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.
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
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, and it s more interesting. it s more humane, the whole thing. wonderful insight from king constantine. with around three weeks to go to the big day, preparations are now really ramping up and we need to have a round-up of the main developments.