00:15My wife and I could not be more delighted to be back in Greece, which has long held
00:23the most special place in my heart. After all, Greece is the land of my grandfather and
00:31of my father's birth nearly 100 years ago in the centenary year of Greek independence.
00:40Later it was in Athens that my dear grandmother, Princess Alice, during the dark years of Nazi
00:46occupation, sheltered a Jewish family, an act for which in Israel she is counted as righteous
00:55among the nations. Today, as in 1821, Greece can count on her friends in the United Kingdom.
01:04The ties between us are strong and vital and make a profound difference to our shared prosperity
01:11and security. Just as our histories are closely bound together, so too are our futures.
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