The Prince of Wales touched on his ancestral connections to Greece on the eve of a landmark visit, saying the nation was in “my blood” and expressing sympathy for the millions affected by the country’s economic woes.

The prince is in France with the Duchess of Cornwall and will travel to Athens tomorrow, marking their first official visit to the country as a couple. Clarence House said Charles had accepted the invitation — a rare move because of Greece’s fraught history with the British monarchy — despite preparations for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this month.

“Apart from anything else,” the prince said in an interview with the Athens daily Kathimerini. “Greece is in my blood and I have long had a…