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as ever, there is the royal mile again, they are 20 i the royal mile again, they are 20 deed _ the royal get through the crowd yesterday and it was almost — the crowd yesterday and it was almost impossible at times. it is not, _ almost impossible at times. it is not. you — almost impossible at times. it is not, you know, this is not curiosity _ not, you know, this is not curiosity i— not, you know, this is not curiosity. i was as surprised by the number— curiosity. i was as surprised by the number of— curiosity. i was as surprised by the number of people who were not tourists — number of people who were not tourists who chanced upon the scene, they had _ tourists who chanced upon the scene, they had come a long way, as kirsty was saying. — they had come a long way, as kirsty was saying, from the north of england — was saying, from the north of england but all over scotland as well because they genuinely wanted to pay— well because they genuinely wanted to pay their respects. these are extraordinary scenes, given that this is— extraordinary scenes, given that this is effectively the third

royal salute. let's keep watching me. you're watching the live pitches of the coffin of queen elizabeth the 2nd entering the plain to make its way to london. ah ah alan was saying pitches if princess an about to board the plane with him of his coffin as it makes his way or its journey to london. certainly a really powerful moving sane of moving picture. where watching it is that the body was carried by the members of the idea what an immense responsibility it is on those young shoulders. those 8 men who were given the job of carrying the queen's coffin on the final part of its germany and scotland on to the plain at edinburgh airport. if the honor god was foreign by the royal regiment of scotland, as will said, edlio, the queen was the cardinal in chief, the honorary head of that regiment. we see that picture of princess anne staring at the plain from some distance with a beautiful scottish day behind the day has been really quite spectacular here for mid september. and no, she boards this at a f p

this is a royal family.ther, they can cover a lot more ground. >> julian, describe where the queen consort is, as well as other female members of the >> so the female members of the family departed slightly earlier, and headed to westminister palace, ready to greet the coffin and the other members of the family when it arrives. traditionally, as wesley alluded to before, it's been the male members of the family that have followed the coffin. now we have the princess royal, not only because of her military associations, but she is the daughter of the queen. but the other female members of the family will will be be at the palace of westminister, waiting to receive this party. >> tina brown is also with us. we have seen the queen consort, camilla, by the king's side in his travels throughout the united kingdom, as well as his addresses to parliament. in scotland, and of course, in britain. what kind of queen consort do you think she will be? >> i think that camilla is going to be absolutely beloved. in some wa

family to demonstrate they are an ordinary royal family and that the royals were valued for money.terrible trouble in keeping short body, long arms. and i had the most appalling couple. >> this is an intimate glimpse of the royal family. so we're going to be introduced to them as personalities as opposed to distant personas. >> the documentary is the first time the queen has allowed her family to be filmed in such a relaxed and formal way. >> it was about as cozy a family scene as i think one could imagine. prince edward, who was sitting on the top of the land recover, and charles making the salad dressing. >> i thought it was a nice thing to do just to show they're different but not so different. they're still family people. >> and the other one was to see her taking prince edward into the shop at balmoral to buy him an ice cream. >> would you like to go get one? >> one of the golden rules had been that their conversation was not to be recorded when they were out and about doing public events. >> may we offer these very small -- >> oh, wow. >> token as a -- >> the public saw and h

with the royal family and members of the royal households walking behind.ing charles will walk in the procession along with his siblings, princess anne, prince edward and his sons prince harry and prince william who have been reunited. also walking this morning, princess anne's husband, and her son peter phillips. the queen's cousin, duke of gloucester and her nephew the earl of snowden. then cars will carry the royal wives, camilla, the queen consort, katherine the princess of wales, meghan, the duchess of sussex and sophie, the countess of essex. the eldest children of the prince and princess of wales will make an appearance. we will see prince george and princess charlotte who will walk down the aisle behind the queen's coffin before the service begins. then after the service, the royal procession will pick up again and this time moving past parliament square and other major landmarks here, including whitehall and number 10 downing street. it will make a turn near the horse guards parade and travel down the mall to buckingham palace, continuing on to the

representatives of the royal air force, royal navy, and the army.ells -- wales, jordan -- george and charlotte and the guards following the procession. >> the sun has come out, making colors so vibrant on the mall. [indiscernible] the scene every year of the birthday parade of the queen, the official birthday. today, we have the opportunity to escort her majesty one last time along the mall. her majesty is leaving -- [indiscernible] >> the naval ratings gently turning toward the gardens in the narrow archway, which will lead onto the parade grounds. mark company of arches is one of the groups of royal navy guards. --, which is still officially [indiscernible] -- st. james's palace and buckingham palace. and on to the familiar expenses of parade, where her majesty attended the birthday parade in early june. for many years, she would come on horseback. -- devoted to the event itself itself. an excellent eye for detail. -- symbolize christianity over the world, a sceptre -- heading towards the memorial and gently turning on that final approach to the b

, a royal occasion.crown jewels being taken off the coffin and the coffin, i don't think we'll see the moment the coffin is lowered, but i think we'll see the chapel at that time. but they normally would take the camera away and just say based on what happened with prince philip. and it is going to be a very religious service. speaking to the queen's utter commitment to her religion and divinity. and there will be nods through there to prince philip, music played at his major moments as well and that is leading up to the point where she would be buried with him later in the evening. >> and that is the bell you're talking about? >> so there is two bells which will be ringing in windsor castle. one of them is the sebastopol bell. >> and the other one is the curfew bell from the tower. so they'll be together and then the minute guns being fired too. there is the household cavalry and behind them on horses you could see the king's lifeguards. he was set up by -- they were long established and dedicated by ge

her father's royal occupations. she would succeed him at his death in 1952. by june, the 2nd 1953 elizabeth had already been queen for over a year in a tradition dating back almost 10 centuries. the coronation preceded in sic stages . it began with the recognition you. when elizabeth, your aunt darted we. the queen turned in all directions. so that those suited could loudly proclaim her, they recognised her as sovereign. ah ah, next followed the oaks, the other, the young sovereign swore to govern the united kingdom and its territories by respecting their laws and customs. i solemnly promised they to do. sad came a religious right called the anointing ah, in a sign of humility, the queen put on a plain white dress and receives several drops of sacred doin, out of respect for the spirituality of this ritual cameras. when not allowed to film this part of the ceremony in stand, the anointment took place under a golden canopy out of public sight. ah, full stage was the investiture having received the royal emblems. eliz

royal family, the duke of cambridge is one _ royal family, the duke of cambridge is one of— royal familyll the today~ _ school —— their first full the today we _ school —— their first full the today. we understand the duchess of cambridge _ today. we understand the duchess of cambridge has not travelled with her husband. _ cambridge has not travelled with her husband, the duke of cambridge, and instead _ husband, the duke of cambridge, and instead she _ husband, the duke of cambridge, and instead she is staying here in windsor, _ instead she is staying here in windsor, not surprising given that their— windsor, not surprising given that their children have started their first full— their children have started their first full day and she will no doubt want _ first full day and she will no doubt want to— first full day and she will no doubt want to he — first full day and she will no doubt want to be with them. but, yes, there _ want to be with them. but, yes, there is— want to be with them. but, yes, there is concern, anxiety, notjust from _ there is concern, anxiety, notjust from tourist

irate royal family were standing vigil? we were royal family were standing vigil?p of people that made the hours of waiting a lot easier to deal with, i suppose. but easier to dealwith, i suppose. but as we not easier to deal with, i suppose. but as we got closer we thought we would miss it. _ as we got closer we thought we would miss it, didn't we? but we were so lucky— miss it, didn't we? but we were so lucky to— miss it, didn't we? but we were so lucky to gel— miss it, didn't we? but we were so lucky to get to the top of the stairs— lucky to get to the top of the stairsjust disabled lucky to get to the top of the stairs just disabled were lucky to get to the top of the stairsjust disabled were finishing. and what— stairsjust disabled were finishing. and what did you notice about the way they were carrying themselves of the site of the queen's coffin. what will stay with you from that experience?— will stay with you from that experience? just the level of res - ect experience? just the level of respect from _ experience? just the level of respect from everyone -

royal family here in scotland, cousins, relations. and then there are politicians, including when the members of the scottish parliament m. s p's, as they're known here. and the 1st minister, michael sturgeon, who spoke so eloquently on thursday to talk about the collective grief, suffered by the country in ho, this would be an opportunity at the service. here on monday would be an opportunity for people to express that collectively funds. you can see those as well. so taken little katrina to there will be a political aspect to prince charles's king charles's visit here to scotland. but that's for another day that is for tuesday when he will meet the forced minister and no doubt, the question of scottish dependence will come up. the scottish national party which controls the scottish parliament, would like to see a 2nd referendum having won a few years ago. a 2nd referendum sometime within the next 2 years. and something that at the royal family, particularly the queen, was very reluctant to see succeed. and i suspect king charles wil

she actually says camilla will no longer be invited to royal events. >> frankly, the royal family wereerrified that he was going to turn into king edward viii who abdicated to marry mrs. simpson. >> in 1936, edward the queen's uncle was forced to give up the throne after falling in love with a divorced woman. the queen was ten years old when this scandal engulfed the monarchy. >> the whole abdication with the great drama that defined the queen's reign and still living in the shadow of the abdication. >> throughout her rein queen elizabeth fought to maintain the windsor's image as stable and dutiful. >> when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. i do not regret nor detract one word of it. >> the queen has been building this picture of her family as an ideal royal family. i mean, a dynasty is about a family. >> once that image of perfect family life becomes tarnished, well, what do they represent to the nation? ♪ >>> 1979. prince charles' great uncle and mentor lord batton is spending the month of august with his family at their country house. >> we were at the castle

some of the foreign royals, particularly the royal families.ays been a close link between royal family in britain and other royal families. for instance, the queen of denmark, who now is the last serving woman monarch in europe. ♪ >> the procession has now entered the long walk for a journey of a mile or more through here up to the castle. dismounted cavalry. the escort party escorting. ♪ >> i can't tell you what extraordinary seems there have been in windsor the past weekend. the crowds here for the walk part of what has been a constant two and fro of people bringing flowers, bringing their children, as we heard so often when people work explaining why they were visiting the queen lying in state, they just wanted their children to remember. they will say, i remember or my grandfather remembers queen victoria's funeral. people want to be there so they have a memory of it. drums and scottish and irish regiment will take up the music. and the drums. ♪ >> the director, the master of the household just in front of the hearse there. ♪ >> the process

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than english royals. from more scottish royals than english royals-— from more scottish royals than is an element, not the only element but it's certainly one significant element in the love that she and the rest of her family had for scotland. this love affair between royalty and particularly the highlands started during the reign of queen victoria. every monarch since has loved to come to balmoral but i think the love that the late queen had for scotland and particularly for the highlands was second to none, apart from queen victoria in the 19th century. as i said, that began the love affair between royalty and scotland. , ., ., . ., , scotland. the first monarch to visit shetland since _ scotland. the first monarch to visit shetland since the _ scotland. the first monarch to visit shetland since the vikings. - scotland. the first monarch to visit shetland since the vikings. they i shetland since the vikings. they often ut shetland since the vikings. they often put into — shetland since the vikings. they often put into the _ shetland since the vikings. tie: often put into the isla

also royals, royal families from sweden and spain and denmark and the netherlands and various other nationsperor and empress of japan also expected to attend. and then of course, the royal family before the service, which is expected to get under way at 11:00. so, just over an hour from now, becky. >> that's right. and we've been looking at images of the british military as they take part in what is these incredibly well planned event as authorities here execute on plans that have been in the offing for year. to add to clarissa's points there, it's about two and a half thousand police officers will line the route of the queen's final journey, from westminster abbey to windsor castle later on today. this is the biggest security operation in british history and will be part of the what are the 10,000 strong team protecting members of the public, mourners, 3,000 police officers drafted in from forces around the country. the military also involved. the new head of the metropolitan police, newly-installed just last week, suggesting that this is a massive challenge but one that the members of his

it's almost a royal commercial.t his relations with camilla parker boles. >> the most damaging charge that is made in relation to your marriage is that you were persistently unfaithful to your life. >> it is not a question that you want to ask anyone, let alone someone who's on the state. >> did you try to be faithful and honorable to your wife? >> yes, absolutely. >> and you were? >> yes. until it became irretrievably broken down. >> and here was proof that everything diana had said was true, that the prince of wales was involved in a relationship with a married woman. >> if the prince had seen the morning papers, he showed no sign of reacting to them. >> charles exposing himself as an adulter had no effect as far as anyone was concerned. >> perhaps prince charles should have learned a lesson from the royal family documentary of 1969, which let in too much kind of sunlight into the mystique of royalty. >> prince phillip couldn't believe his son would do something so insane as to actually admit infidelity in a telev

she sign an online book of condolence now on the royal family website. and apparently there'll be no physical books at ra residences, but any organization can open book of condolence or, and there will be opportunities apparently around the country in halls and cathedrals. but you can see that in many ways that there's, there's no way of stopping the public when it comes to giving tributes impromptu as it were. one of the, the things that has come across to, to us since who we've been here when we've been talking to people who've been coming here to, to pay tribute, is that people are prepared to make a distinction. but between how they feel about individuals in the royal family and their behavior and how they feel about them as representatives of a country. it's very interesting to, to hear people's reactions to the news. obviously the queen's death, but also of the morning period of the family. the reactions of the family. people have been wondering how the family is hoping they've been in. it is a sense of what it is, a family who have lost as a grand

and again, the royal limousine flying the royal standard, and we can't really see at this distance butom the united kingdom, the difference being that lion rampant of scotland occupies two of the quarters, whereas in the one for the united kingdom, it would just one of the quarters, which is an awful lot of heraldry, but there it is one of those points to differentiate, and to underline, the importance of the position of the monarchy in scotland. scotland is a nation alongside england, it is always wrong to refer to the queen of england, or the king of england, he is not, and she never was, she was queen of the united kingdom. and he is king of the united kingdom. the term king of england isjust wrong. since the union of the crowns, the oath that the monarch takes at their coronation is to reign over as queen or king of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and their other realms and territories. there it is, it is always a bit of a model, it is quite difficult to navigate your way through all the, not contradictions, but the complexities, shall we say, of the britis

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it is the royal residence here in scotland.hen on monday, becky, the coffin will be transported by a procession led by king charles iii and his family from the palace to st. giles' cathedral where she will lie in rest for 24 hours before then making that journey to london where you are, becky. >> isa soares is in edinburgh in scotland. thank you. i'm joined by someone who worked very closely with queen elizabeth ii, simon lewis is her former press secretary and we've been talking about and laying out what is the queen's final journey from balmoral, an estate that she absolutely loved. simon, you've spent time with queen elizabeth ii there. just reflect on how she felt about the place and your thoughts. >> yeah, the late queen loved balmoral and she spent most of the summer and into the autumn there, but of course always working there, but a very different environment, very detached, away from the eyes of the media, away from everything other than, of course -- she loved the country and this beautiful sun tree side around there.

the name of the royal house will remain windsor. for the first time in british history heirs to the throne will take their family name from their mother and not their father. >> for philip this is a terrible, terrible humiliation. >> a typical marriage at that social rank in the early 1950s would be one with a superior husband and a charming, deferential wife. had prince philip married anybody else, that's what he would have got. >> he thought there's no other father in the united kingdom who can't give his own name to his own children. >> i'm just a bloody amoeba, he o his masculinity. >> and there's more humiliation to come. >> when all this turmoil is going on, prince philip at least has one thing which he can cling to, one place where he can feel sort of safe, which is clarence house. >> prince philip's idea is we stay at clarence house and you work from buckingham palace. >> but tommy lascelles, the secretary and winston churchill, the prime minister, overruled him. >> the queen agrees and moves her family into buckingham palac

of the new royal family and paid for their work.anne sebba, we thank you so much for joining us. -my pleasure. thank you. -and that concludes our remembrance of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. the united kingdom is now observing an official national period of moug to be followed by the queen's funeral in 10 days. i'm judy woodruff. thank you for joining us. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. -you're watching pbs. ♪♪ sbrocco: a hip pizza joint in oakland... sophisticated sips and sushi in dublin... and hoagies paired with wine for the win in san francisco. phillips: hi. hello. just ahead on "check, please! bay area." dhillon: we're coming back here every weekend. this is our new dessert.

members of the royal household and also members of the royal family with perhaps not seenin the royalhes of mist and fog developing, a bit more cloud coming into northern ireland. but turning quite chilly in the northeast of england, temperatures down to 7—8 c. further south, 15—16 c. that rain is clearing away and pushing into the english channel, still the odd heavy burst for a time. by the afternoon it'll be up sunshine here. when you sunshine on wednesday, feeling pleasant enough in the september sunshine, temperatures in the high teens to low 20s. chilly or in the far north, and that colder air will move its way southward over the next few days. bringing some chillier conditions. high—pressure moving in from the southwest, keeping things settled. so if you will be queuing in london over the coming days, at least from thursday onward, it's looking drive a temperatures will be dropping to 15 celsius or so. this is thursday across the uk, drive for many with sunny spells. some showers coming into scotland, a brisk northerly wind. temptress coming down quite widely in mid to high tee

she was the only royal that everybody in the royal seem to know. >> for obvious reasons.en for the youngest of the youngest children, they recognize the queen. >> jonathan: such a pleasure to have you here. we will come back to you frequently throughout this hour. really lovely to see you this morning. there are a lot of moving parts to make sure that her funeral goes off without a hitch, as you can imagine and the largest security operation ever. more on that and the difficulties coming up next. >> so we have an enormous operation building that has been many, many years in the public. in one day, over 10,000 officers deployed in the core of that, we have got help from everyone across the country and many of the officers visible also, especially behind the scenes supporting that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jonathan: history in the making today as people wake up this morning here in london. just a few hours from now, the first state funeral in nearly 60 years will get underway. but first queen elizabeth's casket will be moved from westminster where she has been lying in state for four day

the view of the royal family is a soap opera. it hasn't helped the royal family particularly.monarchy is a book of chapters. we're going to be moving from one chapter to the next. you look to the future and you see prince william and prince george and so on. that's the point of monarchy. it goes on and on. >> tim, andrew, we thank you for being with us throughout this last hour, as we are following this breaking news out of the uk and watching live pictures of balmoral castle where we know the queen currently is. family members of the royal family are continuing to arrive. as we are following this story, we will bring you updates as we get them. certainly, this has been a busy hour to say the least. i will be back tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. andrea mitchell is going to pick things up right after a very quick break. we'll be right back. ack. i think i changed my mind about these glasses. yeah, it happens. that's why visionworks gives you 100 days to change your mind. it's simple. anything else i can help you with? like what? visionworks. see the difference. >>> we have brea

highness, hrh. >> her royal highness. people curtsy to you at court. what george and elizabeth are clearly indicating is that wallis is not part of the royal family. >> edward's whole life is completely changed. he can no longer dazzle wallis with his royal palaces and his status. >> but there is one man who will exploit edward's desire for deference and status. >> hitler is saying, come to berlin. we'll treat you like royalty. we'll treat wallis like royalty. and it's too good an opportunity to pass up. >> berlin. a huge crowd greeted the duke and duchess of windsor. the purpose of the visit was to study social institutions and welfare. >> the nazi party lay out the red carpet for edward and wallis. they curtsied to her, and they treated her royally. >> by 1937, hitler has an appalling reputation for political persecution, the violence of the nazi party, and anti-semitism is rife in that country. the fact that edward is, if you like, cavorting with the nazis, that suggests he endorses hitler's regime. >> the visuals are

>> p there has to be pain when you quit the royal family and royal duty, he becomes like, to be cleartain. no one wears a uniform. you only wear it if you are a everybody issing member of the armed forces or if you are a working royal who gets an honorary title, that is criteria, that is why he is not wearing one. he has to accept that is part of what he lost. will he like it? no, i'm sure it is very upsetting. people will think he served two tours of afghanistan, to clarify, no veteran of afghanistan not still serving will be able to wear a uniform in public. >> it was his choice, he chose to step away and with that change came changes in his life. he said to oprah, my father is trapped and my brother is trapped, imagine how painful >> piers: what a moment for the two kids, both very young children and now part of this extraordinary procession. you will have meghan markle, duchess of sussex. >> at 10:35, the coffin will be placed on the carriage and they will bring it out for the royal procession, which is not very long from the palace of westminster, it is very close. >> piers: this

and other members of the royal family, four members of the royal family, four members of the royal familyaf flight. the duke of cambridge, the duke of york and the earl and countess of wessex. there is exoeetation _ earl and countess of wessex. there is expectation now _ earl and countess of wessex. there is expectation now clearly, - earl and countess of wessex. there is expectation now clearly, if - earl and countess of wessex. there is expectation now clearly, if we - is expectation now clearly, if we look at the images at buckingham palace, and the area in front of it dominated of course by the queen victoria memorial at this end of the mall, but crowds now starting to gather at those gates where announcements in the past have been made of course about all kinds of things and events in the royal family's life. but i think today reflects a proud which is starting to gather, basically expressing concern and just hoping best. yes, i think that is the fairest way _ best. yes, i think that is the fairest way we _ best. yes, i think that is the fairest way we can _ best. yes, i think that i

young queen elizabeth on her first royal visit. - elizabeth on her first royal visit.ger to catch a glimpse of the new monarch and it was said queen had a deep affection for the island and would go on to put it a further five times. reflecting on her life in service, officials here called her a portrait of dignity. jamaica is observing a period of mourning and flags are flying at half mast. but there is a generational divide. whilst some old that jamaicans have shed a tear and expressed sadness, others, especially the youth, do not feel the same close connection. to them, the royal family has not properly atoned for britain's historic role in slavery and colonisation by way of a formal apology or reparations. nostalgia for the past is not a road many are interested in travelling. the duke and duchess of cambridge try to emulate the queen's 1953 and duchess of cambridge try to emulate the queen's1953 visits, riding the very same land rover in march. it drew attention only to how much jamaica had changed. the prime minister bluntly told the couple his country would move

the mile it has the royal standard on it. now you may wonder why it's not the union jack the union jack is well known as the british flag. but this, in some ways is more important. this is thus sovereigns flag. this is the flag that represents the queen all the king that is draping the coffin. it's the one flag in the u. k. that never comes down. when the monarch is in residence, it flies at buckingham palace. it never flies at half master as they sat say in the united states, half starved. also what's reminding you to watch this pageant tree and pump at this time of great grief. and you see these soldiers that are performing this. they are ordinary soldiers. some of these soldiers, almost certainly given what has happened in recent years, a soldiers who have fought at war. it's interesting that for most of queen elizabeth life, the u. k was at peace and the u. k. army was not widely deployed. 1952 and her father, king george, the 6 died, was actually in the middle of the korean war. and it's been peaceful for much of the tim

ceremonies for the royals and by the royals and _ ceremonies for the royals and by the royals and onlyhusiastically the public embrace the opportunity to do this today _ public embrace the opportunity to do this today. we have seen it on deeside. — this today. we have seen it on deeside, in aberdeen,... this today. we have seen it on deeside, in aberdeen, . .. deeside, in aberdeen,... people on a motorway bridge- _ deeside, in aberdeen,... people on a motorway bridge. the _ deeside, in aberdeen,... people on a motorway bridge. the convoy - deeside, in aberdeen,... people on a motorway bridge. the convoy passingj motorway bridge. the convoy passing stonehaven and _ motorway bridge. the convoy passing stonehaven and the _ motorway bridge. the convoy passing stonehaven and the motorway - motorway bridge. the convoy passing stonehaven and the motorway bridge| stonehaven and the motorway bridge is being _ stonehaven and the motorway bridge is being lined. i did not know necessarily what the size of the crowds — necessarily what the size of the crowds would be. in this part of scotland — cro

the royal family traditionally was supposed to be an image of ourselves behaving well, and if the royalple's loyalty to the crown. >> so once that image of perfect family life becomes tarnished, can we justify all that taxpayers money? >> margaret's fate lies in her sister's hands. the queen decided to asay i'm not saying no, that you can't marry him, but i'd like you to wait. >> on the advice of her courtiers, the queen agrees to banish the man her sister loves. >> the british embassy in brussels attracted a number of cameras which focused on the arrival of group captain peter townsend. having driven his own car to take up his new appointment. >> peter townsend is exiled to belgium for two years. >> it's a case of getting rid of townsend, getting him out of the way. >> my father was asked to leave the country. the country he served as a fighter pilot in the second wo world war. >> prince margaret finds this incredibly hurtful. two years when you are 23, two years is a long time. the queen hopes she has diffused the scandal. but two years later townsend returns. >> excitement bubbles li

she too— princess royal has been with her. she too is— princess royal has been with her. scottish public life, whether it is the rugby at murrayfield, or whether there were... she is part of scottish— there were... she is part of scottish public life, but so is our new king — scottish public life, but so is our new king. he is as embedded in the life of— new king. he is as embedded in the life of royal deeside in aberdeenshire and the highlands as his late _ aberdeenshire and the highlands as his late mother. and i really... that— his late mother. and i really... that is— his late mother. and i really... that is one _ his late mother. and i really... that is one thing that has really come _ that is one thing that has really come across in the coverage. and i too, _ come across in the coverage. and i too, like _ come across in the coverage. and i too, like robert, it has been wonderful to see people do little things. _ wonderful to see people do little things, little simple things that they can — things, little simple things that they can do from their own life, if they ca

he was the first british royal there. >> philip believed this would toughen them up.a rift between father and son. >> prince charles away to a school which was prince philip's old-school. >> it's opening day, 310 euros 40 school 50 miles from london and there's more than the usual excitement attending the starting of the new term. the arrival of the royal family with a new boy. >> quite a tough school and completely unsuitable or sensitive young boys like charles. you had to go early morning runs, you had to have cold showers, a good sport. >> born air to the throne, prince charles displays beyond his eight years as he introduces his royal parents. >> as all parents do, print charles just wanted to fit in but being the air to the british throne made it nearly impo impossible. >> it was difficult for him because the boys wanted to be friends were accused of sticking up, sucking up to him the boys who didn't want to be friends bullied him so he was very unhappy. >> after years of attending there, is apparent the school wasn't right for charles. when he was 13, he switch

all the way up the royal mile. ah! now there are the news rebels in ethiopia, northern t cry, regions say they're ready for a mutually agreed cease fire with the government and would accept a peace process led by the african union. it's a major breakthrough. the rebels have previously opposed any a you involvement united nations as welcome the development and said it's ready to support the a you with the process. an open letter to the un security council, the head of the t p l. f. outline full conditions for a truce 1st and immediate unconditional and complete lifting of the blockade on the central services. secondly, allowing unfettered humanitarian access, including clear and agreed protocols. also the withdrawal of era trained forces from every part of ethiopian and to grow and territory under international monitoring. and a returned to the constitutionally recognized borders of to grey as they were before november 2020. well, as i spoke to is tom camille sham. sue, as a member of the ethiopian parliament, and he sa

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up the royal mile.s been interesting how we have had glimpses of the wider royal family over the past sort of 72 hours. you and i have talked about this already, princess william and harry on a short 45 minute walk about in windsor yesterday. we saw others at balmoral looking at some of the memorials and the flowers that have been left. as we have been saying not just prince charles but his sister princess ann clearly very moved, curtesying in front of the casket as it arrived at holyrood house yesterday. is this -- are these images that we're seeing yet do you think indicative of how the royal family will show themselves going forward? who will be more visible, who perhaps will be a little more in the background going forward? >> yes. these are the questions we're asking, becky. what will the new monarchy under king charles look like. under the queen, it's been the further. big balcony waves, big groups and talks of a slimmed down monarchy increasingly. is that going to happen under king charles iii. t

air force and royal navy. at 32, the world's most eligible bachelor announced his engagement to lady diana spencer 13 years his junior is delighted in happy. i made the change in bergen as took me on the couple married in july 1981. it was the wedding of the century and captured the wells imagination. thousands came out to cheer and around the globe. hundreds of millions watched the ceremony on their t. v screens. you again the couple had 2 sons, william and harry gave me a chance, but the fairy tale wasn't to last. to me for charles and his wife seemed increasingly unhappy. notwithstanding the tress published leaked conversations that showed charles was having an affair with a former girlfriend, camilla parker bowles, 5 minutes in 1992, they made their split official. it is announced from buckingham palace that with regret, the prince and princess of wales have decided to separate a year after the couple divorced diana was killed in a car crash and paris. after being founded by pepper out c. charles accompani

this is what he does, he is our royal correspondent.his is -- this procession begins here at the palace of holyroodhouse and then goes up the royal mile to st. giles' cathedral. >> yes, so this is a four court. so the procession will consist of -- you can see the bearers who put the coffin into the hearse, they will walk alongside the hearse all the way down to the cathedral. they are of the royal regimen of scotland as richard said. there will also be a detachment of the king's bodyguard in scotland, the royal company of arches as well, full ceremonial there, there are the archers. the king will then take his position behind them and the queen consort and we expect also the king's siblings also to join that procession. so a very powerful moment. very ceremonial. as the procession arrives at st. giles it will be received by guard of honor, that will also be found from the company of archers. you will see that once the coffin is also brought into the cathedral the crown of scotland will be placed on to the coffin to symbolize, obviously,

traditionally the royals have looked to the aristocracy when eyeing up suitors for young british royalsther at st. andrews, at times living with one another, and really, really getting to establish a relationship. >> prince william would go to the middletons' home and spend a lot of time with them. he felt very at home there. and he could see how normal families worked. >> i know diana discussed with william. she said whatever you do you must get to know the person you marry, she must be your friend first and foremost. >> after seven years together william proposes to kate. >> when you go out with someone for quite a long time you do get to know each other very, very well. you go through the good times. you go through the bad times. >> the queen and prince philip are very close to william. and allowing william to live with kate before they got married and also to marry a middle-class girl who was not a princess or anything, all of those things speak to the fact that they learned. >> and good morning from london. millions of people here and across the globe waiting and watching for the m