tv Beyond 100 Days BBC News May 17, 2018 7:00pm-8:01pm BST
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you're watching a special edition of beyond 100 days. and we have full—on wedding fever, with all the latest news and colour and shopping from windsor. meghan markle‘s father will not attend because of his health. her mother has flown in but we still don't know if she'll walk the bride down the aisle. we got a glimpse of the couple today as they drove the procession route for a rehearsal, before heading to the castle for tea with the queen. god bless harry and meghan. god save the queen. windsor is already packed with well—wishers from around the world. christian took me shopping for wedding memorabilia. honestly, who doesn't need a meghan and harry mug? also on the programme. in washington, the president releases financial documents proving he did reimburse his lawyerfor the hush money paid to stormy daniels. get in touch with us using the hashtag beyondonehundreddays.
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hello and welcome. christian and i are in windsor where the sun is shining, the crowds are happy, the anticipation is building and even the two of us are swept up by the wedding excitement. there is some unplanned news around the event. meghan markle‘s dad won't be attending because of reported heart problems. after days of speculation, meghan put out her personal statement saying she had "always cared" for her father, and hoped he could be given the space he needed to focus on his health. but that family sadness didn't interrupt the rehearsal earlier today, when the couple drove through windsor before having tea with the queen. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. time to end the uncertainty and focus on the wedding. harry and meghan were driven to windsor castle for a private rehearsal at st george's chapel, as it was confirmed that the bride's
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father, thomas markle, will not be at his daughter's wedding. kensington palace issued this statement from miss markle. in windsor, preparations for saturday. a rehearsal by 250 members of the three armed services who will be taking part. the most visible element will be the mounted escort, provided by harry's old regiment the household cavalry. they'll accompany what, weather permitting on saturday, will be an open carriage procession through the centre of windsor. also rehearsing has been the choir of st george's chapel, and preparing for his role presiding over the service, the dean of windsor. my impression is that they love one another very much. they are very committed to each other. they are very serious about their relationship,
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and that's why, i think, they particularly want to see it grounded in a religious ceremony. the royal wedding can be said to be back on track after three days when even its most committed supporters may have felt a little bemused. but in thomas markle‘s absence, who will escort miss markle to the altar? the obvious candidate is her mother doria ragland, who has arrived from her home in california. 0r might itjust be that the father of the groom, prince charles, whose marriage to the duchess of cornwall was blessed in st george's chapel, might he escort his new daughter—in—law to the altar? we should know tomorrow. nicholas witchell, bbc news, windsor. joining me now is expert on british royalty, marlene koenig. thank you forjoining us. she is an american, she is marrying into the historic british royal family. american, she is marrying into the historic british royalfamily. do you think she knows what she faces
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and what up against?” you think she knows what she faces and what up against? i think she has probably had some training, conversations with different members of the royal family, conversations with different members of the royalfamily, perhaps has even of the royalfamily, perhaps has eve n rea d of the royalfamily, perhaps has even read about it. i think it is also going to be learning on the job, with different things as she goes along. i mean, can you imagine after the wedding, the first person who curtsies to her and says, "your royal highness"? i think that might be overwhelming. just a little bit. but i think all in all... go ahead. imean, she but i think all in all... go ahead. i mean, she has been visiting and living in nottingham cottage and i think taking on royal engagements before the wedding. she has already put her foot into the historic story thatis put her foot into the historic story that is the royal family and she is beginning to make a mark. she has been doing it for a relatively short period of time that she has been associated with the family. if you
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are british and you have grown up here, you know what it is like, you have seen diana, you know what kate went through, you know what the british royal family's life is like. it is different because she is american and she hasn't grown up with that, isn't it? well, i think it isa with that, isn't it? well, i think it is a bit unfair to assume that because she is american, she doesn't know about the royal family. i because she is american, she doesn't know about the royalfamily. i mean, we get all the news in the united states about the royal family, on tv, the specials, the documentaries, the gossip. i don't think it is unknown and i think for meghan, she probably knew a bit about what was going on but not, you know, the historic value of what the monarchy is because they are not celebrities. you are an expert on european royal families and traditionally, they married into the nobility but it is now normal for european royal families to marry people outside the nobility. what is the implication of
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that? what does it tell us about the stock of european royal families?” think the change has got a lot to do with the fact that members of the british and european royalfamilies have a larger circle of friends and they tend to go outside their social circle to meet other people in far more natural ways. you know, it is not like queen victoria bumming the almanac to find a spouse for one of her children. here, they go to university, they go to parties, they have friends who know people and it gives them an opportunity to mix and mingle with others and then they find someone who shares their interest but may not be the daughter ofan interest but may not be the daughter of an earl. basically almost every royal house now as a commoner. yeah, and thank you forjoining us. you're welcome. it is true, there are more commoners, and we use that word
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advisedly but that is very much normal now. let's talk a bit about what harry is like. with me now is dominic reid, chief executive of the invictus games foundation. we are going to talk about that but what katty won't know is that there are what katty won't know is that there a re party what katty won't know is that there are party planners and event organisers and then there is you, the impresario of event planning. you have done the goldenjubilee, the boat race, you have done the invictus games. you know what it is like to put on an event like this. what will whoever is in charge be going through tonight and tomorrow? it's the coming together of lots of big plans, lots of stakeholders here. it all needs to be brought together. the guy in charge, edward lane fox, is the conductor of this great symphony. you have got local authorities, broadcasters, people providing infrastructure, you have got royal parks and the military, huge numbers of different people coming together and all of those plans have got to come together and work. tell us about the intricacies
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that we, the members of the public, won't be aware of on the day. what sort of things do you have to get right to avoid chaos?” sort of things do you have to get right to avoid chaos? i mean, you have got to make sure everybody experiences it in a way that absolutely does not indicate it is complicated or difficult. you want eve ryo ne complicated or difficult. you want everyone to have a good time which is quite complicated because lots of people are turning up, lots of vehicles, everyone needs to go to the loo and have something to eat. you have to make it work and appeared to be smooth. it means keeping horses apart, keeping bands a distance apart so they don't hear each other, does it mean the carriages in the right order? it sounds like the spreadsheet from hell! it is absolutely that, like a big clockwork that you're winding up everything has to be in sequence and when something is out of sequence, you can't go back and change it so everything has to come together and lots of different organisations have to come together at the same time in perfect sequence. you will be on a
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judge on saturday because you have a very personal relationship with prince harry, a business relationship but you are so involved with something he's passionate about, the invictus games. —— you will be in the church on saturday. how involved is he? he's absolutely involved, it is not something he fronts, it is his project and he conceded and we helped him deliver it but it is his thing and he's passionate about it. where did the inspiration come from? is there a moment you are aware of when he suddenly started taking the interest in service personnel and the way they come back from conflict zones, particularly the injured and those who are disabled ? particularly the injured and those who are disabled? absolutely, the story he tells what of him coming back from afghanistan, and remember, he wanted to stay with his guys but coming back on transport aircraft, flying through the night with the coffin of a danish soldier and three other guys in induced coma is with tubes coming out of them, wrapped in plastic you were going to birmingham to be looked after and i think that was the moment the penny dropped for him, a life changing experience. he
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decided he was going to do something about those people and what their lives would be like going forward and that is what we do. we lit a beacon for those guys to be able to compete, guys and girls, to compete and rehabilitate and get on and live fantastic lives and some of them are living lives they would not have dreamt of before injury. but they're in dummett the spirit is what it's about, it is reaching into those people and helping them find the ability to get over the obstacles life has put in their way. and he is a military man, 250 members of the armed forces here today rehearsing, they will play a big part on saturday. dominic thiem are going to stay with us and we will talk more about prince harry and what he is like. —— dominic, you are. it has been a fantastic day, walking through the town, you can feel the buzz of anticipation already. and we have heard from people all over the world, we met someone getting off the train who came from california. i think there is something different about the fact she is american, the marriage of the
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new world and the old, the tradition and sense of history and the british know it almost by osmosis, we get what the royal family are, the restrictions on them and how important they are and you can read about it in the papers in the us but it is different from having lived it and certainly different from joining it and and certainly different from joining itandi and certainly different from joining it and i think that is partly why there is so much interest in the story in america, they are wondering what it will be like for her.” think that's the point. i know there will be people up and down the country who are not as interested as those who are already sitting behind the barricades and have already got their canvas up and are sleeping overnight. but what you are reminded of as you will around windsor and you see the american networks who have invested so much money and the sort of audience figures we are talking about on saturday, a billion people tuning in, it is the bonus the royal family is for uk people tuning in, it is the bonus the royalfamily is for uk plc, people are interested in them and they bring enormous wealth into the country. that is really in evidence i think, seeing the media interest i
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have seen around windsor today. we will return to the royal wedding shortly but there is other news going on around the world, especially in washington. president trump has filed a lengthy document with regulators admitting that he did reimburse his personal lawyer more than $100,000. you'll remember that's the same personal lawyer, michael cohen, who paid $130,000 just before the 2016 election to buy the silence of the porn star, stormy daniels. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington. how significant is it, after having said he knew nothing about stormy daniels, 0k, some money may have been paid to have but now actually the story is, "yes, i remember i gave my lawyer some money about all of this"? what it proves, and we are missing you in washington, i bet it's miserable having to be there in windsor great park, what it proves is that when donald trump was on air force one and said he knew nothing about it, that wasn't true. he did
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and he had paid michael cohen the money and that is not quite the end of the story. the person who has received the payment, you know, the department that has received it, wrote to the head of government ethics and said, sorry, the office of government ethics have received this document and they are forwarding it onto the deputy attorney general, saying, "you might wa nt to attorney general, saying, "you might want to look at this because this should have been declared a year ago". as kristian said, this money was paid out in 2016, before the election, to stormy daniels. why wasn't it declared last year? was it only declared because it had become public itself? that's the point, isn't it? in june, public itself? that's the point, isn't it? injune, he would have said this document as a truthful and honest representation of his finances. we don't know whether he knew about the payment then, it is still to be worked out but i was struck by something the former secretary of state rex tillerson said yesterday, talking about how
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important truth is and if we can't believe a financial document like this, what can we believe? here's rex tillerson. when we as people, a free people, go wobbly on the truth, even on what may seem the most trivial of matters, we go wobbly on america. if we do not as americans confront the crisis of ethics and integrity in our society, and among our leaders in both public and private sector and regrettably, at times, even the nonprofit sector, then american democracy as we know it is entering its twilight years. that is a thinly veiled comment on what he sees in the white house.” think it is a truly astonishing comment. this is someone who has sat next donald trump around the cabinet table. he was the us secretary state until a few weeks ago and yet, he talks about this crisis of ethics and integrity among our leaders. he
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says, "we mustn't go wobbly on the truce". in other parts of the speech, he talked about not being able to create alternate realities. i think able to create alternate realities. ithink in able to create alternate realities. i think in any other presidency, having your secretary of state say something like that would have been a seismic comment that we would be chewing over for days and days. a seismic comment that we would be chewing overfor days and days. last night on network news in the us, it barely got a mention. thank you for joining us. that update on what is going on in washington. i have to say it's quite nice being in windsor and not washington today. the government in the democratic republic of congo has confirmed that a case of ebola has been detected in a city in the north west of the country. 1 million people live there and officials would find it difficult to control a major outbreak in an urban area. 23 people have died since the first cases were confirmed in countryside areas earlier this month the british prime minister has denied newspaper reports
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that the government is planning to remain tied to the eu customs union beyond the end of the brexit transition phase. speaking at an eu—balkans summit in bulgaria, theresa may said the uk "would be leaving the customs union, as we are leaving the european union." there's been an explosive eruption at mount kilauea in hawai'i — and scientists have warned that more could follow. nearby residents have been told to seek shelter after a plume of ash and rocks was sent almost ten kilometres into the air, causing dust to fall on the surrounding area. experts say the volcano remains very active. now, it is not cheap putting on a royal wedding. there's the security, the armed services, the policing, so the final bill this week might be upwards of £30 million. but then, the royalfamily and palaces do generate enormous sums of money for the british economy. there are estimates that through tourism and shopping, the royal wedding will net
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the british economy an extra £500 million. i have no idea what portion of that will come from wedding memorabilia. but i can tell you that one of us spent a small fortune this afternoon buying gifts for americans i have never met. who are you buying for again? i want to buy something for poppy, ideally a woolly corgi. no, christian, don't get distracted. and i need to buy a flag. do you seriously want to try a beefeater on? yeah, i want to, i want to look very london. no, no rubbish though. all right? 0k? no rubbish! are you kidding me? this is beyond 100 days, brought to you from windsor, a special edition with me, meghan markle and... and me, prince harry. prince henry! get the name right! oh, yeah, prince henry. there you go. they need to wear it under their nose. they can't put it on their nose, can they? but it doesn't fit under your big chin. i know. you can imagine the queen drinking out of that one. finger. you think? cheers. to the royal wedding.
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to tea. there's a bowtie. no. no? 0k. put that back. all right. you come on our programme wearing that... i'm flying back to america. that's the sort of burnley boy comes to windsor. laughter. which part of no are you struggling with? 0k, fairenough. yes, very nice. katty? yes? what if it's raining tomorrow? yes, very good. you're not borrowing mine, if... i'm not borrowing yours? if it rains, you're not borrowing mine. team 100 days, under the umbrella. laughter. i think some of this bunting, though. what do you think about that? i actuallyjust do want a flag because i think when we are standing on our stage, you sort of need to get in the spirit of it. tea bags. how much are they? they're quite good value, these. £4.99? they are cheaper than pg. i bet mine is cheaper. £4.99. 0k. i'll take those. i could take those back to washington.
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what do you think? no washington home would be complete. no, they'll all be wanting... i love that. yeah? i love that. yeah. can i have one of these, too? for yourfridge? yeah. fantastic. is it a fridge magnet? yeah. does it actually stick? look at it, it's so romantic. yeah. harry loves meghan. £26.50. fantastic. i'll pay you back. yeah. thank you. i'll bring katty again. we bought a lot of stuff. i mean, i think... ididn't we bought a lot of stuff. i mean, i think... i didn't spend anything, i think... i didn't spend anything, i think wristy and spent about five quid. i was going to say," we bought a lot of stuff"? what is this, "i've only got dollars"? they don't take dollars around here. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is with me. word spending every thing you can because this stuff could become a valuable antique one day, come on,
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help me! i think that's very unlikely that the stuff you have picked up in various gift shops around windsor is going to become an antique. let me tell you, i went to the royal mint outside cardiff to look at their lovely coins. now they are collectables, from keith vaz pounds, down to about £13, you can pick up —— from £2000. you can pick up pick up —— from £2000. you can pick up gold, silver and cupronickel. you seem to have picked up some really unpleasant that. they don't do polyester ties, do they? wait until you see my unionjack said. —— union jack said. seriously, though, we're heading into the wedding, what are you most excited about for saturday? what are my most excited about? i'm most excited about the one thing we know nothing about, and that is who is going to walk meghan markle down the aisle from the great west door or st george's chapel, over the va u lts or st george's chapel, over the vaults containing charles the first and the remains of henry viii, under
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the standards of the knights of the garter and to the altar? it was supposed to be herfather and garter and to the altar? it was supposed to be her father and we now know it is not going to be thomas michael because we believe he is recovering from a heart operation but we still don't know who it is going to be. the very good money is going to be. the very good money is going on doria ragland, her mother, and what a moment that would be, as she takes the arm of her daughter, walks through 600 years of royal english and british history and stands with her for a english and british history and stands with herfor a moment english and british history and stands with her for a moment at least at the altar, an african—american woman in the heart of this really rather white royal family, astonishing, breathtaking so the good money is there. there's also some money going on prince charles because the father of the groom is sometimes a rather traditional stand—by. i'm waiting to find out but it is a hugely exciting andi find out but it is a hugely exciting and i think hugely symbolic moment for the royalfamily and i think hugely symbolic moment for the royal family if they go with doria ragland. i thought it was interesting she put out a personal statement because ordinarily, if i
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am right, it would have come from kensington palace or one of the spokespeople. does this draw a line under it and does it in some way work in herfavour under it and does it in some way work in her favour because it is a daunting prospect for her on saturday and there will be a lot of people, in mind of what happened to her father, who will really be rooting for her, went there? yeah, they will. there are very sharp divisions on social media when people are looking at this story. there's an enormous amount of sympathy for her, some hostility towards the media, some people think they have been overdoing it in looking into the story. the personal statement i thought was really notable, actually, as you say, they normally come from the palace, not evenin normally come from the palace, not even in the name of the person they are referring to. this was straight from her, ithink are referring to. this was straight from her, i think the implication was certainly it was straight from the heart. it is a new way of doing things. it might be the start of something new because new things are happening as a result of this wedding. we will wait and see but yes, this was a big deal, personal
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statement, short and sweet, very sad her father is not coming, statement, short and sweet, very sad herfather is not coming, thank statement, short and sweet, very sad her father is not coming, thank you for the good wishes, please leave him some space to recover in peace, a big deal it came from her. does it draw a a big deal it came from her. does it drawa line? a big deal it came from her. does it draw a line? we will wait and see. i think it's been a terrible week for the various palaces that have had to deal with this information maelstrom. i think they will come up with a name tomorrow, we presume it will come before the day itself and that i think will draw a line under this very difficult few days. beyond the news of the first few days and the news of the first few days and the kind of tumult surrounding that, you spoke about the symbolism of this particular marriage and i want you... you've lived in the unit —— in the us and now you have here, you have a woman whose mother is african—american joining this incredibly traditional royal family. how much when you have conversations with the palace are they aware of this big moment of change in the family because of meghan markle?” think they are very aware, very, very aware. they have done
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everything they can and i don't want to sound rude about it but they have done everything they can to capitalise on this as well. it is not just the capitalise on this as well. it is notjust the person that is different. there's lots of different bits and pieces about the wedding that are different, not least the fa ct that are different, not least the fact there will be 1200 people not farfrom here fact there will be 1200 people not far from here ready fact there will be 1200 people not farfrom here ready to fact there will be 1200 people not far from here ready to greet the couple coming out of the chapel. that is not normal, normally eve ryo ne that is not normal, normally everyone is kept well behind crash barriers. i think there is an attempt to create, you could call it the people's wedding, it's a royal wedding with a touch of the people's wedding with a touch of the people's wedding to it and this is the change meghan markle has brought. i think it has been welcomed by prince harry, who sees the need to modernise the family and the way they communicate with the rest of they communicate with the rest of the world. we will see what the rest of the courtiers think about it, there are some pretty traditionally minded people in buckingham palace and clarence house, the office of the prince of wales but for the moment, i think the energy is about change and modernisation and meghan markle is the absolute symbol of all
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of that. that's great. thank you for joining us. change and modernisation, that's you, isn't it, change and modernisation. i'm writing it down. absolutely. i don't know about the clash of cultures, andi know about the clash of cultures, and i will be at the church on saturday but there a clash of cultures on the street. i've been walking past americans who have been asking for suncream and the brits, when the sun got out, they were like, "give me more!" very different out there but lots of different nationalities and a real feel—good factor out here this evening. plenty more the wedding. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — i am afraid there will be another instalment of christian's royal wedding facts. i'll give you plenty of warning when to put the kettle on. they are all waiting for it! but before that, we will be talking to one or two of the guests and hearing from those who caught a glimpse today of the royal couple. today was not exactly
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what you would call a heatwave but it brought plenty of blue skies and sunshine across the country and pretty tricky to choose the best weather watcher shots today, from the length and breadth of the british isles sending in pictures like these with a lot of sunshine overhead. this is the satellite picture. a bit of fair weather cloud at times, but generally speaking, sunny skies from dawn to dusk. as the sun goes down, temperatures really will drop away during the night. clear skies quite widely across the country, the blue and green colours indicating those temperatures very close to freezing. in fact, in one or two spots, they will get down all the way to freezing, i suspect. there could be a touch of frost, but for the far north—west, not as cold, more cloud and a strengthening breeze. during tomorrow, these north—western areas will see more
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in the way of cloud, perhaps the odd spell of rain across the far north—west of scotland and into the northern isles. further south, another day of patchy cloud and sunny spells, temperatures nudging up a little bit, 19 degrees in london tomorrow afternoon. it is high pressure that remains with us as we get into the start of the weekend. frontal systems never too far away from the far north but on saturday for the cup finals, north and south of the border, should be dry with some spells of sunshine, 19 degrees at wembley, 17 at hampden park. for the royal wedding, we could get up to 20 or 21 degrees on saturday afternoon with some lengthy spells of sunshine. that is how saturday shapes up across the country, blue skies for many. a bit of extra cloud in the far north—west where there will be a bit more of a breeze, and those temperatures continuing to go upwards. 20 degrees in cardiff, 21 in london, even for belfast and edinburgh, highs of 18 or 19. into sunday, southern and eastern areas hold onto high but this
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areas hold onto high pressure but frontal system will spoil things a little to the north—west. areas of cloud across the north and west. we will see some outbreaks of rain here, mostly quite light and patchy, but further south and east another largely dry day with a good deal of sunshine and feeling pretty warm, as well, with temperatures as high as 22 degrees. this is a special edition of beyond 100 days, with me katty kay and christian fraser in windsor. our top story — in a surprise appearance, prince harry and meghan markle take a look at preparations around windsor castle ahead of the royal wedding on saturday. with the final countdown well and truly under way, meghan markle confirms in a statement that her father won't be attending the service due to health concerns. coming up in the next half hour — months after rough sleepers
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were told they would be moved on from windsor ahead of the royal wedding — we find out if anything's changed to help the town's homeless. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag... from freewheeling california to the protocol of a royal wedding. it is notjust the bride adjusting. today we learnt that doria ragland, meghan's mother, went straight to clarence house on wednesday for tea with the in—laws, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall — having only just landed on an overnight flight. she will of course play an important role on saturday, travelling with the bride to the church and who knows maybe even escorting her down the aisle. some reports she was in windsor today and may have met the queen as well. here in windsor along the procession route
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everything is now in place, the buntings, the flags, even the notoriously fickle british weather is playing its part. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has been out enjoying the sun. all ages have helped to get windsor wedding ready. more than half a mile's worth of bunting has been created by the borough's primary school children, including here at 0akfield first school. we will be watching on a big, big screen. we will see them, like, going down the aisle. yeah, the thing i'm looking forward to seeing is meghan's dress and them saying yes. yeah. at this sheltered housing centre, there's a party planned and the wedding will be shown on a big screen, a high definition version of how a 15—year—old sylvia watched harry's granny, the queen, get married in 19117. we went to a neighbour's, and she had a black—and—white television and it's the first television we'd seen. there was great excitement. i rememberthem all coming out on the balcony. that's what i remember the most. and 70 years later, did you think you would be watching the queen's grandson get married just down the road? no, i neverthought, no!
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ensuring the safety of local people and wedding watchers has led to one of thames valley police's largest ever operations. but the security should not overshadow the wedding, according to the man in charge. what we want to do is get the balance right of being there to provide a secure environment for the public but at the same time, enough people to come and be able to enjoy the day. and the route we have agreed and worked with is one we can get 115,000 people in but at the same time, we can maintain security around it. and despite calls for the police to take action, windsor‘s homeless will not be moved on. i will be here, probably. i've got nowhere else to go. windsor's my hometown. will you watch the procession go past? yeah, i probably will. will you cheer? yeah, i will. there has been a lot of disruption for the whole town over the past few months but the wedding has provided an opportunity to cash in. there's one pub's specially distilled ginger gin, legoland's 40,000 brick display, and replica lemon and elderflower cakes. can we help you?
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volunteering their services forfree, charlie and richard are two of more than 100 local ambassadors who will be on hand to help get people in and out of town. we are very well prepared, and we have proved before that we can cope with numbers. not this many! not this number. windsor's ready, as best we can, i think. yes, we're looking forward to it. finishing touches this evening on the procession route. the backdrop to meghan and harry's wedding is almost complete. sarah campbell, bbc news, windsor. there is clearly a lot more shopping that christian and i need to do, ca kes, that christian and i need to do, cakes, lego, you name it. it has been confirmed doria ragland will be meeting the queen tomorrow, and to fill us in on all of that, i am joined by our royal correspondence. where are you getting this news from? from the palace media offices,
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here in windsor doria ragland will meet the queen tomorrow. we know the queen came here, the royal standard is flying over windsor castle, which means the queen is in residence here. she will meet meghan markle's mother here in windsor tomorrow, it is the first time they will have met. but we do know already that doria ragland today met the duke and duchess of cambridge, catherine and william, and their children, prince george and princess charlotte. yesterday afternoon she went to clare nce yesterday afternoon she went to clarence house, fresh from that flight clarence house, fresh from that flight to la —— from la to meet prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, the new in—laws. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, the new in-laws. tell us about culture clash, you were in la, about culture clash, you were in la, a long way from venice beach here, you can't imagine two different worlds. she grew up in an affluent pa rt of worlds. she grew up in an affluent part of la, windsor hills. but it is that whole california ethos. there was a degree of affluence and
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privilege in her upbringing, but it is not like this! what must she have thought as she drove into what we believe was a rehearsal inside st george 's believe was a rehearsal inside st george '5 chapel. it isjust miles away her life as a yoga teacher, a social worker, her friend in her own neighbourhood, her church community, her life and her friends there that she has lived there in la. this is a world of protocol. she has already been to clarence house and will meet the queen at windsor castle tomorrow. her head must be spinning. prince harry has talked about her, she is a cool customer i think, doria ragland. her feet on the ground, centred. a lot of yoga, that helps! yes, i think she is very centred. she would just take this in her stride. it will be interesting
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on saturday. talk to us more about when you went to la, what did you hear about the family? it was fascinating. the first thing to say, a lot of the media coverage here in the usa particularly when the relationship went public per trade heras coming relationship went public per trade her as coming from the sort of bad side of la. it is a long way from compton, i believe! she was bought up compton, i believe! she was bought up in windsor hills, a very affluent, moneyed neighbourhood in los angeles. she had lived with her mother mostly as a child, lives in a very nice home in that neighbourhood. she went to the hollywood schoolhouse and immaculate heart catholic high school, both prestigious private schools in los angeles, much sought—after. she was a star pupil. to a degree, she will be taking this in her stride. she has dealt with rich affluent families before. but i say that,
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this is a different level for anybody. thank you forjoining us. the latest news, doria ragland will be meeting the queen tomorrow. as we we re be meeting the queen tomorrow. as we were saying earlier, and she is a castle, . .. were saying earlier, and she is a castle,... i would just can't say, you need to be on your best behaviour, she will be ever to see you. i am always on my best behaviour, what are you talking about! moving on, i am trying to get to another story now! now as we were saying earlier a lot of money and effort has been invested to ensure that come saturday the royal borough of windsor looks its best. but you may recall the row that blew up in december when the council leader suggested there was a "rough sleeping epidemic" in the town that needed to be dealt with ahead of the wedding. so where are the homeless, and how have they been treated as windsor is locked down for the wedding of the year. take a look.
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some of the memorabilia on sale i have seen in winter today going as well to the homeless people in windsor, so there are some good initiatives under way. with me now is dominic reid, chief executive of the invictus games foundation. we talked earlier about the games and harry's involvement. tell us what he is like, he is obviously very popular around the country, but you fly off to toronto and orlando in his company, how do you find him? very down to earth. he is a soldier, down to earth get it done kind of quy~ down to earth get it done kind of guy. really get to work with. where do you think the invictus game has taken him, because given he is sixth in line to the throne, it is sometimes difficult to find a role and a purpose within the royal family. do you think the invictus games gave him the impetus?” family. do you think the invictus games gave him the impetus? i think he created the impetus behind the invictus games and it has worked really well. he is fully behind it. he has come to every meeting for the la st he has come to every meeting for the last four years, he is a real part
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of getting the job done. and i think that has given him a sense of purpose, and he has taken it on to do other things. heads together, his other charitable work, and now an appointment within the commonwealth, so appointment within the commonwealth, so there is more and more building up so there is more and more building up the to do. absolutely it has changed things. i had breakfast with someone from toronto, a ceo, who had been involved in the invictus game some months ago and he almost came to tears some months ago and he almost came to tea rs how some months ago and he almost came to tears how impressive the invictus games was. talking about the canadian soldiers who came in in their wheelchairs. do you think the armed forces will be here, they are here to do their duty on saturday, but do you think they have a special place for harry? absolutely, he is a soldier, he is very comfortable in their company. you are absolutely right about the invictus games, toronto was extraordinary, the way they took the games to their heart. he has seen a lot of these guys go through injury and rehabilitation, a
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lot of the units that will be on duty for the wedding are ones with he has a particular agency, three regiment from the army, they are people who have served with him, it is notjust people who have served with him, it is not just about ceremony. people who have served with him, it is notjust about ceremony. it is ceremony that ceremony has to explain something, and that is what it is, a very personal thing for them. there is probably a bond between you and him because you have a ticket for the church on saturday. and then after st saint georges hall for the reception afterwards? yes, it is fantastic. i hope it goes well on saturday. lots of other charities. we spoke to diana hosford who is over here, she will be in the grounds as well. the only american charities she represents, taps, again related to veterans and is one
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of princess diana's charities as well. you wonder whether this couple, travelling to africa for that kind of work, whether this has brought the two of them together, the work they have done on borja for various charities. yellow macro —— on behalf. the fact that they are going back to work next week, they will be at buckingham palace with prince charles has some of his charitable work he is doing them before they go on their honeymoon. we don't actually know where they are going on honeymoon, but there is word that maybe they are going to the media, because they have such a close affection with africa and that would not be a surprise at all. year. in the last half hour, president donald trump says the us has ‘not been told anything' regarding a much—anticipated summit with north korea's
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leader, kim jong—un. mr trump said he hoped the meeting would go ahead, but suggested that china may be persuading king jong un not to take part in the talks. the british government says it will look at banning inflammable material for cladding in high—rise buildings. the announcement came hours after a review into the fatal grenfell tower fire failed to recommend such a move. families of those killed in the disaster, as well as architects had called the government led review "a whitewash". the catalan separatist keem torra has been sworn in as leader of the catalan regional administration in spain. torra says he is merely standing in for ousted president carles puigdemont and has vowed to continue with plans to create an independence republic. spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has signed off torra's appointment and agreed to meet him. this is beyond 100 days.
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still to come — we've more from windsor as we check in with someone who's actually invited to harry and meghan's big day. theresa may has denied newspaper reports that the government was planning to remain tied to the customs union beyond the end of the brexit transition phase. it comes as the prime minister attended an eu—balkans summit in bulgaria. gavin lee reports from sofia. side by side with germany and france on sofia's lovers' bridge, a spring walk for the prime minister in a coordinated show of unity on the streets of bulgaria during an informal eu summit. brexit isn't on the agenda but theresa may is meeting leaders in the sidelines who still want answers over what britain wants. the main sticking point, the irish border, avoiding customs checks while controlling the flow of goods between the republic and northern ireland.
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reports this morning suggests the government may ask to extend the irish customs arrangements to beyond 2021, to prevent causing chaos for cross—border trade. not true, the prime minister told me. we will be negotiating future customs arrangements with the european union. i've set three objectives. the government has three objectives in those. we need to be able to have our own independent trade policy. we want as frictionless a border between the uk and the eu so that trade can continue, and we want to ensure that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. the border is as much about politics as trade. it's about trying to prevent a return to the checkpoints of ireland's troubled past. all eu leaders are standing with the irish prime minister, demanding that britain agrees to a backstop position, guaranteeing there will be no hard border. most leaders say they are still waiting to hear what they call "the magic solution". as theresa may prepares to leave bulgaria, the next time she will see eu leaders is injune in brussels, where she is promising clarity
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on how the post—brexit eu relationship will look, including a vision of the trade and customs relationship. right now, it seems a remarkable feat, given the uncertainty and the divisions in the uk. gavin lee, bbc news, sofia. you're watching beyond 100 days. 0k, it is getting a little chilly out here, but no doubt our view is not too bad. but unlike our next guest, we have not been invited to the wedding so we're not going to get out as close and personal as some other people. on monday in washington, we spoke to one of the guests who's been invited because of their charity work — and i'm pleased to say diana hosford has made the trip across the atlantic and is with me now. happy happy to be here, thrilled to be
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here. how has your first day in windsor been? completely fabulous, beating simile wonderful people and talking about taps, america's fallen heroes, and to bring that word to the uk. what have you been doing? chatting with people, talking to different media outlets about the work we do at taps, and how excited we are to be at the wedding and to salute rate this lovelyjoyous wedding union. we were just talking to dominic about harry's special affiliation with service personnel. you are telling us on monday you lost your father at a young age. so you understand what drives harry.” do. my father really has been my inspiration, since i was a little child, wanting to honour him. he died when! child, wanting to honour him. he died when i was 13, his name was harry, and being named diana, i always thought of harry and diana, and harry and diana. ialso run a
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sports programme for taps to create special opportunities for families to connect with the teams and athletes they cheer for with their falle n athletes they cheer for with their fallen hero. but that is what it is really about, creating a world of comfort and care and hope and healing for surviving military families. what we do in the us is extraordinary, and to bring some of that care to the uk would be wonderful. at what harry does in the way he carries on the legacy of his mother is very much what we still in our families, mother is very much what we still in ourfamilies, being mother is very much what we still in our families, being the living legacy of service and sacrifice as harry is of the princess. as an american, you have been watching all the trials and tribulations of meghan. what do you think of the position she finds herself in, two days before the wedding? getting married is h and a slew wonderful experience, and i feel terrible for her that her father has been ill. that is challenging in any scenario and when the world is watching it is very difficult. my father passed when i was just 13, very difficult. my father passed when i wasjust13, he wasn't there to walk me down the aisle and my
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mother did. did it make the difference? my father was there in my heart, like harry has done, i did things like... but you needed your mum? i needed my mum, who has been my rock. my mother was the one who instilled in me the importance of giving back and doing good and contributing to humanity in a meaningful way. you will see the married couple first, because you will be in the cloisters as they come out. apparently so! got your camera? yes, i upgraded to an iphone ten. especially for the event! we wanted to make sure we got beautiful photos. there will be extraordinary, to be part of all this and represent taps, to witness a couple very much in love and getting married.“ taps, to witness a couple very much in love and getting married. if you wa nt in love and getting married. if you want any tips on memorabilia in windsor, catty and i are the ones to talk to. 0k, christian. it is time.
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allan go for it. yes! can i just say that following the critically—acclaimed success of christian's royal wedding facts, katty has been trying to muscle in on my segment — but i have resisted — and today i have risen to the challenge! and back by popular demand, my personal graphics. today it is fashion and royal wedding dresses of the past — my strong suit! so let's start with meghan — her designer is still a mystery but maybe it's ralph and russo — tamara ralph and michael russo — who designed the outfit she wore for the engagement photos they've been working through the night at their london atelier. my my spies tell me. the speculation is it will be
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a hand—stitched beaded bridal gown. but will she wear diana's spencer tiara? remember that meghan's engagement ring has two diamond stones from princess diana's collection. now gowns through the ages... diana's wedding dress is one of the most famous wedding gowns in the world. ivory silk taffeta and antique lace. are you impressed katty? it was designed by david and elizabeth emanuel. it had 10—thousand pearls and sequins. her train was double the length of queen elizabeth's — at 25—feet long. never good in the uber on the way home. this is going quite well, christian, i'm impressed! the duchess of cambridge — wore a lace gown designed by sarah burton. it was so hush hush, that staff at the royal school of needlework were told the 9ft train they were making was for a period drama!
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it cost a whopping £320,000. which is an awful lot more than the queen herself spent in 19117 — her dress by the court designer norman hartnell was actually paid for with ration coupons after the war. in fact, hundreds of members of the public sent coupons to the young princess to help her buy the gown. they were all sent back — and the government donated 200 coupons to help her. because that was not allowed. what's more her tiara snapped on the morning of her wedding and the courtjeweller was rushed to the palace by police escort to fix it in time for the ceremony. so you see meghan — everyone has a last minute wedding crisis. i think that was my favourite fun fa cts i think that was my favourite fun facts of the whole week. you said yours were critically acclaimed, i have this, christian. mine is not just critically acclaimed, i have an award—winning fact about to come out. if doria ragland will be the
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woman to walk meghan markle down the aisle, it will certainly be untraditional but it will not be unprecedented for a royal wedding. queen victoria walked two of her daughters down the aisle. there you 90, daughters down the aisle. there you go, so she wouldn't be the first mother to accompany a daughter down the aisle for a royal wedding. not bad, right? i tell you the aisle for a royal wedding. not bad, right? itell you what, if they recommission christian's royal wedding facts, there may be a role for you yet, a walk on part. a walk on part! that's what i get? yellow macro maybe, just a small part, it is my segment in the programme. what are we doing tomorrow? it has gone to your head, because i know that you walked around windsor and a couple of the four cannot queue and said, what are the fun facts going to be, so now you have got all cocky about them. they did, they said i had to go back to this, they have missed it. what are we doing
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tomorrow, will things start to change in windsor? worth mentioning that we'll have a special edition of beyond 100 days tomorrow in the same time slot... the bbc‘s extended coverage continues into the weekend, culminating with the big event itself on saturday. i will be here for that. christian is ditching me, he will be watching the football on saturday, but i will be working then, don't worry.” the football on saturday, but i will be working then, don't worry. i have to be out of windsor by 11, i turn into a to be out of windsor by 11, i turn intoa pumpkin to be out of windsor by 11, i turn into a pumpkin unless i lead by then but i will be watching on tv. i will watch before the fa cup. thanks for watching, we will be back at the same time tomorrow. goodbye for now. today was not exactly what you would call a heatwave, but it did bring plenty of blue skies and sunshine across the country. it was pretty tricky to choose the best weather
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watcher shots today, from the length and brexit of the british isles, people sending in pictures like these with a lot of sunshine of ahead. this is the satellite picture. a bit of fair weather cloud that developed at times but generally speaking, we saw sunny skies from dawn until dusk. but as the sun goes down, temperatures really will drop away during the night. you can see these clear skies quite widely across the country, the blue and green colours on the chart indicating those temperatures very close to freezing, in fact in one or two spots they will get down all the way to freezing, i suspect. there could be a touch of frost, but for the far north—west, northern ireland, north—west scotland, not as cold. during tomorrow, these north—western areas will see more in the way of cloud, perhaps the odd spot of rain scraping across the far north—west of scotland, and into the northern isles. further south, another day of patchy cloud and sunny spells, those temperatures just nudging up a little bit, 19 degrees in london tomorrow
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afternoon. it is high pressure that remains with us, as we get into the start of the weekend. frontal never too far away from the far north but saturday for the cup finals, north and south of the border, be dry with some spells of sunshine. 19 degrees, you will notice at wembley, 17 at hampden park. for the royal wedding, we could get up to 20 or 21 degrees on saturday afternoon with some lengthy spells of sunshine. blue skies across the country for many, just a bit of extra cloud into the far north—west, where there will be a bit more of a breeze, and those temperatures continuing to nudge upwards come at 20 degrees in cardiff, 21 in london, even belfast and edinburgh looking at highs of 18 or19 and edinburgh looking at highs of 18 or 19 degrees. sunday, southern and eastern areas hang on to high pressure, so another fine day. this frontal system will spoil things up to the north—west, areas of cloud and across northern and western scotland, certainly northern ireland. some outbreaks of rain here, mostly quite light and patchy.
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further south and east another largely dry day with a good deal of sunshine, and feeling pretty warm, with temperatures as high as 22 degrees. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser live in windsor, as the excitement builds with less than 48 hours to go until the royal wedding. prince harry and meghan markle made a surprise appearance arriving at windsor castle earlier today. but meghan markle's father will not attend the wedding, and she appeals for him to be given space to focus on his health. and hundreds of people lined the streets in the sunshine to see the military rehearsal through windsor. i'm martine croxall. the other main stories on bbc news at eight. the government says it could still ban combustible cladding, despite a review after the grenfell tower fire suggesting an outright ban is not needed. a woman is found guilty of throwing acid over her former partner as he slept, he later died in a euthanasia clinic. and the maximum stake on fixed odds
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