A survivor of the Clutha helicopter crash which killed ten people including her partner has said she feels "apprehensive" about a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the disaster.

Mary Kavanagh, who was in the Glasgow pub with partner Robert Jenkins when a helicopter crashed through the roof in 2013, said the FAI will bring up "painful" memories.

She said: "I'm feeling a bit apprehensive but glad that it's finally happening - and hopeful.

"I know personally that I'm going to have to sit through a lot of stuff that is going to be very painful for me.

"When I managed to get out of the pub and I was standing in front of it, I could see the helicopter tail sticking out of the roof of the pub and looking at the helicopter being taken out really makes me feel physically ill."

Ten people died after a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha Vaults at 10.30pm on Friday, November 29, 2013.

Pilot David Traill and crew members constable Tony Collins and constable Kirsty Nelis were killed along with seven customers at the bar; John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins, Samuel McGhee and Joe Cusker.

A UK Department for Transport air accidents investigation branch report published in 2015 found two fuel supply switches were off and the pilot did not follow emergency procedures after a fuel warning in the cockpit.

The chopper was operated by Bond Air Services, now owned by Babcock, which bought the firm in a £920m deal that included liability for compensation payouts. More than £1m has since been paid out in compensation to those affected by the accident.

The Crown Office previously stated there was insufficient evidence for criminal proceedings and announced in August that a Fatal Accident Inquiry would be held in April.

A minute's silence will be held at the start of the inquiry in memory of those who died.

Alan Crossan, owner of the Clutha bar, echoed Mary's worries about the inquiry.

"The families I've spoken to are very apprehensive obviously and quite emotional about it," he said.

"I mean that's a long time, six years we are heading into. It's a long time for this to happen.

"There are a lot of people who been psychologically affected by this and needed help and still need help so there is a lot of hurt.

"This is the strength that we've got, the strength we have as a Clutha family, there is unity.

"What we are trying to do now is get some sort of peace and relief for the families and anyone that was involved in it and if we can get some way part of that, that will be important."

The FAI is expected to involve around three months' of evidence spread over six calendar months this year.

Mary added that she hopes the FAI will help her come to terms with her loss.

She said: "I have great memories of the Clutha and Robert and I being there listening to bands and I don't want what happened that night to take these memories away from me.

"I'm hoping that at the end of this inquiry, once everything is finished, I'll be able to think clearer about the happy days we had in the Clutha."