The British High Commissioner to New Zealand Iona Thomas is confident the relationship between New Zealand the UK will remain strong, despite the death of the Queen and the transition to a new King, Charles III.
Speaking in London ahead of the Queen's state funeral, Ms Thomas told Corin Dann that New Zealand and the UK have a deep relationship and that will continue with the new King.
Police work on The Mall in central London on 14 September ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. - Photo: VICTORIA JONES
But she acknowledged that many New Zealanders have only ever known the Queen as their head of state.
