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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.

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

There's so much to tell you about this royal wedding, which is why each weekend until then, i'll 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 britain's 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. you'll be there at the abbey? >> yes. >> the reception? >> yep. >> the evening? >> yes. >> you're one of the lucky. you've got all three tickets.

Another 20-odd years. >> that's 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 that's going to happen in his life, it's going to be vital for him. i don't believe for a moment that she will have any problems with that. she really is a very intelligent young lady. >> it's quite interesting. it's not often we've ever had an event like this where you had ordinary commoners with royalty, a big wedding. it's very different in that sense. >> it makes it more fun. it makes it more fun, an...

Welcome back to our special royal wedding coverage. this is the tower of london, magnificent, isn't it? the relationship between the royal family and the tower goes back many centuries. it's been a palace, a fortress, a menagerie, and yes, of course a prison for the king's 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