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

it's set to swear in its first president as it loses queen elizabeth as head of state.of the new coronavirus variant are discovered around the world. the trial of ghislaine maxwell has begun in new york with the prosecution saying the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein "preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them, and served them up to be sexually abused." maxwell, who's 59, faces 8 charges of sex trafficking and other offences. she has pleaded not guilty and her defence says she's being made a scapegoat for epstein�*s crimes. he took his own life while injail in 2019. from new york, nada tawfik reports. over the next few weeks, what plays out in this courthouse will be a crucial chapter in the twisted saga ofjeffrey epstein�*s sex trafficking ring and ghislane maxwell's alleged role in it. as her highly awaited trial began, the world's eyes were trained on what the evidence presented here would reveal. and so, too, were epstein�*s accusers. some arrived to show solidarity with the alleged victims. in opening statements, the government sa

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

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 farewell president of sorts, the prime minister awarded prince charles the countries middle of freedom and then announced another surprise, the nations 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. our latin america editor in the same humans joining us live now a from bridge turn. a best may not change many things in practical sense. just as you were saying that alysia but clearly a very symbolic moment for the people above it. us work has been explai

becoming the world's newest republic — barbados prepares to swear in its first president as it loses queen elizabethf 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 south

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>>> and breaking overnight, the island of barbados making it official by replacing britain's queen elizabeth as its head of state. abc's kristine sloan with the details. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: overnight, prince charles in barbados to mark the island's break from great britain. ties which date back to the 1600s. >> as your constitutional status changes, it was important to me that i should join you to reaffirm those things which do not change. for example that the close and trusted partnership. >> reporter: the caribbean nation removing queen elizabeth as its head of state to become a republic. the prince commemorating this historic moment but also apologizing for the island's painful past. >> from the darkest days of our past and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains our history, the people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude. >> reporter: singer rihanna also honored. she was born and raised in barbados. >> have ambassador robyn rihanna fenty shall have conferred upon her. may you continue to shine upon her. >> reporter: critics say the royal family shou

queen elizabeth skipped today's annual remembrance day ceremony, honoring britain's war dead. statement from buckingham palace this morning said the queen is suffering a back sprain, was disappointed, and declined to attend with great regret. the palace careful to say the sprain is new and unrelated to a string of sick days that have raised concerns about the 95-year-old queen's health over the last month. she spent a night in the hospital after staying home from an important trip to northern ireland. on october 26th buckingham palace announced the queen would not attend the cop 26 climate change conference in glasgow, scotland. >> people always fear the worst. she is 95 years old. in this instance it seems to be a back related issue more than anything more sinister. >> she still released a video message urnling world leaders to take action on the environment. >> none of us live forever. 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 rest from royal duties the queen was seen driving herse

queen elizabeth has been replaced as the head of state by the bob ady. and president sandra mason has just been sworn the world health organization is warning the newest cove in 19 variant poses a very high risk of judge in infections. omicron was 1st detected in southern africa and trial of british social. and elaine maxwell has begun the new york, the 59 year old was accused of enabling the crimes of convicted pay to fall jeffrey epstein. she denies the charges iran says it's up to mistake after the 1st day of talks in vienna aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal. representatives from russia, china, germany, france on the u. k. met with iranian officials. the u. s. is also that, but only holding talks indirectly to her on one the sanctions lifted in return for limits on its nuclear program. but of that amount sheet i think it's a great achievement. the, all of the amendment, countries of the people plus one have accepted the islamic republic rightful demand and agreed that the issue concern the legal sanction of the united states against people must

queen elizabeth is still their head of state. it's weird, but, i mean, do yourself a favor. goog it will phrase queen of canada. up pops liz. hi. hey, there's a queen of canada. you forget these things. what barbados is doing tonight is something australia held a referendum on in 1999, but that referendum lost, so queen elizabeth is their head of state as well. if you google queen of australia, once again, there she is, queen elizabeth, queen of australia. but tiny barbados, population 285,000, tonight they'll make their break of as of midnight there will be no queen of barbados, neither elizabeth nor anybody else. shake is hard. 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 monarchy. what's on your to-do list? tonight we've got a lot of news that we are watching in addition to that midnight ceremony coming up in 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 unl

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

here's lama hasan from london. >> reporter: tonight, new concerns about queen elizabeth's health after buckingham palace announced she had sprained her back. it was the queen's firm intention to join other members of the royal family on the balcony, leading the nation in honoring those who lost their lives in wars. but just hours before this solemn event, the palace releasing this statement saying, "the queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph. her majesty is disappointed that she will miss the service." remembrance sunday service, one of the most important events on the calendar for the 95-year-old monarch, who is head of the armed forces and also served as a mechanic and driver in world war ii. >> this is very significant. it's the first time that the queen has ever missed the cenotaph because of ill health. >> reporter: last month, the queen was advised by her doctors to rest after spending a night in the hospital for preliminary inquiries. cancelling all her off

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

sandra mason has been sworn in its presidents replacing queen elizabeth. i've had a fate, a quart me, and mar has delayed the verdicts in the trial of our leader on santucci until next week. she's accused different statements and violating cove in 1900 restrictions, so she has been detained since the military of power in february. us president joe biden says the new covered $900.00 variance is a cause for concern, but not panic. and he ruled out imposing locked downs and promised a new plan to come back. the pandemic francais iran must engage constructively in discussions to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal. representatives from russia, china, germany, france, and the u. k. met iranian officials in vienna on monday. the u. s. is also attending but only holding talks and directly to her on one sanctions to be lifted in return for limits on its nuclear program. but i've got some of it. i think it's a great achievement. the, all of the amendment countries of the people plus one have accepted the islamic republic right for demand and agreed that the issue concern

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.

laura: queen elizabeth recorded that message at windsor castle last week.lleague is covering this massive conference enjoys since -- joins us now from bloomberg -- from glasgow. what was the reaction from officials when india's prime minister said the rich wld needed to give $1 trillion to the developing world to reach ambitious climate goals? >> india is crucially important, one of the top five emitters in the world. it has 1.2 billion people and 17% of wld emissions. what narendra modi says is vitally important. it depends on whether you are a half glass full or empty person. a lot of people focus on the headline figure that they will balance emissions in 2070, but realistically it is a world away. the real focus, if we are going to balance temperatures, has to be 2030. on that score, narendra modi has made a significant pledge. they enhanced their evious target to 50% renewables. all electricity proved -- produced in india will come from renewables, 50% of them, by 2030. it is a pledge that will need backing by significant finance, but boris johnson will

as of the stroke of midnight tonight, queen elizabeth will no longer be, among her other titles, the 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 year

andrew slorance was being treated for cancer at glasgow's queen elizabeth university hospital last novemberas another life—threatening infection that was never revealed to the family. this is from our scotland editor, sarah smith. andrew slorance was in charge of scotland's covid response when he was admitted to hospital for cancer treatment a year ago. the father of five died nearly six weeks later after testing positive for coronavirus. it was only after requesting his medical record that his wife discovered he was also being treated for a potentially life—threatening infection caused by a fungus called aspergillus. i saw the aspergillus _ a fungus called aspergillus. i saw the aspergillus and _ a fungus called aspergillus. i saw the aspergillus and i _ a fungus called aspergillus. i "— the aspergillus and i wondered what it was. she the aspergillus and i wondered what it was. ,, , , it was. she believes the full details of — it was. she believes the full details of his _ it was. she believes the full details of his illness - it was. she believes the full details of his illness were i det

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

for example, the close and trusted partnership. >> reporter: the caribbean nation removing queen elizabethhead of state, to become a republic. the prince commemorating this historic moment and also apologizing for the island's painful past. >> from the darkest days of our past, and the appalling atrocity of slavery, that forever stains our history, the people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude. >> singer rihanna also honored. she was born and raised in barbados. >> shall be conferred upon her the order of national hero of barbados. may you continue to shine like a diamond. >> reporter: the ceremony not without controversy. critics saying the royal family should have played no part in the commemoration. in the meantime, back in london, the royals facing a different public relations matter. the second installment of a bbc documentary, the princes and the press, aired overnight, delving into the reported rift between princes harry and william and their wives, including reports that duchess meghan markle has been nicknamed duchess difficult. >> harry's relationship w

but the public should get its first glimpse of queen elizabeth in a while. report from london next on "cnn newsroom." new asperc. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. one role of a lifetime...one sore throat. but she had enough. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in seconds, lasts for hours. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive to dairy. so anyone who says lactaid isn't real milk is also saying mabel here isn't a real cow. and she really hates that. >>> queen elizabeth ii is set to make her first public appearance in weeks very soon. the 95-year-old british monarch hasn't been seen after being advised by doctors to rest, after spending a night in the hospital last month, for what a spokesman describes as preliminary precautions. nina dos santos is in london. she joins us now. nearly two weeks since she spent the night in hospital.

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ceremony will be marking the moment the country severed its ties to the british monarchy, losing queen elizabethding on behalf of the queen. the english claimed barbados more than 400 years ago, and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. 0ur correspondent daniela relph is in the capital bridgetown, and we can talk to her now. what is happening at this moment? we are happening at this moment? - are heading now to the minute of transition, and over the past hour we have seen dignitaries arrived, including the prince of wales and a number of other special vips hearing bridgetown, and they are watching a short film about the history of barbados and how we have reached this moment today of this island nation becoming a republic. what we will see over the course of the next half an hour or so is that transition ceremony and it will be be in the front and centre position and he is already being given an official goodbye i suppose really with a march past, and he watched as the royal standard, the queen's flag of the royal family was lowered and taken off of the flagpole here and brid

queen elizabeth, aged 95, who recorded that message at windsor castle last week.eague christian fraser is covering the marathon climate conference and he joins us now from glasgow. you are there in the thick of it. what was the reaction from the officials, the world leaders, when india's prime minister said the rich world that needed to give a trillion dollars to the developing world so they can reach these ambitious climate goals? £31 they can reach these ambitious climate goals?— they can reach these ambitious climate goals? of course, india is crucially important, _ climate goals? of course, india is crucially important, one - climate goals? of course, india is crucially important, one of - climate goals? of course, india is crucially important, one of the . climate goals? of course, india is| crucially important, one of the top five emitters in the world. it has at 1.2 billion people and 70% of the world emissions come from india, so what narendra modi says is vitally important and it really depends whether you are a half glass full or half glass empty can a p

still to come on the programme: queen elizabeth misses the remembrance sunday ceremony at the cenotaphears. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. - the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one - of the queen's residences, has been consumed by firej for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused i millions of pounds worth of damage. | this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: borisjohnson says the glasgow climate deal sounds the death knell for coal power, but admits there's a lot more work to do. que

and queen elizabeth misses the remembrance sunday ceremony at the cenotaph, for the first time in 22. hello and welcome to bbc news. it's seven in the morning here in singapore, and 11 in the evening in london where 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

in 1966, but retained queen elizabeth assets, head of state monarch, has been replaced by the barbarian presidents sandra mason, who has been sworn in re now turn our vessels bow towards the new republic. redo this soul that we may seize the full substance of our sovereignty. for decades, we have had this course on the be about the transition of bobby at those store republic to day do bit and discourse have become action. breaking news now has been a blah sneer, the afghan capital. the explosion happened near a government school west, stiff kabul. they are, reports of injuries, but numbers are yet known. the world health organization is wanting. the newest coven 19 very imposes a very high risk of massage in infections. on the cross was fuss detected in southern africa last week. president joe biden says the u. s. won't need additional restrictions to contain the variant. this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. who have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists. and we're learning more every single day, if needed. my team is already workin

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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

. >>> and here in scotland tonight, with so much attention on queen elizabeth and her health, the queen making news just moments ago, in her own words. >>> and good evening tonight from glasgow. we are here as leaders from all over the world converge. president biden among them, for the u.n.'s global summit on climate change. close to 200 countries trying to forge a path forward, to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to slow the earth's and this number tonight, the world has warmed more in the last 29 years than in the past 110 years. president biden delivering a call to action, saying climate change poses an existential threat to human existence as we know it and telling leaders gathered here, let this be the moment when we answer history's call. the president making the case to world leaders that the u.s. will lead on this, after president trump pulled out of the paris climate accord several years back. as proof of biden's commitment, pointing to his domestic agenda back home. $555 billion to fight climate change, create jobs, clean energy, incentives for electric vehicles. but then bac

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with the british monarchy prince charles is arrived for a transition ceremony, which will see queen elizabeth removed as head of state albedo, gainful independence formed the u. k. in 1961, it will remain a member of the commonwealth griffith nations. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the headlines. japan is banning foreigners from entering the country after the discovery of the new omicron variance prime minister for mucus. she don't says other measures are also being considered. tony chang is following the developments from bangkok, borders and are close to foreign business people and foreign students, many of whom were celebrating after being allowed back into the country several weeks ago. far some japanese nationals will be able to return burg quarantine protocols are going to be introduced once again. so japan really stepping back very quickly there. that did cause a dip in the markets across asia this morning, although they appear now to have studied. in honduras, the left wing candidates seal mar, castro has claimed victory in sunday's presidential election. castro says that voters ha

now what that means is that they will, that the queen, queen elizabeth, will no longer be the head of governors here. and the reason is that this was once started as is laid colony, in fact, the largest slave colony in the caribbean. and most of the citizens of this country are actually to send of those lives. and that, i believe is what has prompted this decision and the early, i believe, the really the push that's been going on now for decades to finally are connected to the last vestiges. if you like on this 100 colonial passage, you need words. barbados, known as little england, is the most easterly caribbean island. it was a slave colony known for its vast sugar fields and gained independence only 55 years ago. that we barbados has been one of the cleans 16 realms countries where she is head of state. and there were demonstrations, but they were of enthusiasm and royalty. but for many, it was time to cut the umbilical cord with the monarchy by declaring barbados a republic. to wayne a bayesian as barbarians call themselves cells tiny, salty fruit that grows by the seaside, a spec

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queen elizabeth misses the annual remembrance day service in london for the first time in 22 years, after 95—year—old monarch is said to have sprained her back. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. three men have been arrested by counter—terror police as part of an investigation into an explosion at a hospital in liverpool in north—western england. one person died and another person was injured in the incident outside the liverpool women's hospitaljust before 11 o'clock this morning. on twitter, prime minister borisjohnson said... 0ur correspondent phil mccann is outside the liverpool women's hospital. i'm standing just in front of the entrance to the hospital where this happened. just slightly to the left out of our shot, a taxi drove up to the entrance just before 11am and at 10:59am, people in this part of liverpool heard an explosion. we spoke to a woman who is a patient here and said she was heading outside, she heard this really loud bang and the security team sealed the exits to stop people going out. the police later confirmed that that explosion occ

and that would mean cutting the ties with the monarchy, which as you know, queen elizabeth is still the head of state or, of this country. at least she will be until just a little under 4 hours from now and at midnight, she won't talk that the alley will not turn into a pumpkin but into a republic officially. now some people say that this was something that is going to modernize the country will bring it up to date with the 21st century that be not a constitutional monarchy makes no sense any more. others have mixed feelings. there are even emotional about the fact that they are going to lose their status as a constitutional monarchy, although this country will remain part of the british commonwealth. but as it were, they're still going to, they're still celebrating their having parties behind me. there is a steel pan, an orchestra, actually with beautiful barbados and music out to my right. they will soon be a ceremony with prince charles attending. so it is a very, very big day for this island nation. one that many say they've been waiting for for decades. barbados, known as little en

queen elizabeth has been seen in her first official engagement in nearly a month.h on saunday because of a bad back. but today the queen was seen standing and smiling as she greeted britain's chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter at windsor castle. and looking rather cheery. the queen's eldest son, prince charles, who is currently on a trip tojordan, was asked how his mother is feeling. this is what he had to say. she is all right, thank you very much. going to start in a minute to talk to the investor to the ukraine, to grant the build up of russian troops on ukraine's border. hello there. it wasn't a bad day today for many of us. a lot of dry weather around, a good spell of sunshine after that chilly start, it felt quite pleasant into the afternoon. but there was a lot more cloud across northern and western parts of the uk, particularly western scotland where it will say breezy or even windy with further outbreaks of rain. but for most, tonight it's going to be dry. and it's always drier the further south, closer to this area of high pressure. in the no

included madame of china, king george of greece, princess juliana and prime minister of canada, queen elizabeth, winston churchill was on this porch four different times. members of his cabinet administration, folks that carried hopkins, many times when they arrived here, they're in need of help or assistance and i think they were willing to sit in a place probably far removed from their comfort zone and i think it may have been quite refreshing for them to get away from everything happening below as well and seeing fdr for the man that he was rather than the fact that he was the president of the united states. probably the one most people are familiar with is the picnic that, the weekend that the king and queen of england arrived here in high park. the visit was very historic visit as it was the tiers time that a seated british monarch had been to the united states and that visit was capped off with a picnic at the porch, the hot dog picnic and when this place opened up to the public in 2001, the queen was still alive really had nothing to do with the hot dogs or cottages or building but she t