hello. you re watching the bbc news channel with joanna gosling. more new on the queen s funeral. crown prince pavlos is the eldest son of constantine ii, the last king of greece, who reigned from 1964 to 1973. queen elizabeth is his third cousin, twice removed. he has travelled to london for queen elizabeth s funeral and spoke to us about his memories of the queen. always received us with a smile. my parents were very well taken care of when we left greece and lived in england for many years thereafter, my father was always a good confidant for the family and always by her side. sadly he is not so well now so is unable to come over. i am going with my mother and my wife to stand in for my father. but the queen was always receiving us with great smiles and family friendship, always inquiring of how things were going on back home or elsewhere. one of the most wonderful people ever. one of the most wonderful people ever. so much has been said about her empathy, kindness. that
and at times, prince william, now heir to the throne, watched his father closely, a clear view of what the future holds. the prince and princess of wales, a new title and a new status within the royal family. any changes to their life, officially and personally, won t be rushed. william takes over the vast duchy of cornwall estate from his father. royal sources say the couple remain committed to the work they already do around mental health, the environment and supporting young families. they may pick up some of the king s previous charity work, but firm decisions are yet to be made. we talk a lot about soft power, but i ve witnessed that soft power in action. a word or two from a member of the royal family can mean a lot to you and also make you think, so they are determined to use that power for good, i would say. they realise how much responsibility they have, and they feel passionately about the citizens of this country and about making the lives of people in this country
twice-divorced american. i have found it impossible to discharge my duties as king without the help of the woman i love. can king george, the shy man with a stutter, mend a broken monarchy? his brother edward has not gone quietly into exile. and a looming war threatens global chaos. glory of a british coronation. nowhere in the world is there anything half so wonderful. it will be one of the days in history that schoolchildren will learn about. immediately before the coronation, it must have been momentous for george. this was a huge ceremony that had been prepared for his older brother. but it was he who was taking it all on. george s coronation occurred on the same day that it would have occurred for his brother edward. nothing was changed except the person doing it. here is somebody with a complete sense of inadequacy. he d always been the moon to his brother s sun. before he was king, george was living a relatively normal, free, under-the-radar life. happily m
underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy 5trong underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy strong and respected, reigning very much in the style of her beloved father, george vi, and she kept it strong, above all, by setting a personal example. 0ne setting a personal example. one might imagine that her greatest hope now would be that the strength of the monarchy will continue under king charles, and then under william. i m sure the crowds we saw outside buckingham palace tonight, many people will be reflecting on the theme is that nick was underlining there, because everyone is by now aware that the queen was the longest serving monarch in the history of the united kingdom and held a commanding presence in british public life over many decades. tonight, people have been reacting to the news of her passing. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with people outside buckingham palace. she was long to reign over us, almost all of her life, and for mos
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