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
notjust the family link, personal link, but also through your own service with the military. yes, i served in the royal scots dragoon guards, one of the regiments she is commander in chief. it was for me one of the most wonderful experiences to have served her directly as such. wonderful scottish regiment and in my mind one of the better cavalry regiments, great service honours, and i was very lucky to have been there when she visited us when i was stationed as a young officer as well as coming back to visit the regiment when she gave us our new standards. she has always had great contact with the regiment. ifeel like not only am i part of her regimental family, but also the real family. so both combined are a wonderful experience for me. a big loss? big loss. she passed away in scotland, the regiment comes from scotland, these are also things i felt close to, having served with a scots regiment.