and i thought, you know, this place has witnessed john knox. it's seeing probably the royal moment of the century. and were you on air while that was happening? yes, we were on air, intermittently with london. we were doing the 6:00pm and 10:00pm news as well. you're scribbling on pieces of paper, because i'm afraid that's all we had. the queen was a symbol of stability, continuity, a symbol of strength, and almost the last line of defence against the shattering of this country. and i saw an element of that shattering during covid, and i will never forget the queen's broadcast, where she said... we should take comfort that, while we may have more - still to endure, better days will return. - we will be with our friends again. - we will be with our families again. - we will meet again. in the moments of crisis, she kept us together, and i think it's important even for republicans to remember that. i was never introduced to her, but i was in the same room as her. she was — i don't know, maybe two metres, three metres away from me. it was in south

general and original members include henry knox, baron von steuben, gates, nathaniel green, benjamin lincoln, james monroe, alexander hamilton and aaron. john. paul jones. thaddeus kosciuszko. the marquee to lafayette. come to russia, bo. come to staying pure plum fun. james peel i could go on just for a little background and this society was established as a hereditary organization and the founders believing that they were sort of building in this sort of insurance that as the generations there would be these men to come along, who would have this hopefully built in and feeling this responsible party to carry on the work of the society so that future generations would not forget the sacrifices and ideals that resulted in american independence. it remains a hereditary today with more than 4000 members descended from both american and french officers of the revolution and the society is unique among hereditary organizations in america as its founders were actual participants in the event that the organization is meant to commemorate. so today i have gotten the question before it is a society, it died out. does it still exist? we very much do