or the people's queen?remember reporting that morning on the fact that the boys were seen going to church. i thought, how strange? but this is a family that does things by routine. >> the service in the local church lasted an hour but not once was the princess mentioned by name. as prince charles and his sons left with the rest of the family, princess diana's brother was giving his very public and very angry reaction to her death. >> good morning. i just want to read this statement. it would appear that every proprietor and editor of every publication that has paid for intrusive and exploitive photographs of her, encouraging greedy and ruthless individuals to risk everything in pursuit of diana's image has blood on his hands today. >> diana and her brother charles were very close as children. their relationship went through highs and lows. but essentially, i think, there was a huge love between the two of them. >> there had been difficult times between them. but it's the birthday party, was her 36th, and it

and the queen— again and they have not. and the queen has— again and they have not.ontinued to be extremely popular. but as lucy said, this is the most — popular. but as lucy said, this is the most important day of her calendar— the most important day of her calendar and for her to miss this is obviously— calendar and for her to miss this is obviously very serious, particularly in tight— obviously very serious, particularly in light of— obviously very serious, particularly in light of the fact that she said that it — in light of the fact that she said that it was announced that she would be attending as recently as yesterday. the palace has reported that she _ yesterday. the palace has reported that she has strained her back. i don't _ that she has strained her back. i don't believe a word that the palace says~ _ don't believe a word that the palace says that— don't believe a word that the palace says. that is not to say that they are necessarily lying, i have no idea _ are necessarily lying, i have no idea whether they are not, but we have _ idea whether they are no

queen is still at an advanced age.when she's healthy, she's 95 years old. next year, she's going to be celebrating 70 years of ruling this country. so, again, we talk about these issues, health problems. it's unclear just how serious they are. this back sprain, this is going to be a big issue for anybody who is 95 years old. even when we're talking about minor health hiccups, when your 95 years old, that's a big problem. when you're the head of state, when you have a constitutional role, that's going to raise a lot of concern. guys? >> absolutely. a lot of people wishing her well. princess and right now, laying air reef. and while you are speaking prince william as well as prince andrew -- prince edward, rather, did the same. i'm not sure if i've seen prince andrew there. of course, he is controversial member of the royal family. well we continue to watch these pictures and while matt, you can stand by right there, just down the road at buckingham palace. we want to bring in our guests camilla to mooney. nbc news royal

you just said no to the queen. at the balcony and seeing that charles and i were at the center of the middle. i think we all felt we were guests at their wedding and we were part of the beginning of something very beautiful. >> that famous kiss on the balcony, never seen before until then. i have seal the deal. it sent the message. i am now the pedesrincess of wa. ♪ she was optimistic and she was certainly head over hills in love with hem. she really preferred to him as perfect. >> at last, the fun farewell, young couple managed to gets away on their honeymoon. >> soon they were boarding the botanical, their home for the next two weeks. >> everyone trying to keep up so they can see the couple on the deck. >> diana now has to make the marriage work. however, not long after charles and diana boarded the ship, diana spotted a pair of cuff links that charles was wearing that she had never seen before. they were engravered with two seeds. do these two seeds recommend charles and -- >> she's on a world battleship. then s

the queen had effectively taken piece of bad timing. had effectively ta ken two piece of bad timing. the queen had effectively taken two weeks off from official engagements, a fortnight ago it was announced she would no longer do any external engagements and instead would be resting at windsor castle. that was specifically so that she could be here in central london, at this most important day, remembrance sunday and attend this service and when that announcement was made two weeks ago, the palace said it was herfirm intention to be here, in the statement that came out about 45 minutes ago in the uk they spoke of the queen �*s deep regret that she would not be here and her disappointment. as that official said, incredibly unfortunate timing. that this accident, this back sprain, should comejust at that this accident, this back sprain, should come just at the end of the period she was resting, just as she hoped to make a public appearance at this remembrance sunday event here in central london. tell us which members of the royal family w

you've just said no to the queen.lt we were guests at their wedding and that we were part of the beginning of something very beautiful. >> that famous kiss on the balcony never seen before until then. i have sealed the deal. it sent a message. i am now the princess of wales. >> she was optimistic and she was certainly head over heels in love with him. she really did refer to him as perfect. >> at last, after fond farewells, the young couple manage to get away on their honeymoon. >> soon they were boarding "britannia," their home for the next two weeks. meantime, in the harbor, everyone trying to keep up so they can see the couple on the deck. >> diana now has to make the marriage work. however, not long after charles and diana boarded the ship, diana spotted a pair of cufflinks charles was wearing that she had never seen before. they were engraved with two cs. do these two cs represent charles and camilla? was this a gift from camilla to charles? diana just couldn't shake this lingering presence of this woman who's be

losing queen elizabeth as the first head of state. so years. we are now watching prime minister mia mottley. eyes swear i will be faithful and allusion to barbados according to law. 50 help me god. —— a swear. please sit. prime minister mia mottley there _ please sit. prime minister mia mottley there has _ please sit. prime minister mia mottley there has sworn - please sit. prime minister mia mottley there has sworn her. mottley there has sworn her oath of allegiance to barbados and daniela relph there for us in bridgetown. talk us through what has brought us up to this moment, the relationship between the united kingdom and barbados goes back 400 years. that is right. there have been republican rumblings here in barbados for a number of decades now, it is really down to prime minister mia mottley in terms of getting us to this day today and very much what she had wanted. she campaigned on a republican ticket when she was elected prime minister here and she has very much pushed this forward. unlike other countries that have the queen

when you talk intoed the buildings, you didn't come in as king or queen, prime minister, first lady whatever your title was, you came in as a friend and coming into somebody's home as a friend is much different than walking into their place of business assay colleague. going into the white house with fdr and talking about major world events would be much different than coming to this secluded porch where, you know, they were no photographers wait to go take a picture of the handshake. it was a place where he could open with his guest and showing him sitting in his wheelchair layed it all out there. he's there showing off the fact that i'm not hiding anything from you and i think guests received that in such a way that they were willing to not hide anything from him and the way they used this place really facilitated some wonderful conversation and they were able to really delve into some of the major issues and i think come up with some really incredible solutions that may not have been possible at the white house or more formal places. >> this building was constructed in 1938. fda brings an

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queen of barbados. as of tonight there will no longer be a queen of barbados. there will be a president. dame sandra mason. she's currently the governor general of barbados. that technically means she's been the top representative of the queen there, but tonight that job goes away. barbados will cease to have a queen or king for that matter. it will become as of tonight an independent republic with a president and a prime minister. it will no longer be a monarchy. and i should mention this is a friendly transition. prince charles who is next in line for the british throne when his mother's reign is over, prince charles is there? barbados for the ceremony that will mark the tradition. barbados will keep its name and its flag and its dollar and its "national anthem." there will be some changes right away. right now there are police forces called the royal barbados police force. that will change. they will be the barbados police service. they became a colony of the british empire 394 years ago, in 1627. ba

the queen also, i think— landed perfectly. the queen also, i think for— landed perfectly.ed about the fact that she has been unable to travel and nredical— she has been unable to travel and medical supports. it was good to deliver— medical supports. it was good to deliver that message delivered so powerfully and looks so well. it�*s powerfully and looks so well. it's still a certain _ powerfully and looks so well. it�*s still a certain amount of clout that comes with the queen. for virtually the fact that she has been around longer than all of the other heads of government anyone anywhere in the world now. ithink of government anyone anywhere in the world now. i think king of thailand, but he died for five years ago. and also, the quite large parts of the world until relatively recently still had her either as their monarch where they were dominions or didn't even have independence, many of those countries in africa and the caribbean in the 60s, 705 and of those countries in africa and the caribbean in the 605, 705 and 805. she is well respected and regardless of their vie

today is important to the queen.he is head of state and head of the british armed forces. >> she honors those who have given their lives in some ways just as she has done. >> reporter: the commitment to service the queen has promised to fulfill until the day she dies. despite all this we just heard from the british prime minister boris johnson today. he said that he actually had an audience with the queen last week and wanted to reassure the nation that she is doing very well. kate? >> that is good to hear. matt bradley in london, thank you. >>> tonight we're kicking off a week-long series here on nbc news about the challenges and costs of caring for loved ones. it begins with young adults who have suddenly had to become their parents' primary care givers. tonight a candid look at their lives, the highs, lows, and even their advice. stephanie ruhle has their story. >> look at the pumpkins. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: casey smith was a 27-year-old graduate student when her mother anna had a stroke. >> i was definitely n

if you can, both queen of australia, once again, there she is. queen elizabeth, queen of australia. but tiny barbados population 285,000 they will make their break as of midnight. there will no longer be a queen of barbados. neither elizabeth or anyone else. changes are, change seems impossible until change happens. it's kind of an amazing thing, what are you doing with your monday after thanksgiving? barbados is leaving the british mark are key. that's what they're doing. what's on your to do this? tonight we have a lot of news that we are watching in addition to that midnight ceremony coming up to the caribbean. our government here in the united states, for example, is due to run out of money and shut down at the end of the week. on friday. unless congress acts to over the. our supreme court is convening the day after tomorrow to hear arguments on the case that have been teamed up to overturn roe v. wade, a case that was argued before a group of justices chosen by republican presidents, specifically to overturn roe v. wade. again, this is a mississippi abortion ban case that will

the country, but the queen. lot of what we do is to maintain what she stands for. when the queen cancelled a number of engagements last month on the advice of her doctors, one event remained in the diary. remembrance sunday is a non—negotiable part of her schedule. for the queen, remembrance is her duty, personally and professionally. she will remember those in her own family who have served, as well as the wider forces community she leads. i know that for all the veterans and all of us who are standing on whitehall, we all stand a little taller, knowing that her majesty is watching us. as she approaches the year of her platinum jubilee, the silent sombre ritual of remembrance remains sacred to the queen. daniela relph, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. sarah is with us, what is it going to be like for remembrance sunday? remembrance sunday across the country looking fairly dry and settled. we have dry weather in store for much of the week. it will be quietening down today, we have got a lot of cloud rou

but next week, the islands will replace queen elizabeth with a president.h and barbadian. so they have some big questions about it all. change is good. you can't stay the same all the time. i don't accept it. a history of slavery and colonial rule mean some are keen to move on from the past. it was a feudal system. daniel, you must compose yourself. you look as if you are ready to cry. and now the politicians have had their say, i am here to ask barbadians what it means, and why now. some people would say, why should we have an allegiance to the uk when in our hour of need, they were not there for us? barbados. a tiny paradise island in the blue—green waters of the caribbean. on 30 november, this commonwealth nation will remove the queen as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. the decision was made without a referendum. barbados declared independence from britain in 1966, but now the government has said it is time for barbados to finally leave its colonial past behind. current governor—general sandra mason will become its first presiden

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queen elizabeth skipped an annual remembrance day ceremony honoring britain's war dead. a statement from buckingham palace said the queen is suffering from a back sprain, was disappointed, and declined to attend with great regret. the palace careful to say the sprain is new and unrelate today a string of sick days that have raised concerns about the 95-year-old queen's health over the past month she spent the night of october 20th in a london hospital after staying home from an important two-day trip to northern ireland. on october 26th, buckingham pams announced the queen would not be attending the cop26 climate change conference in glasgow, scotland. >> people always fear the worst. she is 95 years old but in this instance, it does seem to be a back-related issue, rather than anything more sinister >> reporter: but she was able to record a message urging leaders to take ookz action on the environment. >> none of us live forever but we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children's children. >> reporter: at the beginning of the month, while on

of the commonwealth of nations, of which the queen is head. and although it's not hereditary position, it's been approved that charles would succeed her. but i think more the in the u. k, it might create a kind of questioning about the mon, the key. i mean, i think there's acceptance, the over the next few decades been a top now caribbean countries may well break with the crown. i think that's big questions to great to significant if it was australia using the canada as seen as whether to be big supporters of them on the key and less complicated relationship with the british crown than those countries in the caribbean. what type of relationship do you foresee going forward between barbados and the u. k? i think it will continue to be a very close relationship mostly and quintile. get along very well the. the british love to holiday in barbados tourism is hugely important for their economy. so i think that will be sustained efforts to maintain that they can, i think, i think really there'll be a discernible change and very thin barbados. sudden

the queen as head of state and to elect the country's first president.f the surrender group's standard will be lowered and the new standard will be made. be watching the events in barbados here over the coming hours i do stick with us. we can get much more on the website as well. we can get much more on the website as well. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ rich preston hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been rolling its way in from the west, and with that, we've seen some milderair pushing in, these westerly winds bringing those milder conditions for most of us, away from the far north of scotland. so for the majority, tuesday morning is starting with a very different feel — temperatures in liverpool, in plymouth, around 11 celsius. but with that, we have more in the way of cloud, and we have some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. now, through the day, that cloud should thin and break a little bit to give some sunny spells, particularly across england an

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. >>> new concerns tonight about queen elizabeth's health. the 95-year-old monarch missing one of the country's most important events. >>> and tonight, our coverage of the climate crisis. we take a look at global warming's devastating effect on australia's great barrier reef. >>> go ening, ne. thanks so much for joining us. i'm linsey davis. we begin tonight with fears of a winter covid surge, with colder weather moving in. and the holiday season quickly approaching. nationwide, cases and hospitalizations are back on the rise after weeks of decline. tonight, some health experts are urging all adults to strongly consider getting a booster shot. even though the cdc is not yet recommending it for everyone 18 and older. but four states are already advising fully vaccinated adults to get that extra shot at least six months after that last dose. elwyn lopez leads us off tonight from new york. > reporter: tonight, growing fears of a possible winter surge, with colder weather sending more people indoors and the holidays approaching. daily new cases u

there's a huge amount of attention on the queen appearing.ven't seen her in public for a long time, so everyone was excited to see how she was doing. it has raised a concern that we've spoken to our royal sources and we're being told that back strain is unrelated to the reason she's been canceling other engagements recently. that was on medical advice she needed to rest. so they're calming tensions to say this is a different reason. she was planning to go. the other reason, you know, as a brit, it's surprise nothing to the see her here, as this is one of the events really in her diary, it's very much part of the rhythm of public life. she always tries to go. she served in the military in world war ii, of course, and she's only, you know, missed this event six times in the past, twice because she was pregnant, and four times because she was abroad. it's really surprising not to see her there. the source did address this when i spoke to them just a couple hours ago. the queen's deeply disappointed to miss the engagement which she considers one

sandra mason has been sworn as president, replacing queen elizabeth as head of state. a report in australia has found one in 3 people working in the federal parliament who has experience sexual harassment. the independent inquiry into parliamentary workplace culture was ordered by prime minister scott morrison. ross president joe biden says the new code. 19 variance is a cause for concern, but not panic. he rolled out imposing locked downs and promised a new plan to combat the pandemic cease far monitor of say there has been a significant increase in fighting between russian backed separatists sunday ukrainian military since rushes true build up near their border. moscow denies it. has any plans to invade ukraine? charles stratford reports from the front line with the ukrainian military near the village of again pouring rain pitch black. this is a front line trench in easton, ukraine. we follow ukrainian army soldier who leads us along the path thick with mud. filming using night vision, there are trenches like these that snake hundreds of kilometers across a conflict

the queen misses the remembrance day service in central london after spraining her back. buckingham palace said she was disappointed not to attend. guns fire. big ben chimes the hour. other members of the royalfamilyjoin the nation in falling silent at the cenotaph and around the country to remember those who have died in past conflicts. a new global climate deal is struck in glasgow, but pledges still aren't enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. a previous commitment to phase out coal is watered down at the last minute by india and china. and — the netherlands becomes the first country in western europe to re—enter a partial coronavirus lockdown this autumn. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. buckingham palace says queen elizabeth has sprained her back and has, with great regret, decided not to attend the annual remembrance day service in london to honour britain's war dead. the service would have been the queen's first public engagement since she was advised to rest following a night in hospital last month. the queen, who is 95, regard

the queen was unable to attend today's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph in london.uckingham palace said she had sprained her back and it was with "great regret" that she wasn't able to be there. the palace had previously said it was the queen's "firm intention" to attend the service, after taking time away from her duties for health reasons. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. band plays. it was the customary cenotaph commemoration, after the limitations last year caused by the pandemic. there was, though, one notable absentee. the queen did not, as had been expected, take her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. according to buckingham palace, she had sprained her back. she continues to rest at windsor. the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their places at the cenotaph, in readiness for the two—minute silence observed in whitehall and at ceremonies around the country. big ben chimes the hour. music: last post. after the two—minute silence, and the sounding of the last post in whitehall by royal marine buglers,

queen elizabeth remains remarkably active, but she is 95. recently, she has been using a walking stick, and, in october, spent a night in hospital for what the doctors called tests. the nation had been gradually getting used to the idea that other royals would be taking over some official duties while the queen, like many of us, figured out zoom and worked from home. >> i'm very glad to have a chance to see you, if for only mechanically this morning. >> reporter: just a couple of weeks ago as the u.k. prepared to host the historic cop 26 climate conference, the queen changed her mind about attending in person. >> when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope. >> reporter: and sent a video message, instead. buckingham palace is discreet on the queen's health, but the mood music around her absence from today's ceremony suggests there is nothing to worry about. jericka. >> elizabeth palmer reporting, thank you. japan's princess arrived in new york city after leaving the royal family for a new life. mako arrived at j.

wellness of great britain, the queen, queen is the head of state. barbados has had a long and complete history trying to become what the says is independent nation. in fact, back in the 1600s when great britain turned to be just into really the, the capital crushed leisure, calling to become a snake slave colony court. since then it's many people have said, fights was on to become the truly independent nation. wanted to become in 55 years ago today. money tried to push for public staff is no longer to be a constitutional monarchy, as it was up to just about an hour ago. so there were a lot of mixed feelings. there is not, i would say compared to relationship between charles is received warmly by the public. but at the same time, there is the sense of pride and the feeling that this time finally cooper basis to cut the physical cord with the monitor was the queen and become a true independent well, the country is now going to be led by the barbarian president sandra mason, how ready would you say barbados is to go it alone? well, you know, a lot of people i spoke to this question whethe

prince charles arrived for the last time as the representative of the queen b this his head of state, marking the end of the british monarchies, ties with the island to once known as britons, caribbean, crown jewel, the creation of this republic of the new beginning. but it also marks a point on a continuum, a milestone on the long road. you have not only traveled, but which you have bills. then the british military flag was lowered, replaced by one that represents only barbados, which now has a new president, sandra mason. we now turn our vessels bow towards the new republic. redo this so that we may seize the full substance of our sovereignty. barbados was britain's 1st and most important slave colony, whose sugar feels produced vast wealth for the empire. it gained independence only 55 years ago, but retained the monarchy. barbados became one of the queens, 16 realms. but for many, the time had come to cut the umbilical cord with the monarchy. to wayne a bayesian as barbarians call themselves cells tiny, salty fruit that grows by the seaside, a specialty here. he agrees with the ch

you have the queen im in the hospital. any are through the all through that need fixing and a cleaning and coming back until at let me doing it money and fix that brake is silly. already charged me that generation garcia. but it queen did some thing for barbados because i don't see nothing. i just hear people talking about, but most of the queen family own plan, pierson and barbara i, wendy green, come there bar with most of the time she went to visit her family at applied vision to i'd want to see the benefits augustine onto the queen anne a lot of the laws are still old, dated more slave laws. the is live, the people your display minister miss me. amadi is trying to bring barbados the 21st century life. easier for the people make a better economy is not one of the easy because you have apple damage. sure you get this my guy and my point of view. i think he's going to bid for the citizens on the table and bobby won't have to leave it there. i'm afraid we're running out of time with thank you so much for sharing your thoug

this one laid on behalf of the queen and he lays his own wreath with the prince of wales feathers in on it. —— in white on it. the duke of cambridge comes forward. in the uniform of the royal air force. the earl of wessex, royal honorary colonel of the royal wessex yeomanry, an armoured reserve regiment. the princess royal. the uniform of an admiral chief commandant for women in the royal navy. captain james calder smith lays captainjames calder smith lays a wreath as equerry to the duke of kent watching from the balcony above. princess alexandra on the right with the duke of kent. parade... stand at ease. stand easy! and now the politicians will lay their wreaths. and now the politicians will lay theirwreaths. boris and now the politicians will lay their wreaths. borisjohnson leading as prime minister. he will be followed by keir starmer as leader of the labour party. sir keir starmerfor the sir keir starmer for the labour party. sir keir starmerfor the labour party. and the band plays during this beethoven's funeral march. ian blackford, on behalf of the snp and plaid cymru. that's

it is one of the most important events in the queen's diary. living through world war ii as a teenager. she is head of the armed forces. it was the queen's firm intention to be present for the remembrance sunday service. it was an event she did not want to miss. >> she takes her role as a figurehead for the nation in these moments of remembrance have seriously, so no one regrets not being there more than she does. >> reporter: it was only three weeks ago since the 95-year-old monarch was advised by her doctors to rest and spending the night at the hospital last month for preliminary inquiries. the queen carrying out light duties via zoom, sitting at her desk smiling broadly, carrying out virtual meetings with ambassadors and as the palace says, remaining to be in good spirits. >> people will be concerned i think because we haven't seen her carry out an in-person engagement for some time. now we have this, which the unl, buof she has been unable to do her duties as we have been so used to seeing her do for so many years. >> reporter: now, a roya

let's just tell you the news about the queen. regarding the remembrance sunday service.tend after all. having sprained her back. her majesty, we are told, is disappointed. good morning. there's been a fair bit of cloud around in areas today but equally a little bit of sunshine here and there. quite a few people have seen the sunshine break through the cloud where you have it as we go through the day. just across the board, though, it is a mild day, even after the chilly start in parts of aberdeenshire, but it's towards the north and west of scotland you see this whiter cloud from earlier pushing on from the atlantic, this is going to produce heavy rain we go through the day, for the highlands and islands in particular. you can see it pushing on with the strengthening breeze. still a bit of drizzle through eastern scotland into the start of the afternoon, still some bouts of rain or drizzle, east anglia, the south—east, but even those will become less numerous through the day. and a bit cloudy around the western coasts but for most it will be a dry afternoon, light winds

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queen elizabeth the 2nd now removed its head of state. let's get some of the news. the world health organization is warning. the new as coven 19 varied poses a significant global risk. only cronan was 1st detected in southern africa last week in cases have now been found in a number of countries in the u. s. president joe biden as an vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. committee health reports. morning folks. following a briefing by his coven response team given us president joe biden addressed the american public, urging them not to be alarmed by the new varied army kron. this for it is a cause for concern, not a cause for pen. you assigned her sir, all ready evaluating on me con, but admit it could take weeks before it's known. if the current covered vaccines provide enough protection. still, biden, once again, urge the 10s of millions of americans not yet vaccinated to get fully vaccinated. and a booster, you have to get the shot, you have to get to get the booster if you're a sooner or later. we're going to see cases of this new varied here in the un

becoming the world's newest republic — barbados prepares to swear in its first president as it loses queen as head of state. lam in i am in bridgetown where events are well under way. a party and official ceremony. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organization says the omicron variant of coronavirus poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. the who's head renewed a call for a global push to get vaccines to poorer nations, warning that covid—19 is, as he put it, "not done with us" yet. meanwhile, president biden told americans the emergence of the new variant is no reason to panic and insisted the united states will not go back into lockdown. he said, what was needed, was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. our health correspondent naomi grimley has the latest. there's an eerie quiet atjohannesburg airport. south africa first raised the alarm about the omicron variant, but is now finding itself increasingly cut off from the rest of the world. meanwhile, on the ground, there's a big push to get vaccines into arms. only 23% of

the 3 barbados became one of the queens, 16 realms. but the many the time had come to cut the umbilical cord with the monarchy. to wayne a bayesian as by bay dns call themselves cells, tiny salty fruit that grows by the seaside, a specialty here. he agrees with the change. i feel as be a positive, but one of us is able to run the quote for, you know, it was meant from decisions. but others like 19 year old could shawna says that the decision to break with the monarchy was imposed on them by the prime minister. without consultation, they wasn't even as this one did you see, is it probably and now was it, the new president will have a largely ceremonial role behind the prime minister and barbados will remain a part of the british commonwealth, which queen elizabeth heads this former quaker plantation has been the residence of the governor general, the queen's representative in barbados for the last 55 years. now. it will be the residence of this country's new president, making barbados the was youngest republic at least for now as a fare

queen elizabeth remains remarkably active, but she is 95.ently she has been using a walking stick, and in october spent a night in hospital for what the doctors called tests. the nation has been gradually getting used to the idea that other royals would be taking over some official duties, while the queen, like many of us, figured out zoom and worked from home. >> i'm very glad to have a chance to see you, if only mechanically this morning. >> reporter: just a couple of years ago, as the uk prepared to host the historic cop26 climate change conference, the queen changed her mind about attending in person. >> when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope. >> reporter: and sent a video message instead. buckingham palace is, above all, discreet on the subject of the queen's health. but the mood music around her absence from today's ceremony suggests there is nothing to worry about. jericka? >> elizabeth palmer reporting tonight, thank you. >>> japan's former princess arrived in new york city today after leaving the r

and there have been some sightings of the queen. we saw her last week, she was driving around windsor palace. we've seen her recently walking around, but she wasec walking wh a cane. she wasn't able to attend that cop-26 conference in glasgow scotland, which was very important to her, because climate change is one of the really only political issues that the royal family feel as though they can actually pitch inth and make partisan comments. if you've heard from the royals over the last couple of months. so she's missed really two crucial events that we can -- we believe she really wanted to be part of. but we don't know exactly what the situation is. the fact is, guys, when it comes to a 95-year-old woman, especially one who has been working as hard as the queen, any illness, any condition could be critical. guys? >> andou that's why the doctors put hert' on bedrest for the la two weeks and they expected her to be back for this event. matt, while you were talking, i should mention that we were seeing the pictures of, this event, an

and barbados will remain a part of the british commonwealth, which queen elizabeth heads. this former quicker plantation has been the residence of the governor general, the queen's representative in barbados for the last 55 years. now. it will be the residence of this country's new president, making barbados the was youngest republic, at least for now. as a farewell president of sorts, the prime minister awarded prince charles the countries middle of freedom and then announced another surprise, the nation's hero award to the country's most famous citizen singer rianna, who's also an ambassador for barbados. in practical terms, not that much will change, but for a great many here, no longer having to pay tribute to a monarchy that brought their ancestors here from africa in chains is a change that was long overdue. ah, lucille newman, al jazeera, bridgetown, barbados, the head of us drug make her materna has warned existing covered 19 vaccines may not be as effective against the new variance. stephane brown sells a daughter on the effectiveness of the current jobs will be a

and rather more amazingly queen victoria wrote back to her secretary saying thank you for the book.to say, i've always thought since then since i read that if i could ask the american ambassador to the uk to do a copy of the lady editor ÃÃbut i don't have her chutzpah. >> speaking of queen victoria, she also was a trendsetter in her ÃÃthere were certain influences, got the pictures appear and these were incorporated into the goldie's ladybug. we were talking about hales and thorns and you write that because she was preeminent cultural influence in the mid-19th century's people say mrs. hale says, which now we have oprah's list you can hear people say this is how we talk. these are two things i didn't realize because of her promotions of these in the magazine got the christmas tree and then the wedding dress but it's a white wedding dress. >> queen victoria wore white and her wedding in 1840. this caught on in britain, hale liked the idea and started promoting and brody's lady's book including publishing many drawings. just one was from 1859 she published the first in the late 40s so

the queen misses the remembrance sunday ceremony at the cenotaph, for the first time in decades. i'v e i've from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister borisjohnson has described a global accord to speed up action against climate change as "truly historic" and "the beginning of the end for coal power". but his remarks come after the president of the cop26 climate conference, alok sharma, said india and china will have to justify themselves to the world's most vulnerable countries, after the two nations demanded last—minute changes to the climate deal, softening commitments to reduce the use of coal. let's take a quick look at what's agreed. the deal says limiting average global temperatures to 1.5 celsius above pre—industrial levels, by the year 2100, is still attainable. scientists have said that amount, by then, would avoid the worst impacts of climate change. but there's controversy over the pledge about coal, which now says its use should be phased down, rather than phased out. among other things, the deal also ple