Constantine Ii News Today

hello. youre watching the bbc news channel with joanna gosling. more new on the queens 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 elizabeths 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 y...

and also ahead: a big night in hollywood. have you been round? i havent been round. have i been round? colin farrell wins best actor at the golden globes. well have the latest from the awards, trying to recover from controversy. hello and welcome. we have a fax programme ahead. —— packed programme ahead. we begin here in the uk, where more than 20,000 ambulance and support staff have gone on strike in a row over pay and conditions, with health service leaders warning the system is ...

As it explains the circumstances of today and what it may mean for you. lets get some of the days other news: police in london are investigating after metal contaminated with uranium was found at heathrow airport last month. the metropolitan police say the amount of contaminated material found in a shipment of scrap metal was extremely small and posed no threat to the public. the bbc understands that one line of inquiry is that the presence of uranium was as a result of poor handling in the coun...

Greeces former King Constantine II dies at 82-

King Constantine II of Greece, who reigned from 1964 until 1973 when monarchy was abolished in the country, passed away in Athens at the age of 82.

When he acceded to the throne in 1964 as Constantine II at age 23, he was hugely popular. By the following year, he had squandered much of that support.

Greeces last King Constantine II passed away on Tuesday (10.01.23) in an Athens hospital aged 82.

Theres so much to tell you about this royal wedding, which is why each weekend until then, ill be bringing you royal stories leading up to the main event. among the 1,900 guests invited to the wedding is the former king of greece, king constantine ii. he is family and close friend to britains royals, a cousin of prince charles, and godfather to prince william himself. he can surely give us insight into what it will be like on the royal big day. youll be there at the abbey? >> yes. >> the recepti...

Another 20-odd years. >> thats so. >> is that difficult? >> as long as she is able to understand that she has to give all the support she can to her husband, to see him through the transition thats going to happen in his life, its going to be vital for him. i dont believe for a moment that she will have any problems with that. she really is a very intelligent young lady. >> its quite interesting. its not often weve ever had an event like this where you had ordinary commoners with royalty, a big ...

Welcome back to our special royal wedding coverage. this is the tower of london, magnificent, isnt it? the relationship between the royal family and the tower goes back many centuries. its been a palace, a fortress, a menagerie, and yes, of course a prison for the kings wives, not that kate needs to worry. this is a memorial to those who were beheaded here at the tower of london, including three queen consorts, the most famous of which being ann berlin, henry