catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and she is a very important member of the royalamily for that reason. you know, when she steps out looking glamorous, she will be on the front page of every magazine, of every newspaper, and that is important for a royal family that needs to be seen. there are fewer senior members of the royal family out and about and i think part of the reason why this social media frenzy has developed over the last couple of months is because she hasn't been as visible because she has been taking time out for this recovery and she has been missed. the princess of wales is a key player within the royal family and she is of huge importance to their regular goings—on. if you think of annual events like trooping the colour, the horse guards parade, all the things that we have to look forward to within the royal family's calendar. but separate from that, she possesses her own brand. that is really valuable to the people and to herself, that connection she has with the people separate to her role in the royal family has really made her this internation

and people need to be encouraged to listen. - the young royals are a real pr boost to the royal family think that they really renovated the royal brand. - we in the press started talking about the fab four. what could they achieve together? they seemed a great and very dynamic unit. but it didn't last very long. [tense music] ♪ ♪ narrator: on a beautiful spring day, thousands gather as meghan markle arrives at windsor castle to marry prince harry. - it was very different to anything we'd seen before with royal weddings. it had a gospel choir, it had the bride walking herself up the aisle. it had an american bishop delivering the address. - the late dr. martin luther king once said, and i quote, "we must discover the power of love." - meghan was bringing some of her black heritage to the table. it speaks to her sense of self. [cheers and applause] - i think the queen as a grandmother was delighted for harry, but both charles and william were cautious. there was a sense that harry needed to be careful to make sure meghan knew what she was getting into. - the tabloids have a very contradi

bride a new royal salutation.o manager for prince charles. she was an avid horsewoman, very outdoorsy. they both had racy senses of humour. - ow, don't squeeze my fingers, ow! - kiss me, then. - why do you want me to kiss you? - go on, hurry up. - well, then. - hurry up! - [chuckling] - they're filming. quick. go on, dare you. - you're a monster. - they were, at least initially, a breath of fresh air. [crowd cheering] - ah, the kiss. [indistinct chatter] narrator: it was princess diana who had played matchmaker for prince andrew and her friend sarah. - diana certainly welcomed her as a comrade in arms, a friend who was her contemporary. - these two sisters-in-law wanted to have a bit of fun. [lively orchestral music] - diana and fergie were were partners in pranks. tabloids in particular delighted in following them. ♪ ♪ they crashed a party in police outfits. they were poking people with umbrellas at ascot. - they formed quite a double act. the public were obsessed by them. the merry wives of windsor they were kno

now on bbc news, it's the royal photo re—touch.arning this programme contains flashing images. let's turn to some major news out of great britain. this photo of the princess of wales and her children has now been pulled from circulation. at the moment, those picture agencies are unable to say, "hand on heart, we think this image is totally genuine." 0k, well... holly hunter, there... ..it's a disaster! there's a lot to unpack there. there is. how did a social media post celebrating mother's day cause a royal public relations crisis... great picture. three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. and then suddenly it all went pear—shaped. there are various clues that indicate it's been edited or changed in some way. ..and fuel allegations of fake news and conspiracy theories... the more outlandish, the wilder the conspiracy theory, the more traction it's going to get. ..and send social media meme accounts into overdrive? the traditional press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. out there in the wi

and yet i the royal family tonight. and yeti can the royal family tonight.ome stuff in there which you have to wonder about, the mental stability of the people on there, who they are in life, where they lead their lives. but by and large , what lives. but by and large, what will happen now is, as happened before, actually , to give the before, actually, to give the credit to mainstream media is what happened before is that they did not cross the line. they did not cross the line. and i think a few of them came pretty close to it by running features about, you know, who could this be and all the rest of it. the lady that's in a tremendous amount of trouble tonight is that rugby reporter. the lady rugby reporter who works for the bbc, who said when on seeing the windsor farm shop video, said this is not kate and said that william was in fact was in fact an actor. now said that william was in fact was in fact an actor . now the was in fact an actor. now the word bbc, we fund these people, okay? it's our money that keeps people like her in work. and i'd like her

for those working royals.or those working royals. well, we have often heard in _ for those working royals. well, we have often heard in the _ for those working royals. well, we have often heard in the last - for those working royals. well, we have often heard in the last few . have often heard in the last few years. _ have often heard in the last few years. the — have often heard in the last few years, the phrase a slimmed down monarchy, — years, the phrase a slimmed down monarchy, it is particularly slimmed down _ monarchy, it is particularly slimmed down now— monarchy, it is particularly slimmed down now because obviously the king is out _ down now because obviously the king is out of— down now because obviously the king is out of action. he is very much performing _ is out of action. he is very much performing his constitutional duties but he _ performing his constitutional duties but he can't be on parade, if you like _ but he can't be on parade, if you like he — but he can't be on parade, if you like. he

catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and she is a very important member of the royal family for that reason. you know, when she steps out looking glamorous, she will be on the front page of every magazine, of every newspaper, and that is important for a royal family that needs to be seen. there are fewer senior members of the royal family out and about and i think part of the reason why this social media frenzy has developed over the last couple of months is because she hasn't been as visible because she has been taking time out for this recovery and she has been missed. the princess of wales is a key player within the royal family and she is of huge importance to their regular goings—on. if you think of annual events like trooping the colour, the horse guards parade, all the things that we have to look forward to within the royal family's calendar. but separate from that, she possesses her own brand. that is really valuable to the people and to herself, that connection she has with the people separate to her role in the royal family has really made her this internati

. �* , royal family are being treated for cancer. ~ , , , royal family are being treated for cancer.. and is terribly sad because we've all heard _ cancer. and is terribly sad because we've all heard the _ cancer. and is terribly sad because we've all heard the news _ cancer. and is terribly sad because we've all heard the news of - cancer. and is terribly sad because we've all heard the news of king i we've all heard the news of king charles's condition. i'm sure i speakfor charles's condition. i'm sure i speak for everyone when i heard the news after six o'clock. it was a gut punch because she's the young woman with young children and she's going through this appalling ordeal. what makes it so much worse is the fastest that few months and weeks, we built this frenzy of speculation that she's had to deal with was the she will have been searching for twitter herself. but she must have known about the ridiculous stories going around. you've got to feel for her. i think now, at least, she will be getting the sympathy she deserves. the people who can argue that she should have come forw

what does this say about the royals�* communication strategy?t check it. i kate probably sent this image i on and they took it in good faith, but they didn't check the image for those minor manipulations. | the problem with the media team . is that they've lost trust now, . or the media team have lost trust in the eyes of all of _ these photo agencies. it's a major communication failure from their side to distribute such an image which raises doubts, will only create rumours and...and... make us doubt that she's as well as they want her to look. and that's how it was important for us to tell it and to kill the picture and to communicate on the... ..to our subscribers, yeah. i'm shocked that it got - through all the procedures that the royal family would have in place, to be honest. _ it's bizarre. i mean, i don't know. what happened there. i don't know how it got out. does the white house ever digitally alter photos of the president, vice—president...? digitally altered? not that i know of. i would say no. why would we digitally alter photos? ar

how is it going to affect the royal family? could this bnng the royal family?ether? could this be the moment? >> what do you think about that? i mean, if this doesn't cause theice i mean, if this doesn't cause the ice caps to melt, nothing will surely. >> well, i suspect , to be >> well, i suspect, to be honest, i think whatever prince harry and meghan do, they're damned if they do , damned if damned if they do, damned if they don't. i suspect they probably reach in probably would reach out in private, although we've had no confirmation that, giving confirmation of that, giving a big statement, wishing them all the best. clearly lots of people would they're trying to would just say they're trying to attract attention for themselves . so i think it is a tricky situation for them. as for the other members of the royal family, have had statement family, we have had a statement from palace from a buckingham palace spokesperson, hour ago spokesperson, around an hour ago now, his is now, saying that his majesty is so proud of catherine for her courage speaking she di

from press and public is always part of royal life i public is always part of royal life but the last has led to a social media storm but now the chief executive of x, or twitter as it used to be, has called for calm. it is, she says commercially reasonable to respect the princess of wales' request for time, space and privacy. it of wales' request for time, space and privacy-— of wales' request for time, space and riva . ., , . ., , and privacy. it means so much to us both. we and privacy. it means so much to us both- we will _ and privacy. it means so much to us both. we will hear _ and privacy. it means so much to us both. we will hear from _ and privacy. it means so much to us both. we will hear from daniela - both. we will hear from daniela relh in both. we will hear from daniela relph in a _ both. we will hear from daniela relph in a second. _ mark easton is live for us now at buckingham palace. after the cancer diagnosis of the king, this is another significant blow to royalfamily? king, this is another significant blow to royal family? absolutely, it reall is blow to royal fami

catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and she is a very important member of the royaleason. you know, when she steps out looking glamorous, she will be on the front page of every magazine, of every newspaper, and that is important for a royal family that needs to be seen. there are fewer senior members of the royal family out and about and i think part of the reason why this social media frenzy has developed over the last couple of months is because she hasn't been as visible because she has been taking time out for this recovery and she has been missed. the princess of wales is a key player within the royal family and she is of huge importance to their regular goings—on. if you think of annual events like trooping the colour, the horse guards parade, all the things that we have to look forward to within the royal family's calendar. but separate from that, she possesses her own brand. that is really valuable to the people and to herself, that connection she has with the people separate to her role in the royal family has really made her this international icon. but, fo

the former bbc royal reporting. the former bbc royal correspondent jennie bond.or joining us. what was the main aim of this video, do you think? why was it a video and not a written statement ? statement? >> i think because, mark, we have forced her into this really by the social media trolls, by the mass media, then giving those ridiculous, absurd, painful, hurtful rumours oxygen of publicity, we have driven, vulnerable woman at a fragile state of her life into making a pubuc state of her life into making a public broadcast, which she probably didn't want to make. but i think it's a testament to her courage and bravery that she decided to show us once and for all what she is doing, where she is , and what the situation is, is, and what the situation is, but i think we should take a long look at ourselves and say, did did she really need to do that? and did we need to make her do that? >> jennie, i'm joined in the studio by our royal correspondent cameron walker, and cameron , would you mind just and cameron, would you mind just reiterating this developing story

and yet i the royal family tonight. and yeti can the royal family tonight.ed some stuff in there which you have to wonder about, the mental stability of the people on there, who they are in life, where they lead their lives. but by and large , what lives. but by and large, what will happen now is, as happened before, actually , to give the before, actually, to give the credit to mainstream media is what happened before is that they did not cross the line. they did not cross the line. and i think a few of them came pretty close to it by running features about, you know, who could this be and all the rest of it. the lady that's in a tremendous amount of trouble tonight is that rugby reporter. the lady rugby reporter who works for the bbc, who said when on seeing the windsor farm shop video, said this is not kate and said that william was in fact was in fact an actor. now said that william was in fact was in fact an actor . now the was in fact an actor. now the word bbc, we fund these people, okay? it's our money that keeps people like her in work. and i'd like

to royal duty. — to see how he gets on returning to royal duty, but it's certainly a positive — royalve sign to see him up and about. ., ., ,, , positive sign to see him up and about. ., ., , , , ., ., , about. you absently right, and i was struck by the — about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture _ about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture that _ about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture that was - struck by the picture that was released by the palace earlier this week, showing him at meeting with fifa leaders. there was 12 people in the room, and it gives a sense of this gentle reintroduction to more public duties is now under way. t public duties is now under way. i definitely felt that. before when we have seen _ definitely felt that. before when we have seen him, perhaps with the chahcellor— have seen him, perhaps with the chancellorjeremy hunt, was prime mirrister— chancellorjeremy hunt, was prime minister rishi sunak, those one—on—one meetings and various investor— one—on—one meetings and various investor around the world, but

involving the royal family. it's different to the u.s. so you will have people sticking together in the situation, and that's natural, but at the same time everyone will have to do their bit to communicate and uplift the public. that also includes the people going through the hardest part of this which is kate and king charles. let's not forget, he's still dealing with his cancer treatmentryan appreciate it. a couple minutes left, guys. doctor, start with you. give me your final thoughts on this as we take in this late-breaking news that the princess of wales and this diagnosis of cancer? >> yes. yasmin, emphasize again there's so much we don't know and learn a lot i'm sure in the next week. stopping short of speculation here, what's encouraging, i would say the princess herself says she's feeling well. often what we think about when somebody is starting chemotherapy and performance status, saying can they withstand chemotherapy? it's grueling to go through that. the fact she's feeling well, healthy. her words. putting out a video. it sug

catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and she is a very important member of the royaly for that reason. you know, when she steps out looking glamorous, she will be on the front page of every magazine, of every newspaper, and that is important for a royal family that needs to be seen. there are fewer senior members of the royal family out and about and i think part of the reason why this social media frenzy has developed over the last couple of months is because she hasn't been as visible because she has been taking time out for this recovery and she has been missed. the princess of wales is a key player within the royal family and she is of huge importance to their regular goings—on. . if you think of annual events, like trooping the colour, - the horse guards parade, i all the things that we have to look forward to within - the royal family's calendar. but separate from that, - she possesses her own brand. that is really valuable - to the people and to herself, that connection she has _ with the people separate to her role within the royal family has really | made her

royal photos has been a tricky issue recently.rince william was in she have field, trying to shift the focus onto the more serious side of public duty. >> a lot of people just think give people a house and it's all fixed. >> yeah, it's not being taken care of very well outdoors. >> his project to ends homelessness in six areas of the u.k. >> how are you? >> very good. >> very nice to meet you. >> he is one of the most famous people on planet and a lot of people may say well, surely a prince won't care about an issue like homelessness or a lack of pathways to housing because he may not have ever experienced it. still understanding that so many are suffering. >> there were challenges faced by young families, an area the princess of wales has worked on, something herb husband mentioned. >> my wife's surgery. at least she's not here to hear this. >> containing all the speculation is impossible for the team around the print and princess of wales. the footage from the farm shop will dampen some of the more outlandish theories but things

how has queen camilla done with leaving the royals in the | done with leaving the royals in the absenceoyals in the absence of king charles?— absence of king charles? she has absolutely had _ absence of king charles? she has absolutely had to _ absence of king charles? she has absolutely had to do _ absence of king charles? she has absolutely had to do that. - absence of king charles? she has absolutely had to do that. she . absence of king charles? she has| absolutely had to do that. she has been having to take on the mantle of the most senior royal. so, for example, she was at worcester cathedral on thursday, handing out the maundy money, which is a very traditional event, it had never been carried out by a consort before. she was in northern ireland on her own. she has had to step up because obviously she was used to taking on royal duties, but she has had to do this without the king by her side. i'm sure she will appreciate the king being able to attend these engagements with her hopefully more in the future. we are not saying thatis in the future. we are not saying that is going to

sarah campbell, royal- indeed. sarah campbell, royal correspondent.thank you for being with us. what if you make of the tone of the announcement? tonight's announcement has been incredibly brave, filled with stoicism, but is undoubtedly in reaction to the intense speculation that has become a blazing inferno quite honestly across social media and strands ofjournalistic media over the past few days. it is quite unprecedented, but nevertheless intimate, personal, carefully crafted, in that typical way the princess of wales speaks, with such a common touch that so many across the country and indeed the world resonate with. d0 the country and indeed the world resonate with.— the country and indeed the world resonate with. do you think they've had to change _ resonate with. do you think they've had to change their _ resonate with. do you think they've had to change their strategy - resonate with. do you think they've had to change their strategy in - had to change their strategy in light of what you have described, the frenzy of speculation and disinformat

how does the royal household balance thosel the royal household balance those two conflicting needs?cy at a time like this when two members of the royalfamily are time like this when two members of the royal family are facing such difficult treatments and undergoing such significant moments in their life. i such significant moments in their life. ~' such significant moments in their life. ~ . ., , ., such significant moments in their life. ~ _, , ., ., life. i think the constant need to strike a balance _ life. i think the constant need to strike a balance between - life. i think the constant need to strike a balance between giving | strike a balance between giving information and also providing some privacy for them as a family. they have both public duties but also a young family. so there is that balance to be struck and it's a balance to be struck and it's a balance that is struck literally each day, each week, each month, and sometimes you get it exactly right and sometimes it's a bit slow or whatever it may be. but i think on this occasion, not at the end, but at this point in

how is it going to affect the royal family? could this bnng the royal family?r? could this be the moment? >> what do you think about that? i mean, if this doesn't cause theice i mean, if this doesn't cause the ice caps to melt, nothing will surely. >> well, i suspect , to be >> well, i suspect, to be honest, i think whatever prince harry and meghan do, they're damned if they do , damned if damned if they do, damned if they don't. i suspect they probably reach in probably would reach out in private, although we've had no confirmation that, giving confirmation of that, giving a big statement, wishing them all the best. clearly lots of people would they're trying to would just say they're trying to attract attention for themselves . so i think it is a tricky situation for them. as for the other members of the royal family, have had statement family, we have had a statement from palace from a buckingham palace spokesperson, hour ago spokesperson, around an hour ago now, his is now, saying that his majesty is so proud of catherine for her courage speaking she did co

he is newsweek's chief royal correspondent, and also he presents the royal report podcast.onal interest in the story of the cancer diagnosis. before this announcement, which was dramatic and inspired massive amounts of sympathy for kate, there was already gargantuan amounts of interest from america. kate on google has been generating more searches than donald trump and joe biden, despite the fact that we have an election around the corner in america. so it really has been a massive story, even before she revealed that she had cancer. now, i think that the kind of audience is split between those who massively regret some of the things they've been posting on social media, and a contingent of people who are doubling down and have pivoted from spreading crazy, wild conspiracies about kate to maybe having a pop at prince william, so some people clearly not viewing this situation with the gravity that i think it deserves, and i just sincerely hope that those people think through how they may feel, months down the line, if kate's still struggling. this is an incredibly difficult

royals?uld call it a trust issue, but it's something pretty minor in the overall scale, it seems, and i think the problem where it has arisen has been over the fact that the royals trying to be more public about what was going on in revealing that the princess was going into hospitalfor an abdominal examination and operation rather gave the game away. and you can't, as are royal, be a little bit open". can't, as are royal, be a little bit oen... . �* , can't, as are royal, be a little bit oen... ,�* can't, as are royal, be a little bit oen... n �*, open... that's it, isn't it? it's how much — open... that's it, isn't it? it's how much information - open... that's it, isn't it? it's how much information you i open... that's it, isn't it? it's. how much information you give open... that's it, isn't it? it's- how much information you give to fill that vacuum? looking at these pictures taken by a member of the public — these aren't the official pictures, they are taken by someone from the press —

what does this say about the royals' communication strategy?bably- didn't check it. kate probably sent this image on and they took it in good i faith, but they didn't check the image for those minor| manipulations. the problem with the media team . is that they've lost trust now, . or the media team have lost trust in the eyes i of all of these photo agencies. it's a major communication failure from their side to distribute such an image which raises doubts, will only create rumours and...and... make us doubt that she's as well as they want her to look. and that's how it was important for us to tell it and to kill the picture and to communicate on the... ..to our subscribers, yeah. i'm shocked that it got - through all the procedures that the royal familyj would have in place, to be honest. it's bizarre. i mean, i don't know. what happened there. i don't know how it got out. does the white house ever digitally alter photos of the president, vice president...? digitally altered? not that i know of. i would say no. why would we digitally alter ph

family, prince harry of course is not a working royal, press and are no a working royal. we may see more prince edward and princess anne, perfect stomach perhaps they will fulfill their roles but the p.r. on william and kate will see who will lead some of the events they usually go we'll see how it plays out but i think the eyes of the world will give her some privacy. kate has managed to do two thinks, she has been in the world stage and has a lot of events but she also insists on having a family life. she likes to have dinners at home without staff which doesn't sound very grand but for the royal family that's very big. she wanted to focus on her children and sold she has a balance that so and i think she is bouncing her family first talking to her children and sort of trying to explain what's going on in making sure they don't get too much tension from the press while they are going through something as well because it's difficult for the children as well as it's difficult for her and the whole family. she will try to balance out as well i'm sure get work done mike to

— there is a gap at the top of the royal family, there are duties that need _ royal family, there arehat cannot— need to be undertaken and that cannot all— need to be undertaken and that cannot all be left to the queen but yes, we _ cannot all be left to the queen but yes, we will see the princess of wales, — yes, we will see the princess of wales, kensington palace will not say other— wales, kensington palace will not say other than the fact it will be purely— say other than the fact it will be purely down to her physical state but she _ purely down to her physical state but she wants to come back, she is expecting _ but she wants to come back, she is expecting to make a full recovery and that— expecting to make a full recovery and that will be as and when it is possible — and that will be as and when it is ossible. . , ., ., and that will be as and when it is ossible. ., , ., ., ., and that will be as and when it is ossible. ., , ., , ., possible. really good to see you and thank ou possible. really good to see you and thank you so — possible. really good to see you and thank you so

now the royals are all be there. now the royals are all celebrities.andle a bit of public criticism and accountability, even if it's friendly fire from the formerly helicopter flying harry. but the book, 'spare' crossed the line. not so much because of its content. it turned out to be a bit tamer than some of harry's previous comments. it was the fact that as she battled poor health in her ninth decade, his grandmother the queen, had to grapple with the knowledge that his book was coming . it was his book was coming. it was hanging over our monarch like the sword of damocles, and this remarkable lady was left with many months of worry about what might be in the book and what damage it might do to a family and an institution to which she devoted her life. some have said that the harry drama hastened the queen's demise , as we will the queen's demise, as we will never know, to and me that sounds a bit harsh on harry, but it certainly can't have done her health. the power of good and prince harry will have to live with that thought . however, i've with th

we would like to wish her royal highness a speedy recovery.'s also an assurance there are no edits in the video we just heard. there's also an assurance there are no edits in the video. we just heard obviously, all of us just heard the terrible news. our thoughts are with the duchess of cambridge and her family. and the statement brought an immediate response here, the white house with a message of support and a plea for privacy. and we will begin with that breaking news. relentless interest, both from press and public is always going to be part of royal life. but these last few weeks have been on a different level. a family taking a moment to step back as they deal with what's just emerged has led to a social media storm. but now the chief executive of x or twitter, as it used to be, has called for calm. it is, she says, surely reasonable to respect the princess of wales request for time, space and privacy. david sillitoe, bbc news. it means so much to us both. the russian security services say at least a0 people been killed and more than a h

also professionally, when you look at the royal family. so much pressure on the few working royals we have left. that's a lot for anyone to deal with. >> byron: a lot indeed. maggie rulli from buckingham palace, thank you so much. we'll continue to follow the health of the royal family closely and wish both princess kate and king charles the speediest of recoveries. >>> when we come back, the momfluencer turned felon, ruby franke. disturbing evidence made public today. jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze, so dad grabbed puffs plus lotion to soothe her with ease. puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin and locks in moisture to provide soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. ah mornings! cough? congestion? i'm feeling better. all in one and done with new mucinex kickstart. headache? better now. new mucinex kickstart gives all-in-one and done relief with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. it's comeback season. you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start s

but speaking on the member of the royal family's behalf . but no, royal family's behalf.ish public. gb news viewers and listeners have been obviously speaking to you all morning. and last night when broke news, many of when we broke the news, many of them were emailing in saying they tears by the news they were in tears by the news that princess of wales is that the princess of wales is has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing and is going is undergoing preventative for preventative chemotherapy for that. preventative chemotherapy for that . it's clearly been a lot to that. it's clearly been a lot to take in for her. it's been a lot to take in for prince william because his father and his wife have both been diagnosed with cancer and he is now having to balance looking after his wife and three young children, as well as his duties as future king and heir apparent as well. but the priority for the prince and princess of wales is, and always has been, their children, and they very much want to protect their children at this time. they took their time to tell their c

who are no longer working royal.husband's choosing more than one occasion. —— shoes. there will be pressure, i'm sure, from some quarters to do more, but i think the palace will not want to increase her workload. she is 76 years old, and interestingly, when you look at the average age of working royal �*s, it is 72. my expectation is the palace will want to look hard whether they can improve the royal engagements they've been planning. i’zre improve the royal engagements they've been planning. i've been s-ueakin they've been planning. i've been speaking to _ they've been planning. i've been speaking to alexander _ they've been planning. i've been speaking to alexander lerman . they've been planning. i've been i speaking to alexander lerman who gave me reaction to the news. is terribly sad because we've always newm _ is terribly sad because we've always new this— is terribly sad because we've always new this is— is terribly sad because we've always new... this is no short of tragic. i'm new... this is no short of trag

the battle of port royal. okay. and the battle of port royal inaugurates the port royal.here are. 8000 formerly enslaved people who are freed and these formerly enslaved people are in, in all respects, abandoned right there without, uh, their whites, shall we say somethi that we're thinking about the civil war period would have been in, according to the planters. but according to the union as well. so this inaugurates the port royal experiment, which was the largest social movement to date. so you have volunteers from the north, abolitionists, teachers, mission manning jurors, people who come down to open schools to, manage the labor on the sea island, cotton plantations to open stores in came and the notion is that they are going to teach enslaved people how be free, that they are going bridgn freedom between enslavement and freedom. and i talk in the book about how, of course, this doesn't work the way the rhetoric would would paint. and there are many promises on the side of the u.s. government. so there's lot of tension in this relationship. and it's in this context t

we were told injanuary she would be unlikely to resume royal duties before easter. fast approaching and that will mean kensington palace will be looking at eating her back into more formal duties. i think the first time she steps out in public for many, there will be huge interest in that right around the world. it may be a case of how best to manage that. one royal commentator, a former secretary, says he thinks when catherine does with team duties it will put to bed their wild speculation and she will simply be allowed to continue as normal and that will probably be the best thing as far as the royal family is concerned. uk inflation has dropped to its lowest level in over two years — according to new figures from the office for national statistics. consumer prices rose by a less—than—expected at 3.4% in the year to february. that's down from a 4% increase in january. but it's still short of the bank of england's target of 2%. many economists had predicted the drop, saying it makes it increasingly likely that the bank of england will cut interest rates later in th

the battle of port royal. okay. and the battle of port royal inaugurates the port royal. there are. 8000 formerly enslaved people who are freed and these formerly enslaved people are in, in all respects, abandoned right there without, uh, their whites, shall we say something that we're thinking about the civil war period would have been in, according to the planters. but according to the union as well. so this inaugurates the port royal experiment, which was the largest social movement to date. so you have volunteers from the north, abolitionists, teachers, mission manning jurors, people who come down to open schools to, manage the labor on the sea island, cotton plantations to open stores in came and the notion is that they are going to teach enslaved people how be free, that they are going to help bridge this gap between freedom between enslavement and freedom. and i talk in the book about how, of course, this doesn't work the way the rhetoric would would paint. and there are many promises on the side of the u.s. government. so there's lot of tension in this relationshi

the former bbc royal reporting. the former bbc royal correspondent jennie bond.nk you for joining us. what was the main aim of this video, do you think? why was it a video and not a written statement ? statement? >> i think because, mark, we have forced her into this really by the social media trolls, by the mass media, then giving those ridiculous, absurd, painful, hurtful rumours oxygen of publicity, we have driven, vulnerable woman at a fragile state of her life into making a pubuc state of her life into making a public broadcast, which she probably didn't want to make. but i think it's a testament to her courage and bravery that she decided to show us once and for all what she is doing, where she is , and what the situation is, is, and what the situation is, but i think we should take a long look at ourselves and say, did did she really need to do that? and did we need to make her do that? >> jennie, i'm joined in the studio by our royal correspondent cameron walker, and cameron , would you mind just and cameron, would you mind just reiterating this developin

you say that but the royal family _ here. you say that but the royal family needs - here.at but the royal family needs to be i here. you say that but the i royal family needs to be seen to be believed. now the question is can we believe what we see. do you think kate has actually inflicted some permanent damage here? i think there is going — permanent damage here? i think there is going to _ permanent damage here? i think there is going to be _ permanent damage here? i think there is going to be a _ permanent damage here? i think there is going to be a lot - permanent damage here? i think there is going to be a lot of - there is going to be a lot of ridges to be built. i think anything that comes out of the royal household now will be questioned. —— ridges. and quite rightly so. it probably should have been questioned more in the past but we have had these sweetheart deals between the royal family and the newspapers in the uk, where what we are given has been accepted, there has been a lot of spoon feeding. i think now the public is going to make sure that all of that stuf

and the battle of port royal inaugurates the port royal.here are. 8000 formerly enslaved people who are freed and these formerly enslaved people are in, in all respects, abandoned right there without, uh, their whites, shall we say something that we're thinking about the civil war period would have been in, according to the planters. but according to the union as well. so this inaugurates the port royal experiment, which was the largest social movement to date. so you have volunteers from the north, abolitionists, teachers, mission manning jurors, people who come down to open schools to, manage the labor on the sea island, cotton plantations to open stores in came and the notion is that they are going to teach enslaved people how be free, that they are going to help bridge this gap between freedom between enslavement and freedom. and i talk in the book about how, of course, this doesn't work the way the rhetoric would would paint. and there are many promises on the side of the u.s. government. so there's lot of tension in this relationship.

how did a social media post celebrating mother's day cause a royal public relations crisis... picture. three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. and then suddenly it all went pear—shaped. there are various clues that indicate it's been edited or changed in some way. ..and fuel allegations of fake news and conspiracy theories... the more outlandish, the wilder the conspiracy theory, the more traction it's going to get. ..and send social media meme accounts into overdrive? the traditional press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. out there in the wilds of social media, the opposite is true. this is the story of how the princess of wales broke the internet, sparking big questions of trust and transparency in an age of disinformation. this story spiralled rapidly, so let's start at the beginning. what i reckon will be the headlines everywhere in the next few hours is this picture we can show you. it's just been released by the royal family showing the princess of wales and her children for mother's day, after weeks of frenzied speculation a

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they were filming today's royal statement.d a message from the princess of wales at windsor this week. we would like to wish her royal highness a speedy recovery. there also assured that then were no edits in the video. relentless interest from the press and the public will always be part of royal life but the last few weeks have been a different level. a reminder that in an age of social media, the less that is said publicly may only increase the level of conversation online. david sillito, bbc news. this return to moscow, we've heard on the reuters news agency that the russian national guard has left the area where the shooting took place haven't searched the underground parking and surrounding areas, and we are seeing pictures of the moment of the outside of the hall where we understand that children were among those killed in the shooting and distended —— incident, this is crocus city hall near moscow, and we understand children were among those, the figure at the moment is at least a0 dead and 100 wooded, but that seems t

over, so to speak, with royal engagements not to mention royal trips abroad manned months in advancecan't do that. it's a very difficult and stressful period. one of the things she stressed, obvious, was the need for time and space. and there was an echo there of the princess of wales, diana, in 1993, her famous speech calling for time and space. and catherine added privacy as well she might given recent weeks. neil: you know, i wonder for the monarchy it though, richard, if you think about it as soon as king charles took over, he didn't call it a downsizing as much as a trimming of the staff or at least the number of royals who would be on the sort of public payroll out there in the public venue and all of that. do you think he regrets that now, because he's largely, you know, unable to fulfill all his duties, very brave in the face of them, the princess as well, you know? obviously, prince william tending the his wife and his kids, it's expected that he's obligated there first. so that kind of limits what they can do right now as the monarchy it. enter yes, you're absolutely right.

they want the royal family to be secure, they want to feel comfortable with the royal family. and i thought that way to that kate went a long way to making reassured , as making people feel reassured, as well as making her own family feel, i mean, with a former edhofs feel, i mean, with a former editor's hat now of editor's hat on and now kind of a hat, you think it was a pr hat, do you think it was good she did it in video form? >> i mean, we understand from some the coverage this some of the coverage this morning she thought it morning that she thought it might too to might be a bit too sterile to sort of release but sort of release a statement, but she's natural she's not the most natural pubuc she's not the most natural public in the world. public speaker in the world. she's always struggled a little bit, actually, with giving bit, actually, with with giving speeches she's naturally speeches because she's naturally quite and quite shy and an introvert. and she had a steely determination in that. that video . i wrote a in that. that video. i wrote a piece for the telegraph

family nted is this announcement this evening. >> the, a royal family member1is for the, a royal familyr like this to be, filming a video for us about their own health in this way? >> it's completely unprecedented . and i can't think of a time where a member of the royal family has chosen to announce, a medical diagnosis like this in person . usually it's in the form person. usually it's in the form of a palace statement. for me, the buckingham palace or kensington palace. if you think back to when the king's cancer diagnosis was made public, that was a statement from , buckingham was a statement from, buckingham palace. so this is perhaps a modern, a modern way of doing things. and clearly the princess will be aware about the speculation surrounding her health the last couple of health over the last couple of months. and she wouldn't she wouldn't be forced into anything . she would have wanted to do this. she would have done it on her own terms. and it was a very personable message. she wasn't dressed tiaras or dressed up in tiaras or anything. it was just and anything. it was just her

the timing of this announcement was purely about the royal family. and by that, i don't even mean the institution. it was about the family of five and those three young children here today have broken up from school for their easter halftime break. one to have this very sad news delivered to them by their parents. their mother has cancer and she's undergoing chemotherapy. two very scary words. and of course this comes weeks after those children fan out that their grandfather has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing thank treatment. so if ever, there was a moment for people to listen to a plea for privacy. i think this video message from the princess of wales sat by herself on a bench, very frank very open about how she's feeling, how this was a shock. >> i >> would hope that this is the moment where that speculation hopefully comes to an end. and as we under standard going forward, we're not going to have lots of updates on her condition and her recovery. we have been asked to make sure that publications and outlets don't chase for photos of

family nted is this announcement this evening. >> the, a royal family member1is for the, a royal familylike this to be, filming a video for us about their own health in this way? >> it's completely unprecedented . and i can't think of a time where a member of the royal family has chosen to announce, a medical diagnosis like this in person . usually it's in the form person. usually it's in the form of a palace statement. for me, the buckingham palace or kensington palace. if you think back to when the king's cancer diagnosis was made public, that was a statement from , buckingham was a statement from, buckingham palace. so this is perhaps a modern, a modern way of doing things. and clearly the princess will be aware about the speculation surrounding her health the last couple of health over the last couple of months. and she wouldn't she wouldn't be forced into anything . she would have wanted to do this. she would have done it on her own terms. and it was a very personable message. she wasn't dressed tiaras or dressed up in tiaras or anything. it was just and anything. it was just her a

the royal family traditionally ventilated.s in the choir area whereas the public sits in the nave so there is a separation. it doesn't mean that the king and queen are surrounded by lots of other people, so in a sense, it's an area that is able to be slightly controllable as far as buildings are concerned and also of course, let's not forget it's very near windsor castle. it's only a five minute or so journey from there, so if he were to feel tired or need a rest, it's not far away. we were talking earlier, wintry, about this sort of dialling up wintry, about this sort of dialling up of engagements if you like? sort of building up to engagements. 0n of building up to engagements. on tuesday at buckingham palace, we saw him photographed with a number of faith leaders, so holding a forum there. that was the first time he had been photographed with a number of people. again, sign his medical team are feeling that his immunity, treatment, is such that he is able to take part in those sorts of appearances so just a reminder if you'

tonight, royal mystery. what's happening with kate middleton in that mother's day photo. >> most people can see with the naked eye that there has been alterations on that photograph. >> the first official photo released by kensington palace following the princess' undisclosed abdominal surgery almost two months ago, leaving many more questions than answers. >> the release of this opportunity was really an opportunity to take control of the narrative. >> and ramping up speculation to a fever pitch. >> instead of dousing the flames, internet fire, they poured fuel on it. >> many royalists now wondering what else is kensington palace not telling them. >>> plus, abbott elementary. >> oh, there is a 10 for 10 sale at nickels school supply. >> trying not cursing. still getting in the habits of it. >> with the shortened season, it forced me to want us to pack a punch with every episode. >> one of tv's top sitcoms racking up emilys even more after that bradley cooper cameo following last night's oscar. >> you these