cindy: i think we need to distinguish between the commonwealth and commonwealth realms. there are 56 members of the commonwealth, but 36 are republics, like india. only 14 are commonwealth realms. there are five other monarchies. i do not think it is a question that the commonwealth will become irrelevant, but i do think we will see more commonwealth realms becoming republics. we know it is possible for a country to become a republic but remained within the commonwealth, so i do think that will happen. i do not think canada will change. i think we have a while to wait with australia, new zealand. the commonwealth itself has potential now with charles as its head because she is so interested in many issues which are relevant. the commonwealth has a very youthful population and some of the poorest nations in the world. these are issues which charles has a solid track record of advocating for. so i think the commonwealth might actually become more relevant under charles as leadership. -- charles's leadership. hashem: could this be an indication that the monarchy will have t

the commonwealth does not have a hereditary, it is headed by the commonwealth secretariat, the baronetotland. she will be reading today alongside liz truss, it is interesting she has been given this position alongside the prime minister. anna: i can see members of parliament arriving. venue chancellor, other prominent members of government and politicians and others across british society. professor, sticking with this theme around whether -- around where the commonwealth goes, there does exist some confusion in the public mind around the commonwealth and countries where the king is now head of state. and that confusion is not necessarily helpful because we are seeing lots of republican movements going -- growing in countries where the king's head of state, and countries declaring they do not want to have the royal as their head of state anymore. how does the commonwealth negotiate? saul: after the entrance of india which became a republic, the constitution had to go through a major change. you could stay a member of the commonwealth by being a member of the republic. one of the key pr

well, i think we need to distinguish hash and between the commonwealth and commonwealth realms. are there 56 nation members of the commonwealth, but of those to t 636 are republics like india and only 1415, including united kingdom are commonwealth rounds and then there are 5 other monarchies. so i don't think is a question that the commonwealth itself will become irrelevant that i do think we will see as use just suggested more commonwealth robins becoming republics. that what we know, and india really was the test case to this, that it is possible for a country to become a public but remain within the commonwealth. i do think that will happen. i don't think all come of runs will change. i don't the canada will, and i think we know in his chair that our prime minister is confirmed that his priority in his 1st term of office is to in china and indigenous voice in hon. it. and that her reverend, on the public would wait till her 2nd term of his government, which in his j would not start til 2025. so i think we've got a while to wait with strayer, new zealand and other bumps. but

the commonwealth was for queen elizabeth the second, well, the commonwealth is such a club of countries led by great britain, an association in which 56 countries approximately 2.5 billion people a third of the world's population is here india pakistan bangladesh some countries joined which were not british colonies some countries left and returned in 15 countries of the commonwealth the british monarchy is the head of state and for queen elizabeth the second the commonwealth was of great importance and now for king charles the third equally tasked with keeping the commonwealth as his late mother did when the queen ascended the throne in 1952, much of the world map was still painted in the colors of the british empire in the first decades of this reign the empire turned into a commonwealth of nations for the queen it was a very important union let's remember the royal yacht britain 1995 the queen is greeted by president nelson mandela in the new south africa freed from russian white minority rule and apartheid the transformation that helped bring about commonwealth association which has

respected by the commonwealth.— and is so respected by the commonwealth. ~ ., , ., commonwealth. will that personal relationship and his previous i relationship and his previous ongoing commitments to issues like climate change help mitigate some of the voices saying it is past time for us to no longer have as our head of state a white ruler who is thousands of miles away who does not know our country. do you think that will help india into commonwealth countries in a way that perhaps some members were starting to think of something else? the members were starting to think of something else?— members were starting to think of something else? the most important thin to something else? the most important thing to remember— something else? the most important thing to remember is _ something else? the most important thing to remember is that _ something else? the most important thing to remember is that the - something else? the most important thing to remember is that the new i thing to remember is that the new commonwealth which her majesty the queen— commonwealth which her majesty

the commonwealth was very important to the queen. it remains a great pleasure and honor to serve you as head of the commonwealth and to observe with pride and satisfaction. this is a flourishing network. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations carry queen with the symbolic hands of the commonwealth. but many wonder whether her son will be able to follow in her footsteps as leader. that's because some of the 15 commonwealth realms, mostly former colonies, where charles is officially king no longer want the monarchy. nor is britain is explicit leadership role in the commonwealth set in stone. the new king had already prepared for their se, observe as such as david howell along serving commonwealth. thanks. but king charles, he's very well versed in all this. he's been following. it's a years he knows most of the country, the love, but certainly the countries of the commonwealth. he understands as various you know, other politicians understand that we do need to

she was head of the commonwealth. all of those other countries of the european union, united states, canada, or australia, or all those leaders in many leaders from africa and elsewhere will be coming, i think, to london or but the timing, if it's 10 days from now, puts it squarely at the start of the un general assembly, when all of those people are supposed to be in new york. so that's one thing that's being discussed behind the scenes here at un headquarters. a place that the queen visited twice during her reign. 50 years apart, 2 visits at one very early in her rain and, and one on one and more recently. and james, he mentioned from wealth leaders in the role of the queen as head of the commonwealth. clearly a challenging one. but one that she carried up with typical dignity and sense of duty. so yes, you've got to remember that when she started this job, it was just after world war 2 and the britain had had what it called an empire, a very controversial and what britain did in its time as an imperial power, or so

at the recent commonwealth summit a few months ago. then prince charles spoke of the british colonial era of the suffering it caused so many people. an apology, however, did not pass his lips. if he is to succeed, his mother charles the 3rd must pave a new path for the royal house. the one most adept to change is the one that survives europe's looming energy crisis brought tens of thousands to the streets in the czech republic, people are calling on the government to tame soaring energy prices. well, the country gets almost all of its gas from russia and alternatives are lacking with winter looming. many are worried about the cost of heating their homes. and for some business owners, cutting back on energy consumption is simply not an option. the town of harrow hall is home to one of europe's oldest glass works companies. the furnace is used to melt glass require massive amounts of energy, putting the company in a fragile situation. within the idyllic mountain range, known as giant mountains, lies jorge. a town popular with winter spor

and calling it commonwealth.ond that, is the commonwealth still something that king charles will take on? it seems that it was very much his mother's project. >> in some respects, yes. she was the monarch that saw the shrinking of british territories. when she became queen she was the queen of 70 plus countries. it remains the second largest international organization in the world. it has the ability to do a lot more. we saw prince charles take a more active role. there is scope for britain's role in the world to be increased. in recent memory the queen was on postage stamps in qatar, the uae. i think the commonwealth missed a step in ensuring the areas that britain had influence is not extended further. the monarchy is able to retain britain's relationship and expand upon it elsewhere. the queen oversaw the period of a special relationship with the u.s. and in recent years the relationship with morocco has undergone a renaissance. they have had a relationship for 800 years and the depth is because of this inter-

, the commonwealth made for $56.00 nations. and many believe that the glue that held the commonwealth together was in many ways. queen elizabeth and so there are some question marks or how in those 56 countries, things will be seen in a commonwealth post. queen elizabeth a lot of questions, but today is about paying tribute to the queen as we can see on the live pictures. lots of people are lining up there on the streets of aberdeen in scotland, where the cortez is expected to travel through in just a few minutes. are people waving flags are the cortege, as you've heard earlier, left by mole castle or 90 m g m. t is going to travel through a number of towns and cities across continent. before arriving in edinburgh, a journey that spo slash about 6 hours are to allow people to pay their respects to the queen allan fisher is in the scottish capital forest, edinburgh. he joins us live a long journey allan through scotland to allow people to pay their respects to the queen. tell us about the preparations where you are and what's go

the biggest country in the commonwealth. the indian prime minister, the random modi, match the queen, and this is the 2nd, remembered as a stalwart of her times. the dutch king william alexander. we remember queen of this is the 2nd with the respect and great affection steadfast and why she dedication a long life to serving the british people. was we mentioned that queen elizabeth the 2nd was head of the commonwealth of nations. it was a richer nickel. the british commonwealth and began to take shape in the 1930 s. when some of the colonies in the vast british empire began to great and great or tanami, queen elizabeth became head of the commonwealth when she took the throne. a 3rd of her overseas visits have been to it's nations. it's a voluntary association of $56.00 independent countries. they work together to promote a number of common goals such as democracy, human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. through the decal nation of the british empire, between 957970 over 20. former crown colonies joined the organis

now it's a member of the commonwealth. but as catherine saw a report, some kenyans feel, the commonwealth itself is coming to the end of an era. it's now an elaborate tree housing, the wildlife reach of the dares, forest in central kenya, back in 1952. when queen elizabeth 1st visited as a princess, this is how it looked. the only thing that has been constant is of what a hole that attracts wild animals every evening, and what brings in thousands of tourists every year. the story of tree tops lodge has been told entry, told princess elizabeth was here when her father died, and she became queen, but great in bogus shows me exactly where the original tree house stood before it burned down. bobo was a porter and was selected to help carry the princess luggage to the room. it was a time of colonial oppression, while food, some weight to be put in or teach canyons better. well, they would beat us out the, to colorado. he had to be fond as here, behind those over i have strong but would only allow us to own utmost to 15. good. o

it's a sentiment that's also shared in some commonwealth nations. king charles is head of state in 15 of the 56 member states, most of which are former british colonies. while the commonwealth was a great source of pride for the queen, but cannot survive without her seniors from bygone days, the queen meeting had sustained some government of the british commonwealth that when the consul 2018 by her side is form apparent. prince charles, now, king charles the commonwealth was very important to the queen. it remains a great pleasure and honor to serve you as head of the commonwealth and to observe with pride and satisfaction. this is a flourishing network. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations carry queen with the symbolic hands of the commonwealth. but many wonder whether her son will be able to follow in her footsteps as leader because some of the 15 commonwealth realms, mostly former colonies, where charles is officially king no longer want the monarchy. nor is britain is

, would be the new leader of the commonwealth. does that agreement extend and how rocksolid is it? now that has been put into reality with the death of queen elizabeth ii? >> thank you for this invitation to speak. first of all, king charles is a ceremonial head of the commonwealth, the political head is of course the secretary general. the king certainly takes on this role for which he had a long apprenticeship and has represented his mother at innumerable commonwealth occasions. in june of this year he made a memorable speech but the commonwealth is facing a turbulent time in terms of visibility, communication and perceived relevance. the king, though, it is not hereditary, it was the heads of government that endorsed the queen's sincere wish, but i think there will be increasing questioning about what comes afterwards. i remain certain that the current prince of wales will take over a ceremonial head. anna: can i ask you, you said there was work to be done for the commonwealth in terms of its purpose. what about contemporary re

palace as well as commonwealth high commissioners. king charles has been officially proclaimed head of state and both australia and new zealand at ceremonies in the nation's capital today. in australia the proclamation was marked by a 21 gun salute. the governor general, the british monarch's representative in australia, spoke outside parliament house in camera. meanwhile in new zealand, there have been 2:21 gun salutes to acknowledge the proclamation of king charles the third. the salutes took place in burlington and ireland. the prime minister talked about the loss felt by the loss of queen elizabeth but also the welcoming of not the new era. >> for 70 years queen elizabeth serve the people of atlanta knew zealand with unwavering duty. she's the only monarch we have known. and so upon her death we enter a time of change, one field with sadness for her passing but also gratitude for the life she led and the example she set. king charles, his affection for his affection for new zealand. this relationship is deeply valued by our people

the 2nd was the head of the commonwealth of nations. it was originally called the british commonwealth and began to take shape in the 19 thirty's when some of the colonies in the vast british empire began to gain greater autonomy. queen elizabeth became head of the commonwealth when she took the throne. a 3rd of her overseas visits have been to commonwealth nations. it's a voluntary association of $56.00 independent countries. they work together to promote a number of common goals such as democracy, human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. through the decomposition of the british empire between 1957 in 1970 over 20, former crown colonies joined the organisation as they gained, their independence is allowed republics and countries with their own monarchies to remain part of the commonwealth without compromising their sovereignty. they are 2500000000 people in the commonwealth as nearly one 3rd of the world's population. or lexical is in 2 candidates, prime minister just intruders reaction to the queen seth. as her 12 canadian

and so were commonwealth of 16 states under the british crown became 15 and it will commonwealth country. however, there is support from the younger generation, the keeping charles as the nominal king, the polling as showed that my generations actually the most monica's generation. but most republican generation in australia is actually the baby boom. i'm so and i know plenty of people on the left who aren't necessarily monica spirit. they support the system we have because they don't say a better alternative. but can channels become a symbol of a new reformed commonwealth? the leadership role of great britain is historical, but no longer contemporary says commonwealth expert howell. life has changed on the diplomats have to face this and they have to get away as of to does the public from this sort of vision of a hub and spoke when i haven't spoken him or when it works with it in a partnership. it's commonwealth cement, a few months ago. then prince charles spoke of the british colonial era of the suffering it caused so many people. an apology, however, did not pass his lips. if he is t

that, obviously, tarnished the commonwealth. shootings very close ponce with the commonwealth.l family have really tried to moved with the times, of course, william and kate had that trip to jamaica, as we were hearing, not entirely successful. jamaica and barbados both talked about giving up the queen is their head of state. we heard yesterday from antigua that they keep having a referendum on whether to keep the uk monarch as their head of state, and or to go independent. and he said it's not a hostile gesture, it's just living with the times. and of course, the commonwealth leaders will be out in force at the queens funeral next one day, no doubt. and the big challenges, that's one of the big challenges for king charles, how he forges that relationship with the commonwealth, going forward. >> yeah, head of states, as we recall, i think this was back in 2018, and then prince charles, now king charles, by his mother's side. as you are saying, william and kate, i think they went to barbados. and it wasn't an entirely successful trip. but we have seen charles hosting dignitaries

one is, what is the commonwealth and who is part of the commonwealth.h empire that joined the commonwealth. >> that asked to join. >> then there are others, a handful of them, i think about 14, including canada, australia, new zealand, and a few other in the caribbean, for instance, which still have the queen, the monarch as their sovereign. these are the countries that have talked about whether they will stay or not, seek to be independent, republics, that have elected heads of state, other than a sovereign. nonetheless, all of those who have said they want to do that, also want to stay in the commonwealth. so it's actually slightly, you know, slightly more complex than perhaps was being spoken about at the beginning. because it's more of a cultural, political, democratic attempt to push democracy and peace. >> you see, richard, we talk about 56 countries and a third of the world's population, maybe half of the world's population is going to watch some or part of this, of what this display is. for those who think the royal familiar is what they see in

the infrastructure replicate aid cross the commonwealth. >> a lot of the benefits the commonwealth, they've systems such as legal systems, education systems, political systems. when the smaller countries get into troubles, they can be helped by the bigger countries with the financial backing that they have. >> it's clear to see that the uk will remain a monarchy, at least for the foreseeable future. i definitely don't think the united kingdom is as strong a monarchy as it was when queen elizabeth ascended to the throne. i think there are more and more questions. and we've seen that already emerging. >> up next, dj khaled, the hit maker who just keeps on winning. ♪ all i do is win, win, win, win, no matter, got money on my mind ♪ the breakthrough power of touch-activated scent technology. that lasts, even hours later! that's because febreze touch stores scent in your fabrics so you get bursts of freshness with every touch. your whole world will come alive. welcome home to fresh with febreze touch. la, la, la, la, la do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervi

what about the, the broader commonwealth mark some, some commonwealth countries as you know, like jamaica, for example, in the process of becoming or it's how big do you think that timeline will now change? now that there's a new cane? does the queen's death leave the commonwealth of nations in disarray? well, i think it certainly it presents some real challenges for britain itself because i mean, i've had such an unstable period with so many prime ministers and breaks in circle . and now the great sort of load star the, the anchor of britain and so has gone. and i think that has implications for the dominions about and put it like that. so in australia will be fascinating to watch whether there is a change in the, in the atmosphere around this. and i would expect that the republican question would come up, but i think the need to be a little bit care for when i die. i mean, i would be include myself among them, but i think republicans will need to be careful about how quickly they move on to that ties and advocating that change. thank you so much for talking to our smart kenny. joining u

remember the commonwealth really? an attempt to move the united kingdom and its former colonial countries from an imperial bay to upon based on democracy human rights. and i think the queen was essentially a given that role quite suddenly with the deaf untimely death of her father. and what she promised to do in a very early se, should say, look, i will dedicate my life to the server of the commonwealth and my own country on the basis of beauty, respect, realty. and i think that's what she does. she's probably so far to achieve the course in canada, canada, for example, she was the most in the country. she had a 22 time. so they were pushing no part of the call role that she did not visit and try to get that bon strengthen. right. so we're going to be interesting to see whether her successor, charles declared, will continue that, or whether or not the effect the, the commonwealth that the bond in some commonwealth countries wasn't as strong as in canada from countries like jamaica are in the process today of becoming

the biggest country in the commonwealth. the indian prime minister and the random modi match the queen of this is the 2nd, remembered as a stalwart of her times. the dutch king william alexander. we remember queena. this is the 2nd with the respect and great affection steadfast and why she dedication a long life to serving the british people. now that queen elizabeth the 2nd has died. her son charles has automatically become king. he is both the oldest and longest serving air parent in british history. let's take a look at what happens next. the day after the queen stair fee, accession council will meet at saint james's palace to proclaim king charleston new sovereign. a proclamation ceremony will take place and charles will swear loyalty to parliament and the church of england. his ceremonial coronation can take place at any time within a year of his accession. in 5 days a procession will be held, carrying the queen's coffin from buckingham palace, westminster hall, where the houses of parliament within the house of parliam

and she'd nurture the, the new commonwealth, the commonwealth, where the majority essence when the developing. oh yeah. and i'm, i'm, i'm so sorry to have to, to interrupt you from where we're, we're so short of time i'm, i'm gonna have to bring our interview to it to a closed out. it's a shame i wish i could have taught you for a lot longer, but for the moment many thanks. indeed, philip murphy, they're the author of the empire's new clothes, the myth of the commonwealth professor coldwell history at the university of london . i will leave you those pictures, seller's life pictures from buckingham palace in london. that's it for this news hour. uh but i'll be back with more of the raise news for you in just a few moments. ah, extraordinary men and women who are breaking the mold from the taxi drivers investing everything they have in to their mini bus, only to face extreme danger on the suitors rough his tracks to the jokey, turned paramedics saving lives, transporting the sick and elderly for medical health policy to whisking it all on al jazeera, which side is winning payoff or control why

a 3rd of her overseas visits have been to commonwealth nations. it's a voluntary association of $56.00 independent countries. they work together to promote a number of common goals such as democracy, human rights, good governance, and the role of law. through the declination of the british empire, between 19571970 over 20, former crown colonies joined the organisation as they gained their independence. it's law republics and countries with their own monarchies to remain part of the commonwealth without compromising their sovereignty. they are 2500000000 people in the commonwealth that is nearly one 3rd of the world's population. while leaders of some of those countries have reacted to the queen steph. as her 12 canadian prime minister, i'm having trouble believing that my last sit down with her was my last i will so miss those chats. she was thoughtful, wise, curious, helpful. funny. and so much more with the passing of queen elizabeth, the 2nd and historic rain and a long life devoted to duty, family, pike, and service has come to an end. this is

the commonwealth, so i am sure that the commonwealth, so i am sure that the commonwealth will continue how they feel about the royal family and the queen because it is a vestige of empire, of subjugation in some places. i wonder why that affection, given what has happened over the last 24 hours, is so strong amongst so many of those countries. you hours, is so strong amongst so many of those countries.— of those countries. you have seen some commonwealth _ of those countries. you have seen some commonwealth countries i some commonwealth countries reevaluating their relationship to the commonwealth, and their relationship to the royal family, so we can't forget that that is part of the picture. we can't forget that that is part of the picture-— we can't forget that that is part of the picture.- but- we can't forget that that is part of the picture.- but i - we can't forget that that is part of the picture.- but i think. the picture. indeed. but i think that the queen _ the picture. indeed. but i think that the queen just _ the picture. indeed. but i think that the queen just rose - the

the biggest country in the commonwealth. the indian prime minister, the random modi, match the queen of this is the 2nd, remembered as a stalwart of her times. the dutch king william alexander. we remember queena, this is the 2nd with the respect and great affection steadfast and why she did it occasion a long life to serving the british people. he annoyed as a writer and photographer, and the author of the queen 70 chapters in the life of elizabeth the 2nd he joined us now from oxford. thank you very much indeed for being with us. and we've heard some of the warm trudy, sir, that people have been playing for all over the world and well leaders and, and, and ordinary people. i know that you've photographed the whole family of these years to tell us a bit about your recollections of, of the queen and what she was like. i think the queen was consistent wherever you saw her, and i saw her in brochure and in the czech republic as well as all over this country. and she was a reassuring presence and all was the same. it was immacu

the mirrors are very early commonwealth leaders. the queen was able to lift the dark cloud of colonial attitudes and showing the commonwealth became a multi racial multinational association. it was perhaps her biggest achievement, and she was passionate about the commonwealth throughout her reign. back home, it might even look like a normal life, a love of dogs, and a passion for horse racing. ha, ha, ha, ha majesty. the queen. she was herself a horsewoman, and she loved the outdoors as a mother though, there were challenges. like all the best families we have our share of eccentricities of impetuous and way where the youngsters, ah, and of family disagreements. yeah, to the throne shows. her eldest son had become prince of wales in 1969. at the age of 32, he married diana spencer. she had just turned 20 and was a stranger to royal life. it was an unhappy marriage ending in divorce. then in 1997 princess diana was killed in a paris car crash. initially, the queen didn't publicly show grief she was staying in scotland. walter's straw

the idea of the commonwealth, you know, and just post bricks. it the idea that britain could invest more in the commonwealth or something on the table for a long time, leading up to the referendum leading up to bricks. it. and we never really, boris never really got around to, you know, putting his ideas and his thoughts into that area. it may well be the trust has an opportunity now to, to work with prince charles to actually try and create some new inertia. a new, a new energy within the commonwealth, but i have to say to look, it doesn't look very positive. the thing is we have to be more realistic, but between hell to come together and i don't think prince charles if he's going to call himself prince shows, will do the same. many thanks for talking to us today. we've been speaking to martin j award winning journalist, and on a pundit, thank you. moving on at her case leader were dead tired, early one se the cranium grain is not being shipped to developing countries and was initially promised. but instead of going to the more wealthy and pros

i, i see the commonwealth as you know, i mean, today the commonwealth, the actual original term can be used today for a different manifestation. and really, i mean, so many of these countries and somebody mentioned earlier, they have issues with the fact that they feel that england has in britain as in the past, taken their well taken their resources and so on and pulled it out and called it, well. well, today we can actually turn that around to everybody because there's a lot of negotiating that has already started and needs to go on in terms of not, not just reparations, but making good on some of the things that have happened in the past that have been negative to want to want some of these countries. and i think it could be a good thing to have that dialogue in that body of people together coming together so that it can be something that actually profitable for both sides. for all impulse. not just one, not just one player. no, not at all from a wow. older i guess joyce a good in lloyd and reside boba's. you and i want to thank you to for watching. you can see the program again any

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she fully endorse that. 3 creation of the commonwealth because very strongly about the commonwealth, the britain should not be am off that anymore. it should be a nation among amongst the countries that had been part of a live trust also said that they can then she with the stability that we needed. well, the company huge changes over the last 70 years joined and left european union. 3 3 it's positioning the wells where it was diminished, it fell from being, i'm offset to be one nation among many. and that was something that the queen or the store as well. it was an inevitable that the, that has to be done with sensitivity and respect. and also just trust that there's a queen with the rights and nothing to the including people who come down to stay on the line. i just want to play our view as sound bite from the case me, a prime minister less trust who let's not forget only met the queen the balmoral yesterday. this is what she had to say about the queen's memory and a speech she made earlier outside number 10, downing street. and we are all devastated by the news that we have just h

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so there are questions about where the commonwealth goes. now, what the commonwealth is for now. those i think, will be asked as the section general of the commonwealth meeks with king charles was telling you that patricia, scotland, paradise scotland, who had come welcome to pull the british government minister. she's actually also a lawyer, patricia scott in q c. she was known as, until recently, that's a title key c. that means you're a senior lawyer exists in the english legal system that exists in quite a few commonwealth countries as well. it means queens council, well actually she and only others that had that title. queens council and now she's now patricia scotland, casey kings council. an example of the very little changes that happen and have happened as a result of, of the change of book. lots of things that people in this country going to have to get used to in the coming days. james crowds once again around buckingham palace, the in london, we were talking. we've talked throughout the day and i was here about this, this huge operation that's on the way there in scot

and i think the commonwealth is charles' biggest question as we move forward into the future, commonwealthill fragment and change. for charles, his key john is overseeing that in his monarchy. >> he said this is the future. talk more about that. >> charles' future, i think the commonwealth i think that countries like barbados, left, no longer have the head of state last year, other countries talked about this, jamaica, australia, ante gau belize will no longer have the monarchy at the head. it was the guiding light for the queen. that was post empire, many young people, many in the commonwealth, they do people that parts of the commonwealth were founded in the oppression, exploitation of empire and other countries in britain they wish to alie to. overseeing that change will be charles' most significant job as monarch. >> what do you think the overall sentiment is? and it could be both, right? is it optimism or is it uncertainty among the people? >> i think in the uk, the monarchy is still incredibly strong. overriding sadness about the queen. that will take a very long time to get used to

there are 56 independent issuance in the commonwealth. they form a large proportion of the world's population, two and a half billion people are in the commonwealth. at the call of the commonwealth, the or are those stations who still regard the monarch as their head of state. 14 nations, as well as britain. prince charles will be meeting high commissioners from those nations as well as meeting the secretary general -- dwindling over the years. the queen began with 32 nations. 17 left that number during her reign. numbers of countries are beginning to move away as they have been over years. barbados is already come an independent republic, jamaica is in the process of doing so. the prime minister of antigua and barbuda, in the wake of the queens that has said it will be -- in his state over the next three years -- in her lifetime -- here will be no repeat of the referendum, from 1999. rejecting the idea of us really becoming a republic. that is the direction of travel. for now. prince charles does have this number of nations whose high co

of nations to get the, she was the invisible glue that kelp the commonwealth together. we are very, very thankful for that. >> and have you met her? >> i have. i have the privilege, we share two passions, the commonwealth and horse racing, not necessarily in that order. we have celebrated him as a champion, her majesty's passion for horse racing, everyone knew how great that was. >> so how was she to deal with? how did you find her? >> there was a resilience, a dignity but also i would say a quiet faith that will have a lasting impact on me and all those who had the privilege of meeting her. >> what about king charles, you've also come into contact with him, haven't you? >> we have we worked on a project together and i was pleased that we were able to collaborate, but also barbados took an active role in ensuring the stability of the commonwealth by supporting his succession as the head of the commonwealth, i think given the time he has had to prepare for this role, given his experience in the commonwealth, he is going to make an outstanding held. he has spoken to much

and with that, with the commonwealth, i made a jamie for us in daily. thank you very much. reactions to the queen's passing have been pouring in from around the region, singapore, lida lease and long described. elizabeth, the 2nd is the very heart and soul of the u. k. taiwanese president, sy, in when said her country remembers and celebrates her life of leadership and service, which set an example for people around the world. and japan's prime minister of whom yoke is shita also paid tribute to the queen for strengthening ties between his country and the u. k. equal me? no, he not as this is a huge loss, did it not only for the british people, it will also for the international community. great colors for you know, japan will be with the people of britain in overcoming this deep sorrow. but when you leave us, china has also offer condolences, but the queen's passing is more acutely felt in hong kong. the british ruled the territory for over a 150 years before handing it back to the chinese. in 1997 people have been gathering outside the british consula

and that's the time when the commonwealth heads of government were meeting here in delhi. and that was also the time that she famously gave mother theresa an order of merit. and at that time in the right gandy. india's a female prime minister was there. and it was wonderful to see the speech of leaving seeing a recent alice of the 2 strong, competent and elegant ladies, obviously enjoying each other's company. and a final visit been to india was in 1997. and that was that india was marking 50 years of independence. and that's when the queen, for the 1st time, acknowledged the colonial history between the 2 countries. and didn't, she talked about difficult episodes of colonial history and mentioned specifically a famous massacre and jelly a while back. so obviously she had acknowledged that and that meant a lot of people here in india and breathe if you have any personal memories of the quick well actually i had to, you know, when i was of a little girl, i was obviously quite kind of mesmerized, but the whole royalty thing. so i wrote a letter to the queen asking about her

it was now a commonwealth member, but a republic in 1975. the australian prime minister golf whitland was sacked by the queen's representative. the governor general fueling colds for the country to become a republic. for now, at least it's one of 14 commonwealth rounds besides the u. k, which have the british monarch his head of state. last year, charles was actually present in barbados as president elect sondra mason declared the country of republic. many in jamaica was the same for their country, and su, revived when prince william and his wife kate visited the island this year. but the commonwealth secretary general says recent development suggest a bright future for the organization. members, apply and look around to joy. joining us on them is to members seem to get anything to do with the british emp, the cobbled wealth mel takes in 56 nations, but despite its sorry, some say it's greatly diminished. i don't see the will to draw a line under it. and i don't see who would really have the authority to do that. ah, i think the dangerous th

if you are a commonwealth country and you have a representative, another commonwealth country robin is called and i'm back to the they called a high commissioner, and they don't work out of embassy. they work out of a high commission. so those diplomatic representatives from those 14 countries, they are all meeting king charles today to we now have a tape james for the state funeral. it will be as we or thought, september 19th a week. tomorrow, a huge event. it's going to be with the leaders from around the world attending yes, of course we need to see who, who, who, who accepts her invitation and comes here. but we do expect it will be very, very big gathering. because i think there's no doubt that all of the u. k. european neighbors, all the countries, other european countries will be here. all of the commonwealth will be sending that leaders unless they have some pressing reason why they can't be here. and then i'm sure they'll be sending their foreign ministers. so all of those are present. the other big guest of course, will be president joe biden. what representation will come fr

the commonwealth. in many ways it was her projected it the colonization and hands to formation of the commonwealth happened during her period is queen and she was deeply and personally devoted to making sure it worked. and she was sort of in that sense above history about politics on it and that's a hard row for a son to fill. but on one hand, he has got a lot of assets, personally going his way, the kind of things he's concerned about climate development culture ah, issues which are very much the bonds that hold the commonwealth together. so i think he's got the right c, v, as a new king, actually the commonwealth. his challenge is that, of course, while you can be a republican still in the commonwealth, there is clear trend, a number of parts of the world towards loosening the ties just because it is a history that countries feel they're growing out of. and there's more talk of republican i had the stage in countries is why departments trailer, at one end of the world in the caribbean, or where barba

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