hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. the duchess of sussex tells american tv that her treatment by the royal family led her to contemplate suicide. she tells oprah winfrey that someone within the palace raised questions about the skin colour of their son archie. so, we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title. and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. one commentator called those

allegations a stain on the royal. more than 17 million people watched in the us. we will bring you all the reactions. myanmar�*s ambassador to the uk has broken banks with the military and is calling for the release of the democratically elected leader aung san suu kyi. the death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. 0nly death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. only other countries —— five other countries have suffered as many. the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, have given an extraordinary portrayal of their life in the royal family. there's a huge amount to go report. among the many shocking elements of the interview, meghan told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life.

she said there were conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie's skin might be. and harry said he felt �*really let down�* by his father, prince charles. we'll look at the reaction to this in a moment. first, here are three clips from the interview, starting with this one. we re were you thinking of harming yourself, _ were you thinking of harming yourself, where you having suicidal thoughts? — yes. this was very, very clear and very scary and i didn't know who to even turn to in that. these are the thoughts that i'm having in the middle of the night that are very clear. and i'm scared, because this is very real. this isn't some abstract idea. this is methodical and this is not who i am. meghan linked these thoughts to loneliness and the loss of her freedom afterjoining the royalfamily. and bear in mind she went from being a successful actress in the united states to a member of the royal family with duties

and a title within two years. in the interview, she said she told the family she "needed to go somewhere to get help. "i had never felt that way before and need to go somewhere, "and i was told that i couldn't, that it wouldn't be good "for the institution." on that, this the perspective ofjulie montagu, viscountess hinchingbrooke, who is also an american and who married into the british aristocracy. i definitely can relate to meghan in particular when she said going into it, she didn't know anything, and it's true as an american, we do look at royal life as really fairy tale — living in a castle, this fairy tale. that's what we actually think of the royal family itself. so, i'm sure he, as my husband did as well, tried to prepare me for it, but you don't really know until you're in it. before the next clip, here are some other things we learnt from the interview. the couple said they are expecting a baby girl,

who is due in the summer. they said despite stepping down from royal duties, they have a good relationship with harry's grandmother, the queen. harry said a consequence of stepping down was being cut off financially. also, meghan addressed a story that circulated in some newspapers, that meghan made kate, the duchess of cambridge, cry in the run—up to the wedding. but meghan said the reverse was true and kate later apologised. and we learned that the couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony three days before their wedding at windsor castle. next, here's the second clip from the interview. this is about harry and meghan�*s son archie. in those months when i was pregnant, all around this same time, so we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be giving security, he's not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born.

what? and you're not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. this allegation has prompted lots of reaction. more coverage than any other part. bernice king, daughter of civil rights leader martin luther king jr, tweeted: former bbc royal correspondent peter hunt says: and here's the author and activist dr shola mos—shogbamimu. who does that? and people say, "well, i families talk about who's "going to look like who." i no, families don't discuss, "well, i let's have a conversation about how "dark his skin might be - and what that might mean." what does that mean? is archie going to be loved less? is he not going to be given the same birthrights as his cousins, _ prince george, princess- charlotte and prince louis?

what has the colour of his skin got to do with jack all? _ he's a direct descendant of queen elizabeth. - there's been a lot of speculation about who in the royal family who could —— could have made that comment. oprah spoke about this on cbs this morning. did comment. oprah spoke about this on cbs this morning.— cbs this morning. did you have another conversation _ cbs this morning. did you have another conversation about - cbs this morning. did you have another conversation about it? | cbs this morning. did you have i another conversation about it? it was a big guessing game. i thought it was very touching that harry is still choosing to protect the identity of whoever that was. yes. identity of whoever that was. yes, and he did — identity of whoever that was. yes, and he did not— identity of whoever that was. yes, and he did not show— identity of whoever that was. yes, and he did not show the _ identity of whoever that was. yes, and he did not show the identity with me. — and he did not show the identity with me, but he wanted to make sure that i_ with me, but he wanted to make sure that i knew_ with me, but he wanted to make sure that i knew and if ahead an opportunity to share it, that it was not his— opportunity to share it, that it was not his grandmother nor his grandfather.— not his grandmother nor his grandfather. let's bring in the bbc's 5°phie _ grandfather. let's bring in the bbc's sophie long. _ grandfather. let's bring in the bbc's sophie long. tell - grandfather. let's bring in the bbc's sophie long. tell us - grandfather. let's bring in the i bbc's sophie long. tell us more about the reaction to the interview in the us? , , �* ,

about the reaction to the interview inthe us? , , �*, ., in the us? this is huge. it's on every us _ in the us? this is huge. it's on every us news _ in the us? this is huge. it's on every us news network, - in the us? this is huge. it's on every us news network, not i in the us? this is huge. it's on i every us news network, notjust in the us? this is huge. it's on - every us news network, notjust the interview, but oprah has been on cbs this morning giving more details. there's a lot of focus here on the mental health and how she suffered. there were moments in the interview where oprah wintry was in disbelief —— oprah winfrey. i think millions of americans they more well i found that jarring of americans they more well i found thatjarring as well. how she felt trapped and thought about suicide, and those conversations about the colour of their then unborn child's skin, that gaining huge traction here in the united states. everyone talking about that. at the moment, there seems on social media people tweeting about this to be huge amounts of sympathy for the royal couple, and a greater understanding now why they felt they needed to lead the royal family and now why they felt they needed to lead the royalfamily and come here —— to leave the royal family. she is expecting a baby girl do to be born

in the summer, and with great sadness, we heard about... many americans heard prince harry was talking about his happiest moments strapping archie to the back of his bike and going to the beach, all things he couldn't do when he was a child. ithink things he couldn't do when he was a child. i think there is much more sympathy here for the royal couple. having said that, there were moments when eyebrows were raised. at the beginning of the interview, filled with oprah winfrey at their home, and megan said she wanted this basic life —— meghan. most americans will be aware living in a multi—million dollar mansions is anything but basis but when she was talking about how unprepared she was, she was at the time a working actress. some commentators here have raised questions about why she didn't do more research. it was the biggest role of her life. perhaps you should. but i think much more sympathy for the royal couple here than perhaps in the united kingdom

at the moment.— than perhaps in the united kingdom at the moment. we're focused on the cou - le at the moment. we're focused on the coule but at the moment. we're focused on the coume but a — at the moment. we're focused on the couple but a quick— at the moment. we're focused on the couple but a quick word _ at the moment. we're focused on the couple but a quick word about - at the moment. we're focused on the couple but a quick word about the - couple but a quick word about the interviewer because a lot of people have been discussing how oprah winfrey navigated this in front of you —— this interview. tiny;t winfrey navigated this in front of you -- this interview.— you -- this interview. they were doinu you -- this interview. they were doing this _ you -- this interview. they were doing this interview _ you -- this interview. they were doing this interview with - you -- this interview. they were doing this interview with oprah i doing this interview with oprah winfrey, who is known as the queen of television and i think they made very clear at the beginning of the interview they wanted to set out that they were able to ask any question. also they weren't being paid. a lot of commentators say the interview was very well well carried out. she didn't give them free rain, she didn't push them when harry had joined the conversation and said he felt trapped. she asked how did you feel trapped. prince harry said he didn't realise he was until meghan came into his life. another revelation was that she said you think you would've ever laughed had it not been for meghan, and he said no, he wouldn't know how to do that.

at the end of the interview, the couple both said they save each other. he said she saved him and that's the one thing she disagreed on, that his decision saved her life and it saves them all. so i think what many americans would have heard when they listen to the interview last night was still this fairy tale. that's how many people see the royal family, tale. that's how many people see the royalfamily, they tale. that's how many people see the royal family, they see this young american woman, a biracial woman, royal family, they see this young american woman, a biracialwoman, an actress who fell in love with a prince and formed a union that ended up prince and formed a union that ended up saving them both. so i think it's a scene here perhaps not as a happy ending, but certainly a happy new beginning to the couple here in the californian sunshine.— beginning to the couple here in the californian sunshine. sophie, thank ou ve californian sunshine. sophie, thank you very much _ californian sunshine. sophie, thank you very much indeed. _ californian sunshine. sophie, thank you very much indeed. live - californian sunshine. sophie, thank you very much indeed. live with . californian sunshine. sophie, thank you very much indeed. live with us| you very much indeed. live with us from los angeles. let's return to the interview. here's a third clip. there's a lot to work through there. i feel really let down because he's

been through something similar. he knows what pain feels like. and archie's his grandson. but at the same time, of course i will always love him, but there's a lot of hurt that's happened. harry talking about his father charles. on that, here's dean stott, who served with prince harry in the military and has been a friend of his for over a decade. it feels like he's escaped and his brother and his father can't. i don't think they have a voice, i think they are being dictated by the institution. and i think obviously he reached out to his father and his father, you know, couldn't assist, so obviously he feels disappointed by that, but obviously at the end of the interview he talks about how he wants to rebuild those relationships. so we are where we are at the moment and hopefully they can go on to do that. we've also heard from borisjohnson, who was asked about the interview during a briefing on the virus. ii'zhe

during a briefing on the virus. i've alwa s during a briefing on the virus. i've always had _ during a briefing on the virus. i've always had the — during a briefing on the virus. i've always had the highest admiration for the _ always had the highest admiration for the queen and the unifying role that she _ for the queen and the unifying role that she plays in our country and across _ that she plays in our country and across the — that she plays in our country and across the commonwealth. as for the rest of— across the commonwealth. as for the rest of the _ across the commonwealth. as for the rest of the matters to do with the royal _ rest of the matters to do with the royal family, rest of the matters to do with the royalfamily, i've rest of the matters to do with the royal family, i've spent a long time now royal family, i've spent a long time how hot— royal family, i've spent a long time now not commenting on royal family matters _ now not commenting on royal family matters and i don't intend to depart from that— matters and i don't intend to depart from that today.— from that today. let's remind ourselves _ from that today. let's remind ourselves that _ from that today. let's remind ourselves that this _ from that today. let's remind ourselves that this interview l from that today. let's remind i ourselves that this interview and the fallout from it comes after an important few weeks for the royal family. harry's grandfather, the duke of edinburgh, has been ill. on 1a february, harry and meghan announced they were expecting their second child. the next day, the interview with oprah winfrey was announced. the day after that, on the 16th, the duke of edinburgh was admitted to hospital after feeling unwell. on 19 february, harry and meghan told the queen they would not return as working members of the royal family. on 3 march, the duke had a heart

procedure in hospital. so far, we have not had comment from buckingham palace. let's bring in charlotte gallagher, covering this from the bbc news room. would this be more for the palace not to respond to something directly about them? yes. palace not to respond to something directly about them?— directly about them? yes, we see lots of articles _ directly about them? yes, we see lots of articles about _ directly about them? yes, we see lots of articles about the - directly about them? yes, we see lots of articles about the royal - lots of articles about the royal family, not all of them positive. a lot are negative. it would be very unusualfor lot are negative. it would be very unusual for prince charles to sit down and do a tell all interview with a british tv presenter like meghan and harry did. we might do geta meghan and harry did. we might do get a statement. depending on the reaction when this is shown in the uk, buckingham palace might feel that they have to issue one. already on twitter in the uk, hashtag abolish the monarchy is trending, and that's before millions of people here have tuned in to watch the programme. you also see in

newspapers and the tv sources close to the royal family giving an indication of what they feel about certain issues, so we'll probably see some of that over the next couple of days in the newspapers and online, but we've heard nothing so far it is obviously very difficult for the royalfamily, there isn't that much access like you get over there. people don't particularly have tell—all �*s and issue interviews about their lives, which is why i think a lot of people will be sending down to watch this interview tonight. i be sending down to watch this interview tonight.— be sending down to watch this interview tonight. i was mentioning the fact that _ interview tonight. i was mentioning the fact that the _ interview tonight. i was mentioning the fact that the duke _ interview tonight. i was mentioning the fact that the duke of _ interview tonight. i was mentioning the fact that the duke of edinburgh | the fact that the duke of edinburgh is in hospital while this interview is in hospital while this interview is being broadcast. from either side, has that been issued —— has that issue been addressed? it side, has that been issued -- has that issue been addressed? it hasn't been a dress — that issue been addressed? it hasn't been a dress from _ that issue been addressed? it hasn't been a dress from harry _ that issue been addressed? it hasn't been a dress from harry and - that issue been addressed? it hasn't. been a dress from harry and meghan. we know the queen spoke to meghan, meghan rain to the queen when prince philip was admitted to hospital and this was after the interview and sources close to the royal family

said they're more focused on the health of prince philip. it is bad timing when you look at it to have a 99—year—old member of the royal family in hospital while this interview is being aired and all the speculation. of course, in britain, there is a great deal of affection for the royalfamily, especially the queen. not from everyone, a lot of people think we should abolish the monarchy, but a lot of people do love the royal family and especially at this moment when the queen's husband is out in hospital. there are a lot of raised eyebrows about the timing of this interview being broadcast. so i think harry and meghan are more divisive here than they are in the us. we saw sophie saying that there's been a great outpouring of sympathy for the couple in america. here, it's more complicated, it's more controversial. people are rallying about it on television, on social media. so it's not as simple here and i think harry and meghan will be fully prepared for that because we know they have had quite a lot of

negative press since the start of their relationship.— negative press since the start of their relationship. thank you very much indeed. _ if you're in the uk, you can watch the full interview tonight at 9pm on itv. and here on outside source, we'll have lots more reaction in the second half of the programme. i want to turn to breaking news from brazil because a supreme courtjudge has ordered criminal convictions of the former president. paving the way for him to be able to run in the 2022 election. he governed brazil between 2003 and 2011 and was convicted over corruption allegations in 2018. those convictions are have been crushed. to myanmar now, and myanmar�*s ambassador to britain these pictures have come into us in the bbc news room. this shows us the

area of yangon. the demonstrators have been carrying out a peaceful protest and should be allowed to leave safely without reprisals. we know earlier on, two demonstrators were killed when soldiers opened fire. a third protester was shot elsewhere. also in the past hour, myanmar�*s ambassador to the uk has called for the detained leader aung san suu kyi and the ousted president both be released. in a statement, he says... let's bring in the bbc's freya cole. she's been covering all the unrest in myanmar. what are you hearing

about yangon? it’s in myanmar. what are you hearing about yangon?— about yangon? it's difficult at the moment because _ about yangon? it's difficult at the moment because it's _ about yangon? it's difficult at the moment because it's almost - about yangon? it's difficult at the moment because it's almost 2am | about yangon? it's difficult at the - moment because it's almost 2am and we know that from one a:m., the internet is a shutdown in myanmar, but prior to this, i spoke to several people who were in that barricaded area that you mentioned. it's a very popular area for the pro—democracy protests together, and this afternoon, the military trucks actually barricaded the area off and locked 200 or so protesters in this space. among them are women and children, and i'm hearing reports of gunfire, of stun grenades and tear gas being used and inflicted upon those protesters. but what i'm also hearing is residents who live in that area are actually opening their doors and allowing protesters to come in and take shelter. more broadl , come in and take shelter. more broadly. last — come in and take shelter. more broadly, last week _ come in and take shelter. more broadly, last week we - come in and take shelter. more broadly, last week we reported on the deadliest day of these anti—coup protests. have the protests continue

at the same scale as we've seen previously?— at the same scale as we've seen reviousl ? ., , , ., previously? certainly. hundreds of thousands of _ previously? certainly. hundreds of thousands of people _ previously? certainly. hundreds of thousands of people across - previously? certainly. hundreds of thousands of people across the - thousands of people across the country defying curfew was and braving the violence every day —— defying curfew �*s. certainly we're seeing new deaths every day across myanmar and it's a concerning situation that they're exhalation violence. i suppose what happens when you see 200 or so protesters barricaded, it really does... the fear is very strong at the moment and there are renewed calls on social media, people are reaching out to me saying "please help, we need help." the situation is not getting any better. if anything, it's getting worse. just getting any better. if anything, it's getting worse.— it's getting worse. just a quick word about — it's getting worse. just a quick word about the _ it's getting worse. just a quick word about the myanmar- it's getting worse. just a quick - word about the myanmar ambassador saying we need to negotiate. there's no sign that the military is in the mood to negotiate is there? ihla no sign that the military is in the mood to negotiate is there? no sign at all, but mood to negotiate is there? no sign

at all. but this _ mood to negotiate is there? no sign at all, but this is _ mood to negotiate is there? no sign at all, but this is significant. - at all, but this is significant. it's another high—ranking myanmar official breaking ranks with the military. he spoke to foreign secretary dominic raab and the minister of state of asia nigel adams, and he says aung san suu kyi and are democratically elected president must be released from house arrest as soon as possible and for democracy to be restored, he says the only way for that to happen is for negotiations to open back up again. but as you say, the military refusing to negotiate with the british ambassador, so we'll be watching to see of the statement has any affected. watching to see of the statement has any affected-— any affected. freya, thank you very much indeed- _ any affected. freya, thank you very much indeed. a _ any affected. freya, thank you very much indeed. a number _ any affected. freya, thank you very much indeed. a number of - any affected. freya, thank you very much indeed. a number of updatesj any affected. freya, thank you very i much indeed. a number of updates on the pandemic and will start in england,. where millions of children are back at school for the first time this year. for secondary school pupils, that means getting a covid test and wearing masks in class. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys.

ok, early years, welcome back! come on in! this is a moment of suchjoy and relief. and that's just the parents. of course, it's massive for children as well. this is the chance to get back to normal. it is a wrench, and there were a few tears. for working parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three at home. it's been a long business, but they need to see their friends, they need to learn, they need to spend some time apart from each other. i don't know about yours, but they are driving each other a little crazy. they have terribly missed their friends and they have terribly - missed their friends and the education, so coming back today for them isjust amazing. _ let's get some mud in for the worms. straight back to the joy of playing together, the teacher is keeping an eye out for the anxious ones. shall i put some more in the soil for you? i i knew there were children who would be a little wobbly, and already -

parents knew that and they were pairing them up with friends. - it will be nice to be in front of them - and teach and do what we are meant to do, really. - the year six class, naming everything they've missed. basically, i'm looking forward to doing english, and ijust miss my friends. it was really fun at home, but i've missed being playing out in the playground with my friends. sometimes, when you get stuck. on work, you don't have someone there that can help you, but at school _ you're sure that somebody will be able to give your hand. _ across england, children returning to classrooms, bubbles in norfolk, to bubbles in norfolk, in cornwall, while teenagers in lancashire wore masks in class for the first time. in worthing, this school was testing two year groups, the first of three supervised tests at school. if you get a positive test result from these supervised tests in school, you simply have to self—isolate,

but once teenagers are doing these tests at home, if you get a positive result, you are then asked to have a pcr lab test. if the lab test is positive, you self—isolate, but if it is negative, you can come straight back into school. if i had to self—isolate again i would be pretty gutted. for these year 11s, being back is crucial to getting gcse grades. i'm happy to come into school as long as we know everyone is negative, because all it takes is for one person to not follow the rules outside of school and then ruin it for the majority. everyone hoping schools are back for good. interruptions if we have to face them. we've learnt a lot about how to do that best. but for us, the continuity, getting them back in that habit, getting them back in front of the teachers who know them best and can make the bestjudgments on their grades is vital for us. at every age, a first

step towards normality. brandonjeffreys, bbc news, worthing. next we turn to the us because we've had this announcement for the centres of disease control and prevention. centres of disease control and prevention-— prevention. cdc remains fully vaccinated — prevention. cdc remains fully vaccinated people _ prevention. cdc remains fully vaccinated people can - prevention. cdc remains fully vaccinated people can visit i prevention. cdc remains fully l vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people vaccinated people can visit with otherfully vaccinated people in small gatherings indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing. we are talking about private settings where everyone is vaccinated. at, private settings where everyone is vaccinated. �* private settings where everyone is vaccinated-— vaccinated. a few caveats, but nonetheless _ vaccinated. a few caveats, but nonetheless a _ vaccinated. a few caveats, but nonetheless a significant - nonetheless a significant announcement. here is gary o'donoghue in washington. characterised as the first step towards — characterised as the first step towards a post—covid world, if you like. albeit — post—covid world, if you like. albeit a — post—covid world, if you like. albeit a baby step. people who are vaccinated can get together from different households in small groups — they don't define what small groups is — they should still avoid medium and large sized groups — again, undefined. perhaps more significantly, though,

those who are vaccinated, such as grandparents, for example, could go and visit their daughter or son and their grandchildren as long as no one in that household they are going to is particularly vulnerable to covid infection. of course, that will create a lot more opportunity for families to get together who have been split up, effectively, for the last year. having said all that, there is no relaxation on travel restrictions, so if those grandparents live on the coast and you live in iowa, then the recommendation is still to delay that travel. syria's president and his wife tested positive coronavirus. this is them in damascus in december last year. the president because my office as both are in good health and will continue to carry out their duties —— president's office. seeing a spike in infection since last

month which still needs to be contained. i'll see you in a couple minutes' time. good evening. today brought sunshine for some, cloud and rain for others but for just about all of us the winds were relatively light, the calm before the storm. look at this hook of cloud out in the atlantic. still a long way away from our shores but this weather system is being developed, it is being picked up and strengthened by a powerfuljet stream which is going to push it across the atlantic is quite a deep area of low pressure, so things in the middle part of this week are going to turn very wet and very windy. through wednesday night, into the early part of thursday, we could see some quite stormy weather in places. so, the rest of the week will bring spells of rain and some very strong winds. it is quiet in the short term, the wynnstay light as we head through tonight.

where we see clear skies, down towards the south, the midlands, south east wales, southern england, that is going to allow temperatures to drop away, may be —3 —1t celsius in some spots of the countryside. the north is not as cold, that's because there will be more in the way of cloud, that cloud producing some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. some mist and murk in places as well. as we start off tomorrow, it is still going to be quite calm out there, a lot of cloud, some spots of rain, brightness, i think, down towards the south, but the winds will be strengthening out west later on as heavy rain approaches northern ireland and western scotland. those winds will continue to pick up into the evening, gusts of a0 to 50 mph in western areas, may be 60 to 70 mph in parts of north—west scotland, hence the met office yellow weather warning. as we move few tuesday night and into wednesday, this band of rain with strong winds will push its way south eastwards. it will try to clear leaving some sunny conditions briefly but you can see rain is going to return

from the south—west through the afternoon and with that, the winds will start to pick up once again. the winds will start wednesday night is set to be the windiest spell of the week as our deep area of low pressure approaches. notice a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars on this chart, there will be gales quite widely, yellow warning is already in force yellow warnings already in force for england and wales, the potential for some disruption. those winds will only very slowly ease through thursday and friday and we will end the week with a mix of sunshine and heavy showers.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that life in the royal family made her contemplate suicide. she was interviewed alongside prince harry, she also says a member of the royalfamily raised harry, she also says a member of the royal family raised questions about the skin colour of their son archie. so we have interned in the conversation of he won't be given security, he is not going to be given a title... and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. commentators called those allegations a stain on the royals. we will continue to bring reaction from around the world in the next few minutes. also on the programme,

hundreds of protesters are trapped by security forces in myanmar and also the country's ambassador to the uk has broken ranks with the military and is calling for the release of democratically elected leader. more women have come forward with allegations against the governor of new york. we will speak to one of the journalists reporting on andrew cuomo. let's return now to the fallout from that oprah winfrey interview with harry and meghan. it is a moment of great importance in and of itself. but it also must be considered in the context of several other important matters for the royal family. the queen's 99—year—old husband prince phillip is in hospital recovering after a successful procedure for a heart condition.

there remain many questions about prince andrew's friendship with the sex offenderjeffrey epstein. he epstein. categorically denies having sex with he categorically denies having sex with a woman who say she was trafficked by epstein when she was 17. he has stepped away from royal duties after a bbc interview on these questions. and if we go back much further — of course many of us have watched this harry and meghan interview while thinking back to the interview harry�*s mother princess diana gave to the bbc. she talked of her troubles within the royal family. and now harry and meghan have, in different terms, done the same. many, including the sussexes, hoped it wouldn't be like this when they got married in 2018, as american poet amanda gorman puts it "meghan was the crown's greatest opportunity for change, regeneration, and reconciliation in a new era. they didn'tjust maltreat her light, they missed out on it." it all raises many questions about what the royal family is — and how it wants to be seen around the world. lots of different perspective to

show wellness. here's allyson stewart—allen who's an international marketing and brand expert. in terms of how it affects the brand of the royals, yes, it lifts the lid on how the family appear to operate, which is a novelty, but it also may drive reform. and certainly harry's mother was very effective in being able to, sadly in death, change the brand of the monarchy and i think this is another push that will change it further still. and let's consider those comments in the context of recent polling. this online poll from ipsos mori came out today — more than 1,000 respondents were asked to name their favourite royal. 40% named the queen. the duke and duchess of cambridge were the next most popular — with william at 32% and kate at 29%. next were the susexxes. almost a quarter of respondents named harry as their favourite. 13% liked meghan. that put her on par with the heir

to the throne, prince charles. and now there is a specific allegation that may impact on perceptions of the royals — we heard harry and meghan describe comments about the possible colour of their son archie's skin. on that, here's broadcaster and royal watcher daisy mcandrew. prince charles is already one of the least popular members of the senior royals. if the finger is pointed to him, that will do untold damage and, of course, he is the future of the monarchy. the queen is in her mid—90s already, prince charles will be king quite soon, and if he's got those sort of accusations hanging over him, incredibly damaging, and damaging for the uk audience and particularly for the american audience which is an important audience for a royal family. the americans bring in a huge amount in tourism, they have always been very affectionate to the british royalfamily, and if that affection goes, well, that is not good news. the full interview plays here in the

uk in about an hour and a half on itv. and the reaction has already been strong in the us — where the interview first aired. our reporter adina campbell has been taking a look. over in the states, it's the most talked about story on american news networks. stunning questions about racism within the royal family. and friends of meghan have come out in support. tennis star serena williams, one of meghan's closest friends and also a guest at their wedding, has shown her support on twitter. she said... so reaction from the us media, reaction from serena williams, and in the last few hours reaction from the white house. meghan markle is a private citizen and so is harry at this point.

for anyone to come forward and speak about their own struggles with mental health and tell their own personal story, that takes courage and that is certainly something the president believes and he has talked about the importance of, you know, investing in a lot of these areas that they are committed to in the future as well. we aren't going to provide additional commentary from here on behalf of the president or others, given these are private citizens sharing their own story on their own struggles. and if that's the us — what about in the commonwealth? in new zealand, the queen is still head of state. prime ministerjacinda ardern told reporters she has "not sensed an appetite from new zealanders for significant change in our constitutional arrangements, and i don't expect that's likely to change quickly. " but there's growing discontent elsewhere in the commonwealth.

in australia victorian state mp martin pakula tweeted, "you don't have to believe everything meghan and harry claim to accept that australia's head of state should not have to be a member of this one english family, forever and ever and ever." it's important to note that australia had an referendum on the monarchy in 1999 — the country voted to keep the queen as the head of state. and the current government has no plans to hold another one any time soon. there's also strong reaction in the carribean and latin america. news americas, which runs a number of outlets across regions, has published this editorial — titled "will caribbean nations finally drop the queen as their head of state?" in that the editors write — "if the meghan/harry tea spilling has revealed anything, it is the obvious racism that exists at the top of the so—called royalist ticket." and then there's the reaction in africa — harry and meghan were welcomed with jubilant scenes at the start of their tour in 2019. this is them dancing in cape town. and some south africans have been shocked by the revelations in the interview, particularly those on race. here's one woman. wherever you are from, we should actually support this woman and show this woman that colour is just colour —

it doesn't matter what colour you are, what race you are, what anything, we should be accepted. let's bring in laura gozzi who specialises in covering of media issues. let's talk about the european reaction to the story, what have you seen?— have you seen? first of all, i think it is worth — have you seen? first of all, i think it is worth noting _ have you seen? first of all, i think it is worth noting that _ have you seen? first of all, i think it is worth noting that the - have you seen? first of all, i think it is worth noting that the story . it is worth noting that the story has gained as much traction in europe as it has in the us or the uk. i think on the whole, european outbox have had a united reaction in there has been little criticism of there has been little criticism of the couple's decision to give the interview. what many outlets have been discussing is what it all means for the royal family. been discussing is what it all means for the royalfamily. a german daily said that after this interview a shadow will hang over the british royal family shadow will hang over the british royalfamily for a long shadow will hang over the british royal family for a long time. shadow will hang over the british royalfamily for a long time. they called the interview sensational not because the couple reveal the sex of

their second child or the fact that they got married a couple of days before the ceremony was broadcast with wild, because of that —— broadcast worldwide, because of the accusations against the royal family. there was a french daily that argued that although the royal family has faced a share of scandals over the decades, this is a truly devastating blow and the paper also noted that every generation for the last 100 years or so has had its instance of damaged or shattered lives due to royal protocol, so there is really a sense that the couple and harry in particular can't be blamed for wanting the book to stop here. other outlets i saw mention that the palace is likely to be most concerned with allegation of racism, not least because it wanted or it has wanted for the last number of years to be seen as progressive

and modern. a spanish editorial mentioned that the institution has missed a great opportunity when it let harry and megan go. on the whole, really, it has been very much talked about across the continent and european tv channels, the majority of them, have acquired the rights to the interview. it will be broadcast in many countries over the next few days, either dubbed or subtitled, so i expect the coverage will continue if not intensify in the coming days.— will continue if not intensify in the coming days. that is really useful. the coming days. that is really useful- very — the coming days. that is really useful. very interesting - the coming days. that is really useful. very interesting to - the coming days. that is really| useful. very interesting to hear the coming days. that is really - useful. very interesting to hear the divide between european coverage and uk coverage. that is a from bbc monitoring. now i want to update you in the pandemic in italy. the number of people who have died from coronavirus has now exceeded 100,000. italy nowjoins italy now joins five

italy nowjoins five other countries that have passed 100,000 deaths. the us, brazil, mexico, india and the uk. sara monetta is a producer at bbc world news. very sad moment for italy. can give us an idea of where italy is at at the moment? it us an idea of where italy is at at the moment?— us an idea of where italy is at at the moment? ., , , .,. ., the moment? it has been reached two da s of the the moment? it has been reached two days of the first _ the moment? it has been reached two days of the first anniversary _ the moment? it has been reached two days of the first anniversary of- the moment? it has been reached two days of the first anniversary of the - days of the first anniversary of the national lockdown declared last year. last year in march and april, there were very traumatic months where the health service was completely overwhelmed. since then, the situation has improved but in recent weeks we have seen a resurgence in cases. in the past 2a a was, there were 318 deaths that were recorded in the country and also i see you beds are starting to fill up again. the government has launched this iuc train which is opposed to transport patients from one region to another according to where the beds are available.

obviously the government is really concerned about this resurgence. they have put stricter restrictions ahead of the easter holiday in place but also certain regional governments, they have taken the matter into their hands. in different parts of italy, from today, there are full on lockdowns, that are starting to get into effect. today the prime minister, he issued a video message where he said that the only way forward, the only way out of this crisis, is like ramping up the vaccinations. fits way out of this crisis, is like ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know, ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know. in — ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know, in lots _ ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know, in lots of _ ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know, in lots of countries, - ramping up the vaccinations. as you will know, in lots of countries, the i will know, in lots of countries, the pandemic has become very political, is it also political in italy? is there pressure on the government to take a different approach? weill. there pressure on the government to take a different approach?— take a different approach? well, it has been politicised, _ take a different approach? well, it has been politicised, so _ take a different approach? well, it has been politicised, so much - take a different approach? well, it has been politicised, so much so i has been politicised, so much so that the government is the new government, it is not the government that was there at the beginning of the pandemic. if you remember that

then prime minister he first had a massive support in italy because people were rallying around the idea that this was an emergency situation and everybody needed to do their part. then a year has gone by and basically the only strategy of the italian government has been off—putting repeated lockdowns as soon as infection started rising up again. this has really caused a lot of anxiety but also anger among people in italy. then there was this change of government and now mario draghi really is facing two big issues. the first one is about vaccination. right now italy has fully vaccinated less than 3% of its population. to put things into perspective, if we want to reach herd immunity, we need to vaccinate 70% of the population. at the current pace, italy would reach that goal in august 2022. the government

needs to ramp up the number of vaccines that are available. they have already started distributing more widely the astrazeneca vaccine but there is also another problem and that is about public perception. people in italy are very much sceptical about the safety notjust of the astrazeneca vaccine but also all the others, the pfizer, moderna. there are people in priority groups because they are front—line workers who are very reluctant to take the vaccine. anotherjob for who are very reluctant to take the vaccine. another job for the government of mario draghi now is to convince people to actually get the jab. convince people to actually get the 'ab. . ~' , ., , convince people to actually get the 'ab. ., ,, i. , . let's go to new york now. this is andrew cuomo. he's the governor of new york. these pictures are from today as he visits a vaccination site. new york was hit hard by the first wave of coronavirus

and the governor became a national, even internationalfigure, praised by some for his leadership, in particular as a contrast to donald trump. today that's a distant memory. despite the smiles, he's fighting for his political life. there's a federal investigation into claims his state undercounted the true covid death toll in care homes. and a number of women have come forward accusing him of a range of inapproriate behaviour. the leader of the state senate, a fellow democrat, said on sunday: "every day there is another account that is drawing away from the business of government. for the good of the state governor cuomo must resign." after that, governor cuomo held a telephone briefing with reporters. there are some legislators who suggest — there are some legislators who suggest that i resigned because of accusations that are made against me. i was elected by the people of the state, i wasn't elected by politicians, i'm not going to resign because of allegations. let's do the attorney general investigation, let's get the findings and then

we will go from there. in that telephone call, the governor sounded ready to fight for his political future. last week we heard from him when he apologised for his behaviour in the past. i acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. it was unintentional and i truly and deeply apologise for it. i feel awful about it and frankly i am embarrassed by it, and that is not easy to say. at least five women have now come forward alleging governor cuomo harassed or behaved inappropriately towards them — including two new stories over the weekend. the wall streetjournal reported allegations from a former aide who said governor cuomo "asked her if she had a boyfriend, called her sweetheart" — touched her "on her lower back" and "kissed her hand".

and the washington post spoke to a former press aide of mr cuomo who said... "he summoned her to his dimly lit hotel room and embraced her". that was after a work event in the year 2000 when mr cuomo was a cabinet secretary in the clinton administration. a spokesperson for the governor responded to that allegation saying, "this did not happen". and mr cuomo has said repeatedly that he never touched anyone inappropriately. amy brittain is one of the reporters on that article in the washington post. shejoins us live she joins us live now. shejoins us live now. i wonder she joins us live now. i wonder what you make of the governor's comments today. i you make of the governor's comments toda . ., , ., ., , today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the — today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the sense _ today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the sense that _ today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the sense that he _ today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the sense that he is _ today. i mean, you heard him. he his firm in the sense that he is not - firm in the sense that he is not going to resign and he is taking the position that he wants to let the attorney general�*s investigation play out and see how that investigation ends up. bud play out and see how that investigation ends up. play out and see how that investiuation ends u -. �* , investigation ends up. and in terms ofthe investigation ends up. and in terms of the conversations _ investigation ends up. and in terms of the conversations you've - investigation ends up. and in terms of the conversations you've had - investigation ends up. and in terms| of the conversations you've had with women who are making allegations towards governor cuomo, what is their motivation for speaking now?

well, i think a lot of times when women or men come forward in cases of sexual harassment or misconduct, people question why they are silent i didn't speak up. as someone who has reported on similar stories, i think there are many reasons why people don't feel comfortable speaking up about behaviour that happens. some people fear career repercussions, i can say generally speaking that we spoke to a lot of people who worked for governor cuomo in the past and many people told us that they were deeply fearful of speaking to us, even on background or off the record because they feared he could damage their careers and their reputations if they spoke out. ., ., , ., , and their reputations if they spoke out. ., ., ,., , .,, ., ,~' out. one of the reasons i was asking that question. _ out. one of the reasons i was asking that question, amy, _ out. one of the reasons i was asking that question, amy, is _ out. one of the reasons i was asking that question, amy, is that - out. one of the reasons i was asking that question, amy, is that clearly i that question, amy, is that clearly supporters of the governor feel that this is political. it doesn't sound from reading your reports, that that is a motivation for the people who have spoken to you. i is a motivation for the people who have spoken to you.—

have spoken to you. i can tell you we interviewed _ have spoken to you. i can tell you we interviewed one _ have spoken to you. i can tell you we interviewed one woman - have spoken to you. i can tell you we interviewed one woman on - have spoken to you. i can tell you | we interviewed one woman on the record, the one who made the allegation related to the hotel room, and we spoke to a friend who said that this woman told her about this incident years ago, far before governor cuomo ever became governor of new york. this friend actually told us, you know, i am saying this, incorporating this, this woman told me this. at the same time, i don't want this to lead to his regular nation. i think that shows you there that a lot of people are —— lead to his resignation. a lot of people are coming forward not because it is a political issue but they feel morally compared to speak out. —— morally compared to speak out. —— morally compelled to speak out. for those who don't know the governor well, can you help place him within the national political spectrum in the national political spectrum in the us? i the national political spectrum in the us? ., the national political spectrum in theus? ., ., , the us? i would say that my impression _ the us? i would say that my impression of _ the us? i would say that my impression of it _ the us? i would say that my impression of it is _ the us? i would say that my impression of it is he - the us? i would say that my. impression of it is he became the us? i would say that my i impression of it is he became a nationalfigure at the impression of it is he became a national figure at the start of the pandemic and part of the reason was because he was having these daily press conferences to give

information about the coronavirus pandemic. at the same time he was speaking daily, we weren't hearing a lot from president trump. if anything. so people started to tune in and they felt like they knew him. i heard from my parents in louisiana, far away from new york, who were watching him every day. i live in virginia and my neighbours were watching him every day. people were watching him every day. people were selling t—shirts, pillows, with his face on them. he became a very popular, probably the most popular governor, at the start of the pandemic. governor, at the start of the pandemic-— governor, at the start of the andemic. ., ,, , ., ., ., , pandemic. thank you for “oining us. you can read — pandemic. thank you for “oining us. you can read amy's i reporting on the washington post website. stay with me here. still to come... protests around the world for international women's day. the pandemic has put an unequal burden on women. the trial of the former police officerfilmed with his knee

on the neck of george floyd has been delayed until tuesday morning. derek chauvin's trial was due to begin today. chauvin faces charges of second—degree murder and manslaughter. george floyd had been arrested outside a convenience store in minneapolis last may and held face down for nearly nine minutes. asiam as i am sure you know, the video sparked months of protests for racialjustice in the us and around the world. here's barbara plett usher. jury selection which was meant to start this morning has been delayed to at least tomorrow morning, and that is because the court is deliberating whether to add a murder charge to those against derek chauvin. he has been charged with second—degree murder and second—degree manslaughter, but the prosecutor wants the judge to reinstate a charge of third—degree murder. he was initially charged with that, then the judge dropped it because he said it wasn't relevant to this case, and then an appeals court said "yes, it is actually relevant, you need to reconsider it."

the short story of that is that it seems the prosecution believes adding that particular charge would give the prosecution a better chance of getting a conviction for derek chauvin, for derek chauvin... the prosecution will have to prove thatmr chauvin is guilty, whereas the defence won't have to prove he's not guilty, they would just have to pick holes in the prosecutors' arguments. and the history here is not promising for the activists. the only police man who's ever been convicted of a murder charge is a black officer who killed a white woman, so they are sceptical although hopeful. there's also apprehension because during the protests last year, after them, they were accompanied by violence and looting and quite a lot of damage, so there's fear that if mr chauvin is acquitted, that might happen again. so there is extra security and it will continue to be beefed up over the next month because that's how long it's going to take. the jury process will take about three weeks and then the trial itself, many weeks more, so we're not looking for a verdict from the jury

till probably sometime in april. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... meghan, the duchess of sussex, has told oprah winfrey being part of britain's royal family made her wish she was no longer alive. today is international women's day. it's marked in a range of ways — one of them is a focus on how women have been dispropriotnately affected by the pandemic. in europe, a new report details how women are more likely to lose theirjobs, mostly because they are overrepresented in sectors worst affected by the crisis. female unemployment grew by 1% between april and september. male unemployment grew byjust over 0.5%. women are also more at risk of catching the virus at work. they make up three quarters of health care workers in the eu,

and its estimated that 10—11% of covid infections are amongst health care workers. the report also found domestic violence reports increased when lockdowns started. millions of people have been holding demonstrations across the world. lots of picture to show you. let's start in europe. here are rallies in spain. hundreds showed up for protests scaled back because of covid—19 restrictions. in spain, the number of working women fell over 9% between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020. next france — and these pictures came in from paris. thousands called for more help for women suffering from domestic abuse during the pandemic. next we turn to turkey. thousands protesting against violence against women, particularly after one video was widely shared a man his wife. this is istanbul earlier. next we turn to india. over 20,000 womenjoined protests by farmers who've been lobbying against farming reforms since december. the women wore bright yellow scarves representing

the colour of mustard fields. and then this was in afghanistan. this is an event injalalabad. violence against women remains the most pressing issue. at least 15 women have been killed in ten targeted attacks since october. and data released by the afghan government also shows a dramatic rise in domestic violence against women since the arrival of covid. let's hearfrom some of the women injalalabad. translation: recently “ournalists and doctors were killed. i we don't know who the next target is — students, doctors, journalists — who? in the current situation, everyone who goes out has fears, especially women. every day when i go out, i have fears. i'm not sure if i'll come back home alive or not. translation: when we go out - of our houses, we have many fears. i call on the government to defend women's rights seriously so women can go out to work and support their family. we are very concerned

about women getting killed. good evening. today brought sunshine for some, cloud and rain for others but for just about all of us the winds were relatively light, the calm before the storm. look at this hook of cloud out in the atlantic. still a long way away from our shores but this weather system is being developed, it is being picked up and strengthened by a powerfuljet stream which is going to push it across the atlantic is quite a deep area of low pressure, so things in the middle part of this week are going to turn very wet and very windy. through wednesday night, into the early part of thursday, we could see some quite stormy weather in places. so, the rest of the week will bring spells of rain and some very strong winds. it is quiet in the short term, the wynnstay light

——it is quiet in the short term, the winds stay light as we head through tonight. where we see clear skies, down towards the south, the midlands, south east wales, southern england, that is going to allow temperatures to drop away, maybe —3, —1t celsius in some spots of the countryside. the north is not as cold, that's because there will be more in the way of cloud, that cloud producing some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. some mist and murk in places as well. as we start off tomorrow, it is still going to be quite calm out there, a lot of cloud, some spots of rain, brightness, i think, down towards the south, but the winds will be strengthening out west later on as heavy rain approaches northern ireland and western scotland. those winds will continue to pick up into the evening, gusts of a0 to 50mph in western areas, maybe 60 to 70mph in parts of north—west scotland, hence the met office yellow warning. as we move few tuesday night and into wednesday, this band of rain with strong winds will push its way south eastwards. it will try to clear leaving some sunny conditions briefly but you can

see rain is going to return from the south—west through the afternoon and, with that, the winds will start to pick up once again. wednesday night is set to be the windiest spell of the week as our deep area of low pressure approaches. notice a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars on this chart, there will be gales quite widely — yellow warnings already in force for england and wales, the potential for some disruption. those winds will only very slowly ease through thursday and friday and we will end the week with a mix of sunshine and heavy showers.

this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at eight o'clock. an explosive interview as meghan tells oprah winfrey that a member of the royal family questioned what colour the skin of her child would be. so, we have in tandem the conversation of, "he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title." and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. back to school for millions of pupils in england for the first time this year after months of home schooling. today we have been able to take that crucial first step on what we hope is our cautious but irreversible road map to freedom. holding hands at last — care home residents in england are able to have one relative or friend visit them