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 wisdom infinite, with no boundary or containment. andrew accompanied his words with a black and white photo taken by society photographer cecil beaton of his mother holding him as a newborn in march 1960. he added, i will miss your insights, advice and humour . let s cross over to my colleague rebecca jones who is at buckingham palace. good to see you, tell us more about what is happening there, please. hello to you all at home on a wonderfully warm and sunny afternoon here at buckingham palace. who knows, perhaps the fine and dry weather has encouraged more and more people to come down here, because still they come. they come in their hundreds, hundreds and hundreds of people are here, clutching bouquets. i spoke to some people have here to