the monarchy has not dissipated, and the Greeks at this time should be able to accept the monarchy quickly.

If we wait until the Greeks are familiar with and accept the republican system before discussing restoration, it may be too late.

"Definitely, George. Arthur will not ignore us. Isn't this also the purpose of inviting you to Australasia?" Charlotte nodded vigorously and said comfortingly.

After hearing Charlotte's comfort, George II nodded in a relaxed manner, which barely comforted his impatient heart.

Taking a deep breath, he understood that coming to Australasia this time was the best opportunity to win Arthur's support. George II carefully thought about the situation in Greece and thought about the one who could best impress Arthur to support his restoration, and also try his best to win Arthur's support. A plan to protect themselves and Greece’s interests.

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