channel good evening. i'm tatiana sanchez in the gb newsroom. protesters have clashed . police protesters have clashed. police again today in paris as a vigil was being held . a kurdish was being held. a kurdish cultural centre where a gunman killed three people and left several injured. police used tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. it's after riots out yesterday in the wake of the attack. members of the have gathered this morning to where the incident happened. a 69 year

old man who was already known to police is in custody in relation the shooting . wiltshire police the shooting. wiltshire police have confirmed a four year old boy has died following . a boy has died following. a serious medical incident at longleat centre parcs. services were called the resort at 11 am. this morning. the death isn't being treated as suspicious , holidaymakers said. suspicious, holidaymakers said. the swimming pool there had been closed due to the. one rail passengers have been rushing to get the last trains before christmas eve. services have come a halt. the strike actions expected to cause heavy traffic . millions of people travelling to see their families for christmas . travellers heading christmas. travellers heading abroad are also being warned of delays as border force walk out for a second day. disruption a uk airports was brought under yesterday as the military in to replace workers on strike . the replace workers on strike. the duke and duchess sussex have reacted to the apology made by the sun newspaper on behalf of

jeremy clarkson . it a pr stunt. jeremy clarkson. it a pr stunt. in the article written by mr. clarkson, he said he hated meghan. that article has become the independent press standards organisations. most complained about. organisations. most complained about . yesterday the sun set about. yesterday the sun set regrets publishing it and they've said that sincerely . the they've said that sincerely. the sussexes spokeswoman said the newspaper has not contacted meghan to apologise . now at meghan to apologise. now at least 19 people are thought to have died as . a heavy storm have died as. a heavy storm sweeps across of the us. a number of fatalities have involved road traffic accidents, including a pile up in ohio that reportedly killed at least two motorists. several were also injured. temperatures plunged as low as 45 degrees in some areas , with around 250 million people under weather warnings . the under weather warnings. the storm is forecast to develop into what's being described as a bomb cyclone bringing with it

heavy, blinding snow . well, back heavy, blinding snow. well, back forecasters are predicting a white christmas for highlands with unsettled weather. for the rest of the uk. the met office put a yellow warning for snow andicein put a yellow warning for snow and ice in place for most of the highlands running from tomorrow until 6 pm. on boxing day. meanwhile, downpours are in most other places the christmas weekend. the environment agency has issued 66 alerts for possible flooding in england . possible flooding in england. and father christmas is . danny and father christmas is. danny delivering presents to children around the world. while it's underway , this is the live feed underway, this is the live feed of centres , current movements of centres, current movements thatis of centres, current movements that is tracked by the north american aerospace defence command. nora have tracking his annual trip since 1955, when a phoned the command asking for stanton's location . now rod's

stanton's location. now rod's deputy commander says children in the uk need to be in bed by 9 pm. traditionally we've seen p.m. traditionally we've seen santa arriving over the uk around 1130 at night, so that's why we keep repeating to the kids out there . be in bed by kids out there. be in bed by nine and keep the magic of christmas alive and you're going to wake to a great surprise of present properly under your trees or by the fireplace depending on your tradition . tv depending on your tradition. tv onune depending on your tradition. tv online and dab+ radio . this is online and dab+ radio. this is gb news. i'll be with more news at the top of the next hour . at the top of the next hour. 2022 is the year the royal family changed. we said goodbye to our beloved queen and

welcomed in a new king on walker. gb news is royal reporter and i'm taking you on a journey. looking back on a major year , the royals and the year, the royals and the enormous constant seasonal change that has engulfed great britain. coming up, we look back on a jubilant weekend , pomp and on a jubilant weekend, pomp and pageantry when . the country came pageantry when. the country came together to celebrate the queen's 70 years of service. the first all to be celebrating not just the queen, but life. our lives are being together again was, i think, something very, very special . we'll share very special. we'll share details of why prince andrew might have decided to settle out of court with his accuser . it's of court with his accuser. it's often a strategy that they utilise just to make something go away . plus, alastair go away. plus, alastair stewart's and arlene reflect on what the passing of the queen means for . what the passing of the queen means for. great february marks 70th anniversary of the queen's accession to the

throne. late majesty was just 25 years old. i've come sandringham. when? on the eve of the queen's jubilee, she hosted a magnifying ant reception in the ballroom of sandringham house for locals. the queen renewed her pledge she made on her 21st birthday. that's her life would always be devoted to our service and, declared it was her sincere wish . that's camilla her sincere wish. that's camilla will one day be known as queen. former mayor of king's lynn. councillor harry humphrey welcomes the queen to the ring. i expect it really speech one of the may one of the people at the reception, but i was particularly honoured when i got the to say where do i stand? and took over to door and took me over to the door and asked why . because you're asked for why. because you're going to receive the when she comes into her ballroom. what an honour. comes into her ballroom. what an honour . absolutely fantastic . honour. absolutely fantastic. that was a wonderful moment. her late majesty was present into sandringham women's institute . sandringham women's institute. yvonne brown is the chairman , yvonne brown is the chairman, was invited to the reception . was invited to the reception. obviously she looked frail

because we'd had coverage and the duke had died and everything, but she looked really, really well. the rest of it , she asked really, really well. the rest of it, she asked us really, really well. the rest of it , she asked us how really, really well. the rest of it, she asked us how we'd all got on during covid and what we'd been up to and. you know, just chatted like she does when she used to come to the meetings. with that reception for locals was followed by a global performance of pomp and pageantry. i remember well. gb news his platform was just other side of the road and provided us and you with a great view of the queen's platinum jubilee weekend. the queen watched the traditional trooping the colour parade from the buckingham balcony. her family joins her for the spectacular raaf fly—past. the number 70 was shaped in the sky despite one or two tantrums as crowds cheered for the pageants celebrating different decades of her majesty's reign. and we had the privilege of seeing the queen alongside three generations and her three. as to the public's

delight, majesty also made a surprise appearance alongside paddington bear. katie nicholl is the boy that's vanity fair. her book, the new royals, contains stories from family members , palace courtiers and members, palace courtiers and aides . there members, palace courtiers and aides. there was members, palace courtiers and aides . there was such a members, palace courtiers and aides. there was such a global interest in this sort of mammoth four day celebration . the four day celebration. the queen's 70 years on the throne. and i remember speaking to many people there who weren't even monarchists, they were people who wanted to come and soak up the to bring their the who wanted to bring their children down to a part of children down to be a part of history in the making. and of course to try and get for those who were royalists to have a glimpse of the queen. and i do remember having that sense of almost this being a bit of a soon song that this was the final farewell. i mean, the queen did very, very frail, albeit happy to be there, but very frail . and i do remember very frail. and i do remember thinking, i wonder if we'll ever see her on this balcony again. the public . the mood it one was the public. the mood it one was

quite . now that the queen is no quite. now that the queen is no longer with us. but the fact that they were so clearly in love with the late queen. oh, they were so happy to see her. i mean, i think there was a sense of jubilation because people had been able to come together. i mean, because of covid, there hadnt mean, because of covid, there hadn't been this sort of mass gathering for two years. so us all to be together for to all be celebrating not just the queen but life. our lives are together again. was i think, something very, very special for the people that were there. and on the balcony, it was the was made that any working members of the royal family would be there, which meant no prince andrew an immense no . harry and meghan, a immense no. harry and meghan, a decision . the palace which decision. the palace which perhaps caused some controversy. what do you think with the reasons that. well, i think the decision be just decision for it to be just working royals and that balcony was was right decision. and i think it was reflective of the direction that the monarchy has been moving and is certainly moving now under the reign of

charles. and it was a way of neatly sidestepping to particularly difficult issues. the sussexes and the rift at the heart of the house of windsor. and, of course prince andrew. and, of course prince andrew. and it would have been absolutely awful for andrew to have been up on that balcony and would have detracted from the star show , who was an star of the show, who was an absolute rightly so, the queen do you think there was any sense of charles wanting to portray a slimmed down monarchy to what? eventually he took? charles's slimmed down vision of the monarchy, something he's always wanted . and it's something that wanted. and it's something that image of the queen and then the three as it's something we're probably never going to see again. no, we've not had a monarch and three reigning heir. so it was a really powerful, important, historic image. prince louis appeared to have a little bit of a tantrum. william kate's, i suppose it's a big decision for them to decide how much exposure to give children. events like this . well, when we events like this. well, when we saw the cambridge children in

the carriage procession , i the carriage procession, i remember thinking, goodness. i mean , i don't know if i would mean, i don't know if i would trust my four year old in a carriage and there was the duchess looking pristine and white, immaculate, as she always does, with these three beautiful, full, impeccably behaved children who knew to dip their heads when the colour passed, i it was little details like that showed you as much as the cambridges and now wales the cambridges and now the wales is done a brilliant job in is have done a brilliant job in raising these children, raising these three children, giving life giving them an ordinary life with at the palace and with playdates at the palace and going ordinary , very going to pretty ordinary, very privileged also being privileged schools. also being schooled in that duty . and you schooled in that duty. and you just see them up on that palace balcony was a wonderful treat, i think for royal watchers. a reminder of the next generation of royalty . and so an important of royalty. and so an important image in that. of royalty. and so an important image in that . but i think it image in that. but i think it also humanises royal family. it makes them all the more so. yes. seeing little louis having something of a royal tantrum , something of a royal tantrum, the royal box. well, you know hats off to the duchess for her coolness when she knew that cameras would be trained on her.

so i particularly liked the prince of wales stepping in to say come and pass him over to me and putting louis on lap and having that wonderful moment. you not actually as the you saw him not actually as the prince of wales, but as the grandfather. i also caught up with pandora the with pandora. pandora is the host of the daily express's royal roundup . the royal family royal roundup. the royal family must be so proud of this. royal roundup. the royal family must be so proud of this . just must be so proud of this. just gone. it was genius. everything from drones going in the sky, getting that modern twist on everything through to those iconic moments where we saw prince louis having cheeky, cheeky behaviour through to the late queen who came out on a couple of occasions. the we know had mobility issues. there was no guarantee we actually would have seen her. i know on the build up to it, it was very much on the day to see how she was feeling. we were very very lucky to share that moment with and it will be memories , i'm sure, will be memories, i'm sure, which will last all of our lifetime. so we've never seen anything like that , i'm sure.

anything like that, i'm sure. actually, we will never anything like again . only working like that again. only working members royal family on members of the royal family on the of course. no harry the balcony, of course. no harry and no. prince andrew ? and meghan, no. prince andrew? no. that would have been the queen's everything queen's decision. everything that would have gone past that we saw would have gone past the queen. think that sets the queen. i think that sets a very good standard , a very good very good standard, a very good precedent will now precedent to what we will now see forward. i can't stop see moving forward. i can't stop talking about it now . referring talking about it now. referring to the queen and her surprise afternoon tea with paddington bean afternoon tea with paddington bear, this was so sweet and is exactly what i'm talking about in terms of engaging the younger generation . paddington bear is generation. paddington bear is a british icon . i think for me british icon. i think for me anyway. and from whatever generation you're from, you know, paddington bear and it also a very sweet moment recently with her passing where the queen consort actually gave out some of those bears which were lined lined outside the mall all the way through to the palace, where left flowers bear. some of them left marmalade sandwiches , didn't they? which

sandwiches, didn't they? which they got told. you need to stop bringing marmalade sandwiches. but yes, she gave them. i think , barnardos charity just , to barnardos charity just a few selection of them coming up was within kate's caribbean toun was within kate's caribbean tour, an unwelcome reminder of colonialism or unfair social media sensation . those were media sensation. those were images of the past of imperial rule and alice to see, which reveals what was going through his mind as he broke one of the most important stories of his career. you just know that an awful lot of people be listening and watching , and it is awful lot of people be listening and watching, and it is a determination to try and get it right .

welcome back . now, the royal welcome back. now, the royal family was sent around the world in the spring to mark the

queen's jubilee. perhaps in an attempt to shore up support for the monarchy in commonwealth countries . charles and camilla's countries. charles and camilla's visit to canada proves on the whole a success. the biggest challenge arguably came from prince william and catherine towards belize, jamaica and the bahamas . the towards belize, jamaica and the bahamas. the then duke and duchess of cambridge helped restore reefs by going restore coral reefs by going scuba diving. william pays with the locals and kate focussed on early childhood developments . early childhood developments. but what should have been a goodwill turned into something different. an unfortunate picture of them greeting children through a wide fence echoed some the historical slave arrived on an open landrover used by queen elizabeth, prince philip, decades before , was philip, decades before, was described by local campaigners as colonial. so was it disaster? social media sensation? there seemed to think so . social media sensation? there seemed to think so. i'm not so sure, but is my guess. think. firstly i spoke to professor rosalie hamilton . rosalie is rosalie hamilton. rosalie is a jamaican academic and remembers the trip well. i think over the

last few years and certainly within the last few months, especially since the royal visit . so william and kate , the . so william and kate, the information that the royal family started and profited from the trafficking of africans and enslavement of africans was a wake up call for many. enslavement of africans was a wake up call for many . they wake up call for many. they didn't know that . some people didn't know that. some people would argue very easily that . would argue very easily that. the current royal family had absolutely nothing to do with what's happened 200 years ago and the historical slave trade was going on. but perhaps your argument is that the current royal are indirectly still profiting not only have the royal family continued benefit from that wealth , but the other from that wealth, but the other side caribbean people and people who have come out of this process of colonisation continue

to live with the negative legacies of that colonial before they rise . the advocates network they rise. the advocates network in jamaica , which you are part in jamaica, which you are part of, wrote an open to them, didn't you? so just explain what it said. we thought that it was really inappropriate at a time when the country could least afford for royals to be welcomed in our country , to celebrate an in our country, to celebrate an anniversary of their . we didn't anniversary of their. we didn't feel connection , but there were feel connection, but there were also what appeared to be hundreds, if not thousands of people coming out to support will. and kate's on the tour cheering flags. what do you say to . the best evidence have is to. the best evidence have is a recent poll that was done in july of this year. and that poll suggests that about 27% of jemmy comes to support the royal

family. the is declining to jamaica as the only country that still has monarch the british monarch as of state is the only country that requires a visa to go to britain . and importantly , go to britain. and importantly, a visa to access is our highest court of appeal. the privy council . now that court of appeal. the privy council. now that has court of appeal. the privy council . now that has really council. now that has really troubled a lot of jamaicans because they see that unfair. so william kate's caribbean tour proves controversial, perhaps for number of reasons. some people were saying it looked to colonial and it didn't sit well with it is it absolutely did not. those were images of the past of rule . and i think it past of rule. and i think it concretised in the minds of many that that who would subservient type relationship persist and of

the kinds of images where they were dancing with people in the courtyard and so where images that are more modern and reflective . but the fact that reflective. but the fact that those images coexist with other kinds of contradictory images suggested lot that at the core not much has changed. the thing that strikes me about the coverage , the photograph will coverage, the photograph will and kate greeting kids through a wide is because raheem sterling jamaican football player had exactly the same image pretty much taken exactly the same day but it didn't get nearly as criticism, did it? as willing kate's did. so what are your thoughts on that. those images and can distort time and shift the real experience is of all people images whitewash that and so it's the actual experience

that we have of a monarch as head of state that seems in concert assistant with reality . concert assistant with reality. i think it was very much a mixed reaction wasn't it . we all saw reaction wasn't it. we all saw those pictures with the hands through the fence . it shone through the fence. it shone a light on issues which have been surrounding the royal family for years. however, i do think that, kate catherine and william . had kate catherine and william. had no malice or evil intent behind that. no malice or evil intent behind that . and i think it's important that. and i think it's important and moving forward, they are aware of those issues and people do hold resentment towards them in some parts of the world and it's important to acknowledge . it's important to acknowledge. and if people aren't listened that's when relations really do

go down the pan. because the issue with the protesters , issue with the protesters, particularly in jamaica, was cause for reparations from the british states . the royal family british states. the royal family will, in kate's bones live. then the queen like that. so do you think the whole intent of the over this whole was lost on social media? because that was the narrative that went viral. yes i think if the royal family had way, then every bit of coverage , every bit of press coverage, every bit of press would be positive . but we would be positive. but we wouldn't be doing our jobs wouldn't be doing ourjobs unless we really gave a real account of what happened. it was account of what happened. it was a difficult situation for them, particularly with you remember the open top landrover that they stood . and some criticism from stood. and some criticism from that saying it was too colonial . but actually that was the jamaican government who asks them do that. the royal is so based on tradition . they like based on tradition. they like bringing in old traditions along the way and bringing them into modern life . i think now more

modern life. i think now more thought process needs to go behind these these moments is not of a time where you know every single newspaper is going to back that. and i think what they did do pretty well with social media is release those videos of the two of them scuba diving , showing the underwater , diving, showing the underwater, of course, conservation, a huge issue , william in particular. issue, william in particular. there was lots of positives on this tour, too, right? yeah, lots of positives. lots of great photo to take away. in fact, i remember some of the photos being on some of the front covers . another example of the covers. another example of the pomp and pageantry of the united was the first state visits of king hosted the first time, of course , monarch. he hosted the course, monarch. he hosted the south african president, cyril ramaphosa and of the pictures that we're seeing are extremely positive aren't they extremely positive aren't they extremely positive . and one thing positive. and one thing actually, which is good about having an monarch is he has been

able to establish these relationships throughout the years, which the late queen i will not speak of her service in a bad way but she didn't have that experience when she came the throne, the king has had years of experience and he's learned from the very best. therefore, it's more natural for him now to be able host these these banquets and have real conversation with his speech. just the state banquets got up and running, as it were, inside bonng and running, as it were, inside boring buckingham palace. a couple of things stood out to me, the first of which was he repeats his what he said at the commonwealth heads of government meeting earlier this year where he we need recognise he said we need recognise the wrongs which this country have done. perhaps referring to the historical trade once again almost winning a conversation as he starts . yes, he did that and

he starts. yes, he did that and itself was huge. i think the royal family have shied away from that for a very very long time. it showing a completely new reign, a completely new more perhaps a modern on things. i think people just want to hear that , you know, the royal family that, you know, the royal family haven't always been perfect american knowledge in the history . his relationship with history. his relationship with the commonwealth has so important coming up. dame arlene foster reveals what it was like in the room when charles was formally proclaimed king lost his mother on the thursday. here he was on the saturday morning standing in front of all of privy councillors there, his privy councillors there, his privy council. i and it was quite a moment, i have to say and find out why prince harry's relationship with the royal family is on a knife edge. if he is seen to be critical and damaging the royal family as an institution, there will be repercussions to that .

thanks for joining us thanks forjoining us here on tv news as we back on the royal family's 2022 now. if you can remember the way back to january, prince was out of court in a civil assault case against him with his accuser virginia giuffre . the duke of york has giuffre. the duke of york has always denied allegations, but the fallout led to his mother, the fallout led to his mother, the late queen stripping of his honorary military titles and he no longer uses his hrh . and i no longer uses his hrh. and i predict there is simply no way back for him as a working member of the royal family. kinsey schofield , a royal podcaster and schofield, a royal podcaster and blogger from the united states, where virginia giuffre legal action against the queen. there was a lot of back forth and he had an in credit bull team that

really fought back against virginia . they said, you don't virginia. they said, you don't live in the united states. they struggled with the fact that jeffrey epstein was supposed have, you know, collected all of this himself when he out some of these alleged victims . it wasn't these alleged victims. it wasn't supposed to touch prince andrew . prince andrew had i i'm sorry to use the word , but he kind of to use the word, but he kind of hid in balmoral did not want to get that summons and when he inevitably was handed that paperwork, they decided it wasn't worth fighting , you know, wasn't worth fighting, you know, to protect the reputation of the monarchy and to protect future of the monarchy. i that he listened to the right people and he decided to settle with virginia. duke right. so that they could end this controversy . do you think that's why he did? is protect the monarchy? because lots of people fail to understand how someone who maintains they are innocents of any wrongdoing would be prepared to pay out. reportedly millions of dollars to a woman he to have never met. i agree with you.

however $1,000,000 is nothing to the royal family. also in hollywood, it's often a strategy that they utilise just to make something go away , to end the something go away, to end the conversation , to move on. so conversation, to move on. so it's it doesn't seem especially something that the royal family would do because their never complain, never explain . but complain, never explain. but it's a very hollywood way of going about things . it's a very going about things. it's a very american way of going about things. and i think he had he had counsel that said, let's make this away right now. and the easiest solution is to cut a check. the easiest solution is to cut a check . it did really the family check. it did really the family at the time . and i think that at the time. and i think that saw really prince william and king charles distancing themselves from andrew and start themselves from andrew and start the process , really pushing him the process, really pushing him out because they thought this person a liability to our family to and future and perhaps queen also felt that because stripped him of his honorary military

titles, he's no longer to use his hrh status . titles, he's no longer to use his hrh status. but this titles, he's no longer to use his hrh status . but this is a his hrh status. but this is a man isn't who was born into royal family, served his country in the royal navy. he fought in the falklands war. how do you think he was feeling at that time? i think he was really heartbroken was the fact that his mother was ultimately the one that made the decision. and queen elizabeth had been by his side throughout the entire process . ultimate hurt. there process. ultimate hurt. there was the fact that he felt like he might have his mother in that process, that she might no longer be on his side. process, that she might no longer be on his side . let's longer be on his side. let's turn now to the duke and duchess of sussex who now live in california. now the couple secretly visited the uk . despite secretly visited the uk. despite harry's security concerns . see harry's security concerns. see the queen in april before jetting off to the netherlands for the duke's invictus games, which is an olympic like competition for wounded veterans . they briefly appeared at the platinum jubilee celebrations, but swiftly flew back across the pond. it's the commercial deals which have proved the most

controversial. netflix and spotify have reportedly paid the millions of dollars. and harry's imminent memoir is going to make for uncomfortable reading . the for uncomfortable reading. the title spare quite a loaded title. it's a it is loaded title. it's a it is loaded title. it's a provocative title . it's thought provoking . it's . it's thought provoking. it's the title . one word to sum up the title. one word to sum up how harry feels packs a. it's pretty powerful. i've spoken to prince harry in the past a few times and more than once. he has said me, i wish i hadn't been born a prince. that was said to me , i'd love to just be able to me, i'd love to just be able to go into a coffee shop and buy a coffee to jump on the tube and travel on a train. i think it's very indicative of where the bookis very indicative of where the book is going to go and it suggests that he has always felt on the an outsider a spare a back up rather than someone in his own rise. and i think pretty sad. what i struggle with is the narrative that's meghan forced him out of the royal family. in

fact, yes even before prince harry met meghan duchess of sussex. he to find a way out . sussex. he to find a way out. yes. i think you know, i think it's very easy people to blame meghan for everything. i mean, the very term meg said suggests entirely that she's responsible for them leaving. i don't believe that the case believe that that was the case at all. think that harry had been looking for a way for some time and meghan was catalyst. time and meghan was a catalyst. and think i sort of set the and i think i sort of set the record straight in the new royals harry was as royals that harry was just as much decision to much behind this decision to leave of harry's memoir was leave this of harry's memoir was meant to come out in the autumn . wasn't it? yes. why do you think has been a delay? well, i think has been a delay? well, i think the book's been subject to several delays. it was to be coming out in the autumn, 2022. so that thanksgiving so around that thanksgiving pre—christmas is pre—christmas market, which is a very time for selling books. but i think the queen's death changed everything . harry had changed everything. harry had the being to change the luxury of being to change some of the copy to update. i think people that book would absolutely want to know his place in the funeral, how he felt his place in the funeral,

how he felt losing his grandmother. i mean , journey to grandmother. i mean, journey to balmoral when he missed the flight with other members , the flight with other members, the royal family, and went to balmoral reserve . and that's balmoral reserve. and that's going to be really powerful . an going to be really powerful. an important account to read. how much. you think he will much. do you think he will criticise the royal family ? i criticise the royal family? i think the title suggests that he's going to be quite critical. i mean anyone unable to spare and who sees their identity as the spare suggests, it's not going to be entirely favourable about the royal family. one does wonder if some of the revisions made bring the book up to made to bring the book up to speed included speed might also have included some watering down of the manuscript. and i think harry's also acutely aware that if he is seen to be overtly and damaging of the royal family's , there of the royal family's, there will be repercussions to that. and there's the matter of titles here. and i suspect very strongly that charles could revoke their titles and possibly not bestow titles on their children . if harry and meghan's children. if harry and meghan's intention is to continue throwing hand grenades into the

royal family. that's the thing, isn't it ? because arguably isn't it? because arguably brands sussex only works because they have two titles because their children now have the rights to be prince and princess. and now that charles is king . there's a real is king. there's a real balancing act they've got to do here. well, meghan and harry know that their commercial future and the success of their future and the success of their future is absolutely entwined with their royal titles. but if they were to lose their actual royal titles, the duke and that comes at a real cost to them. i mean suddenly the stark unity is much diminished . will the public much diminished. will the public when they read this book , they when they read this book, they be sympathetic to his cause . be sympathetic to his cause. people really struggling at the moment. i do think that woe is me narrative is wearing very thin for harry. i think if this is a book solely about victimhood there's every possibility it may not be the bestseller that we were all expecting to be . we both know expecting to be. we both know harry and meghan people. you

have one side of . the argument have one side of. the argument that says they want privacy. they want to be financially independent . so why are they independent. so why are they going on shows like oprah on a global stage talking about relations with the royal family we know the royal family is extreme private, but then you also have the other side where people say, hold on, so many people say, hold on, so many people have something to say about them, they deserve a voice to. i'm really curious to know what is the overall feeling of americans towards harry and meghan . i think american meghan. i think american perception of the duke and duchess of sussex has changed drastically over the last 12 months. there's a sense of entitlement. a of you know do you always focus on the negative? is there anything positive going on in your you know, multimillion dollar mansion. there are. they've been kind of couple of fibs and the united is starting to recognise

it. so i remember when harry and meghan announced that they were going to leave the royal family as full time working members move across to america . and one move across to america. and one of the reasons for that was because they wanted more privacy . i think the appearances and the are meghan markle's dream. come you know, if you read some of these books that really delve into the strategy behind her glow up you know she's a smart woman and some these things that are happening for her right now are happening for her right now are things that she wanted to happen for her when she was little named actress in hollywood, california, getting her third rejection of the day , her third rejection of the day, harry. without a doubt has made meghan markle's dreams come true of becoming an international celebrity . coming of becoming an international celebrity. coming up, i'll discuss a defining moments in british history with gb news presenters alison stewart and dame arlene foster. the fact that they had told the prime minister and told the leader of the opposition all knew that it

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back. well, it's hard to believe queen elizabeth ii who reigns over us for more than 70 years, is no longer . over us for more than 70 years, is no longer. the news made headunes is no longer. the news made headlines , the world and it headlines, the world and it marked a huge change our country. for me , i spent most of country. for me, i spent most of my time here at buckingham. but gb news also around the country to pubs , community centres. to pubs, community centres. heanng to pubs, community centres. hearing your stories and memories of britain's longest reigning monarch. i sat down with alison stewart and arlene foster for their reflections . foster for their reflections. what do you remember about that day at gb news? i think i remember most strongly the fact that it happened in the midst of a real life political storm. well, and a couple of events

encapsulated the woman's extraordinary life of service and of duty . extraordinary life of service and of duty. that is, that extraordinary life of service and of duty . that is, that she and of duty. that is, that she you know, she marched boris johnson out as prime minister and she marched liz truss in as minister. and we all looked at the photographs and actually we hadnt the photographs and actually we hadn't seen her for a while. in reality . and we looked at her reality. and we looked at her and we thought, oh, she's small, she's looking quite frail, but she's looking quite frail, but she gave a lovely smile. and you remember camera she gave a lovely smile. and you rememb

peter sissons, who was a very close friend of mine and got crucified for a simple minor point about to tie . you just point about to tie. you just know that an awful lot of people will be listening and watching and it is a determination to try and it is a determination to try and get it right. and it is a determination to try and get it right . you've both and get it right. you've both met the late on a number of occasions . what was she like as occasions. what was she like as a person . i mean, i have so much a person. i mean, i have so much admiration the queen, because she was a female leader at a time when there weren't very many female leaders. time when there weren't very many female leaders . and she was many female leaders. and she was so young when she came to the throne. i had the great of meeting her in a private audience when i was first minister, and that is a nerve when you're about going in to meet the head of state, a lady of all of her stature . and when of all of her stature. and when i say her stature, she is quite small, of course, and the photograph of me , her i looked photograph of me, her i looked like an enormous giant because i'm a lot taller that are . let's i'm a lot taller that are. let's talk about the obsession council. first of all, the fact

that it was televised was very significant, wasn't it . that was significant, wasn't it. that was quite extraordinary in so many respects. never seen it before. read the words, seen pictures of it, seen stills of it , even at it, seen stills of it, even at the eighth. but penny mordaunt, a personal friend and she'd only just been made president of the council . and she's the woman who council. and she's the woman who keeps the new king waiting while she reads out the rules of engagement and then privy councillors , including i'll be councillors, including i'll be welcome next to me then say yeah. okay the genuine article. he is the heir and yes, we all agree to it. and it was just magical because was constitution, it was politics it was people we've elected people who lead us and we can get rid of bringing in the guy is there to do the job of work because he is, the eldest son of the now dead monarch, i just thought it was magical. he had his mother on third to here. he was on on the third to here. he was on the saturday morning standing in front of all privy there,

front of all of his privy there, his privy councillors i and it was a moment i have to say and there six prime ministers there. yes people from wales, scotland and northern ireland and of course following the accession council , all course following the accession council, all the flags were raised to full mast just 24 hour periods, celebrating new monarch, even though it only less than two days earlier that we'd lost our old one. so that was an interesting time it was all of a sort of planning that had been there for many, many years, kicked in and it was so smooth and obviously because the had passed away in scotland, there was a whole different arrangement then had to be gone through in terms of how we would progress down to london and the other moment which i really did think was fashion and arlene and i both adore parliament. everything that it stands for both houses of it was the number of members of parliament chose to accept lindsay invitation as speaker to retake that is

allegiance. labour and tory liberal democrats across the spectrum lining quietly up just to declare their loyalty to king charles and his etc. etc. etc. and she laid at rest in st charles cathedral for 24 hours, particularly symbolic for me, because it showed the late queen was truly a queen . the united was truly a queen. the united kingdom . i think sometimes we kingdom. i think sometimes we forgot that was a royal family here was a new king. morning at that time because had to go out and go right around united kingdom. and i have to say, i think it was a stroke of genius that of king charles around the united kingdom. so we went to northern ireland out of service. he went to scotland, he went to wales on a allied people to show their respect for his late mother, but also their love for him. and i think that that was really, really strong. we were going out and talking to people , them why? were they , asking them why? why were they standing queue for 12, 14 standing in a queue for 12, 14 hours. why did they feel that they wanted to do that? and i

think people loved that when the new king and the new prince of wales went down unexpected unannounced, unplanned to do a walkabout with the people were still queuing to in the great hall at westminster to pay their final respects at that in itself is extraordinary. i was hooked on that because people queue for hours on end they'd finally get in and it would be 5 seconds, 6 seconds and maybe one of these stand out moments, the whole thing for me was when james severn and louise windsor wessex children joined other grandchildren and stood there. vigil just thought that was knockout with sophie and edward and others standing that little gallery in the great hall watching them like any mummy, i got it. you and hold. you're alright you did well sophie quite emotional didn't she. because she was looking at her children i'm thinking oh goodness. i think it was

important that the family did come together because think everybody was watching what would happen with harry and meghan and. at the end of the day, they are a family in mourning i think it was quite proper for them come down and meet people and stay together. sadly, i have to say this, cameron, i think that unity has lasted and i think we're to see that in the new year. and that's a great sadness to me as a monarchist, that someone within family system would try and do damage to what is the system that i think is for our for our country and our nation? i guess if there is one huge challenge for the new king , it is to try for the new king, it is to try and get that family together again , but also to do it in again, but also to do it in a way that let's everybody out there looking in on a family that's sole purpose in reality to unite the country. and it ain't at the moment in the states funeral itself was clearly such a historical moment for, so many reasons. it was

really sombre . i had the great really sombre. i had the great privilege and honour to be in the cathedral when the coffin went past, when the family wore it, i difficult must have been to walk the whole way from westminster abbey passed buckingham palace. it was very difficult thing for them to do but they wanted to do it because it was their last act for their late mother and she was duty . so late mother and she was duty. so i think it was just right that they carried out her wishes . the they carried out her wishes. the very last and i think a huge significance as well , talking significance as well, talking about her majesty's fingerprints been all over the whole affair is that it was in westminster abbey that was best for procession. yeah. that was best for the public to see and pay their final name and tribute and.she their final name and tribute and. she had gone there on so many occasions. was someone many occasions. she was someone who believed was a who really believed she was a christian . horses corgis at christian. horses corgis at windsor castle. first of all, we had the queen's pony. what kind

of pony was that? and so she didn't only care about and love horses and ponies and clearly rode very well as a child on a pony from the word go. she knew more about industry and about breeding and about rare breeds than pretty well anybody in the country and sturdy fellows, bless their hearts that she rode out with terry they had groom across windsor great park and that almost towards end and would would never wear a hard hat which used to upset quite people having the two corgis as well mick and sandy gifted by andrew and now back with prince andrew. but it was a really emotional moment those images and the staff coming out as well. yes the night so many of the staff who who wanted to pay their final point for both of what do you think is the lasting legacy of queen the second oh my goodness there's so much has done so much for the country across the world she's been a global icon. i think her solid

has shown for me as a female what women can do the world in a quiet way. you don't have be bolshie. you don't have to be there. you can lead quietly with dignity and integrity . and she dignity and integrity. and she has done that. and when i look one of the i think the heroine of the whole thing for me is princess. yes. she travelled from scotland with her mother coffin. when i looked her on parade, she was a stripped back . does any of the men that were there. i think takes on her mother's mantle and respect of female leadership and i think she a fabulous job so a fine women generally in that in this generation sophie as well sophie wessex princess of wales the queen consort herself. oh, absolutely. yeah for me, her bequest , the nation is the bequest, the nation is the constitution of monarchy. correct? she showed up against all odds and pressures and

strains. she understood why rather like churchill on democracy, it may not be perfect . you have to look at all of the other systems available. it's not bad . that woman just not bad. that woman just understood that we politically are in the safest possible hands . if we can always elect and reject a government every four or five years. but there is a constant c at the top of it that understands we care about and. she did and i genuinely think the new king does as well . the the new king does as well. the highs and lows are set to continue next year. the prince and princess of wales have scored a hit with that trip here to the us where they've met with joe biden ahead of williams earthshot prize . but it was earthshot prize. but it was overshadowed by the release of harry and meghan's highly controversial docu series. are we facing another fractious year for the royal family ? my guests for the royal family? my guests will find out.

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