with winter hunter the queen victoria is in. france of in the house are you mom. for nineteen forty two she invited him to london long after that he travelled to london for two to three months every year to buckingham palace and more another and long where he gave her drawing classes and painted first and you know in the last he gave in and commanded. the end . of london twenty seventh dear father at present we are still in london hale and hearty thank god. i painted the portrait of the queen of england and that of her concert prince albert of saxony coburg i will probably return to london next april in order to paint several more portraits i have promised to do it is indeed very hard to live there only that one is also better paid one earns more. england he harris england after the revolution of forty eight first belgium and then england were important places of refuge for me i rejected the revolution with all my heart i was struck by buckingham palace with its countless flights of stairs and seemingly endless passageways. as a

it was significant to meet with the queen because other countries of europe looks to queen victoria. there was an interesting anecdote that prior to his visit, a united states manager and his counterpart in great britain were discussing how should the queen receive him, should he just considered a private citizen? one argued no, he should be treated as a head of state or his counterpart in great britain said no, he is a private citizen, that's how your country works. he is not an ex-ruler. pierpont says to lord derby, you treated napoleon this way, you should treat friends the same way, and derby says once an emperor, always an emperor, and pierpont says once a president are the united states, always a president of the united states. this is the first time that had happened. once victoria did that, the rest of the world that, looking at the way queen victoria treated him. steve: how do we know about that meeting? how was the queen? prof. semmes: they had a dinner, grant and his wife were there, in their youngest son, jesse, was there as well, but he was not invited to dinner with the

they only had a couple of dates, but strangely enough today she plays his ancestor queen victoria onies "victoria." now let's go back to london where keltie is having a spot of tea bombshell my british accent is horrible. she's honging out with a done fide british top star. >>> well, you know, kev, it's not every day you get to sit and have afternoon tea with rita ora and talk all things royal. ♪ oh, oh, i will never let you down ♪ >> i have prepared a proper english tea party for you. >> i'm so happy. >> look -- even the sugar has a little "e.t." on it. no big deal. >> oh, and it's real tea. >> oh, my god, only the best for you rita. now i know you met harry, but what's interesting, we did the timing. you met harry when he first started dating meghan. did he have a glow? >> he's always glowing in my eyes. >> see, what you may not know is rita has had the biggest crush on harry since, like, forever. >> harry any day of the week, don't you think? >> would you do prince hair arr? >> i have no shame in my game. >> she's like the cool, fun prince. >> i'm just happy the wedding is happeni

and daughter at the time this wasn't a popular choice for wedding dresses thanks to queen victoria it became a tradition. all the bridal gowns of the royal family are being kept at kensington palace. it's not the big expensive silver and gold dresses of those at the generations her wedding dress is a simple dress made out of an off white silk satin it is trimmed with lace and embellished with flowers. over the years displays of pomp and ceremony have become increasingly dazzling starting in the twentieth century westminster abbey is the wedding venue of choice for british royals. it was here and nineteen twenty three that elizabeth bowes lyon or the queen mum as she was better known meredith jupe of york the later king george the six. in one nine hundred forty seven her daughter elizabeth then still just a princess or a satin gown decorated with crystals on poles with a four metre long train the second world war was only just over and the future queen had to purchase the fabric using clothing ration coupons brides to be from all parts of the country donated hundreds of their own cloth

carried out when queen victoria lead two of her daughters down the aisle.nd what a splendid thing for any parent to do. >> it will be quite a scene if it is her mother walking her down the aisle. james longman joins us now from windsor castle tonight. and james, meghan markle not the only one there. her mother has already met today with some members of the royal family? >> reporter: that's right, david. do doria arrived yesterday, she met with camilla and charles, today, she met with prince william, catherine, george and charlotte. and tomorrow, she'll meet with the queen. david? >> james longman, we'll be seeing you just a few hours from now. and a reminder, tomorrow night, we'll be anchoring this broadcast live from london, and then robin roberts and i will lead the coverage saturday morning, beginning at 5:00 a.m. history in the making. i hope you'll get up with us, 5:00 a.m., set the dvrs and the coffee makers. >>> there's still much more ahead "world news tonight" this thursday, and how can you get more out of your amazon prime membership, hund to get

of course, when you look back, queen victoria, her husband was german, the heritage is great and thetravel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning south western trains are disrupted between dorking and epsom due to over—running engineering works. 0n the roads, slow on the a40, greenford flyover which has the usual build—up towards hanger lane. in camberwell, vassall road remains closed in both directions between camberwell new road and foxley road due to a police investigation. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, a lovely dry, bright and sunny start. the good news is the temperatures are going to rise accordingly. quite a warm day in store. in the east you might get a bit of mist and murk and low cloud first thing but it will burn back fairly quickly leading to blue sky and sunshine. pleasant afternoon. still a northerly breeze but temperatures still managing to reach 23. some evening sunshine and once the sun sets some clear spells, in fact you might see some cloud out towards the home counties making its way further

tomorrow t going to come out of the king henry viiido gate the road to the high street past queen victoria'statue. king henry viii gate -- ka y: ok, got it. christian: past queen viktor ai's statue. paid for by the people of statue in 1887. e's been stood here -- all the people that walked past her all these years. right. it's that way isn't it? katty: do you not even know e wher we're going? a policeman. let's ask him. excuse me. christian: the howl, sit d this way? >> yeah, that's it. katty: so he broug me all the way down here and we were meant to go that way. christian: clearly this is the guild hall. in 2005, prince charles and the duchess ofalmoral had their wedding here, but the queen didn't come. on the high street past -- the guild hall -- katty: can we get anic r cream? christian: this l theg walk. isn't it beautiful? katty: yes, very. christian: this will be full tomorrow. katty: so everyone is going to be camping occupants he. cheryl: christian: charles ii. katty: what night was that? fun fight fact wednesday. oh, my gosh. somebody wants to meet him. we walked the whole way aroun

queen victoria walked all of her daughters down the aisle, too. ♪ >> reporter: the first glimp of thel couple as they headed for rehearsal thursday in the back of the car, less than it's been a roller coaster couple of days for meghan after tabloid reports in recent days about her father, meghan released a statement thursday saying sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. i've always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space to focus on his health but her mother did touchdown yesterday meet ath in-laws, prince charles and camilla for some tea and prince william and kate and friday she meets the queen. but no matter meghan's disappointment about her father she added in her statement please know how much harry and i look forward to sharing our special day with you. and we well the world's media and tens of thousands of fans cannot wait to share in every little detail. >> there's something very special and unique. >> reporter: already crowds lining the streets to watch the rehearsal. the band, the choir and carriage empty today but on saturday will be carrying the

queen victoria was given a sprig of by. and she took that policy back. and from there on the spring. wedding the case ever since the first. daughter victoria and more recently from kate middleton choosing to have. after the ceremony harry and megan are to ride through windsor in a carriage specifically a nineteenth century ascot landau or if it rains in a scottish day coach. it will be pulled by the traditional windsor great horses because it's going to be a very busy day and very noisy why she was al safest most reliable horses so we tend to go for the old horses the old studies that have been around before and we know. hundreds of thousands of well wishers are expected along the roadside through the town of windsor the procession is to end back at the castle then comes the wedding banquet at st george's hall in windsor. the menu and wine list are still objects of speculation but it is known who will bake the wedding cake. claire pathak owner of the violet bakery in london like megan she hails from california. what's going to. so interesting about this

queen victoria walked all of her daughters down the aisle, too. ♪ >> reporter: the first glimpse of theas they headed for rehearsal thursday in the back of the car, less than 48 hours to go now. it's been a roller coaster couple of days for meghan after tabloid reports in recent days about her father, meghan released a statement thursday saying sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. i've always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space to focus on his health but her mother did touchdown yesterday meet ath in-laws, prince charles and camilla for some tea and prince william and kate and friday she meets the queen. but no matter meghan's disappointment about her father she added in her statement please know how much harry and i look forward to sharing our special day with you. and we well the world's media and tens of thousands of fans cannot wait to share in every little detail. >> there's something very special and unique. >> reporter: already crowds lining the streets to watch the rehearsal. the band, the choir and carriage empty today but on saturday will be c

past queen victoria's statue. hold on a second, king henry gate...oria's statue. quite complicated. paid for by the people of windsor in 1887. imagine that, she's been stood here, all the people that have walked past her all these years. it's amazing. right, come on, i'm going to take you on the route. it's that way is in it, i think they go that way? do you not even know where we are going? i have no idea. a policeman, let's ask them. excuse me. the guildhall, is it down this way? it's this way, sir. that's the guildhall. so he brought me all the way down here and we were meant to go that way? finally found it. clearly this is the guildhall. 0nly because you asked twice. the thing you need to know about the guildhall is that in 2005, prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, they had their wedding here. but the queen didn't come. the high street, past the guildhall. and then... can we get an ice cream? can we stop soon? i'm tired. this is the long walk. isn't it beautiful? yes, very. and it goes all the way up to the castle. this will be full tomo

you know, it is not like queen victoria bumming the almanac to find a spouse for one of her children.university, they go to parties, they have friends who know people and it gives them an opportunity to mix and mingle with others and then they find someone who shares their interest but may not be the daughter ofan interest but may not be the daughter of an earl. basically almost every royal house now as a commoner. yeah, and thank you forjoining us. you're welcome. it is true, there are more commoners, and we use that word advisedly but that is very much normal now. let's talk a bit about what harry is like. with me now is dominic reid, chief executive of the invictus games foundation. we are going to talk about that but what katty won't know is that there are what katty won't know is that there a re party what katty won't know is that there are party planners and event organisers and then there is you, the impresario of event planning. you have done the goldenjubilee, the boat race, you have done the invictus games. you know what it is like to put on an event like this. what will who

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too easy in a way, but what can you tell me about the trim on queen victoria's wedding dress?nce? it was a deep flounce. and where was the lace made? it was made in homerton in devon, arthur. that is right. iremember, yeah. well done, full marks. and now the round that the whole quiz has been building too. it is the commentary challenge. let's see what they're made of. "and here they come, the newly married couple. she takes one step, two steps. he has to be very, very careful here. and she's into the carriage and she's able to sit next to her new husband." "and they're off, and they're kicking the ball. the guys in blue have got it at the moment and it's going over there. now the guys in white have taken it over. this, of course, is the excitement you get in a game like this. 0h, somebody has picked it up. are they allowed to do that? i don't think they are. i think we're going to go. we've got a goal. somebody has won. it's very exciting. they have blown the whistle. i think the game is over. who has won? we don't know. thank you so much. can i have mine? certainly. here's t

promote scout not on stories and the places where battles were actually plot why not bring the queen victoria's crown to ethiopia who are displayed as not a little prince can afford to travel to the u.k. . so should loosen historical artifacts we may need directions museums or should they be repatriated to ethiopia joining us now to discuss this we have muslim stay she is a fulbright scholar and author of the novel beneath the lion's gaze she joins us from new york also in new york anderson on the former director of the dallas museum of art and a new caso on the line in the united kingdom we have no and he is an associate professor of law at kill university hello everybody it's great to have you here in the street so i want to start with our community because we put this question to them and this is what we asked do you think artifacts plundered by the british army hundred fifty years ago should be returned and this is pretty reminiscent of a lot of the comments we got stanley here says this isn't a question to debate i knew the answer is obvious however it may not be as obvious to this person

down the aisle as well this is twenty eighteen we can see a woman do that i think and indeed queen victoria she walked her daughters down the aisle. who died just to that point a little bit about meghan markle being an independent woman she has got a even greater platform now but you know the british royal family has been criticized in the past perhaps as being stuffy so in some ways to. it could be a difficult moment for her would you say in terms of having to potentially toe the line this is a feminist this is a person with. very successful career i mean she's already has to do a lot of that i mean she's she's dropped her acting career she said that she's not given it up that she's moving on to a new chapter in her life but you know she's bringing so much hollywood glamour now to the royal family is something that only exciting for so many people just at the wedding service for example you saw all the hollywood stars you had george clooney and his wife amal you had the beckons you know the no on the old alternative royal family in the u.k. they've been called the spice girls are meant to

this has been used in every royal bouquet since queen victoria got married and it symbolises good luck will wear? jane taylor has been making hats for royal occasions for a decade. it really does depend on your outfit, your face shape, your overall proportions. so this is a lovely 1950s—inspired piece. let me just adjust for you. oh, i love this, this is very elegant. i do love that on you. i love it! this you should really wearwith your hairup, it would just frame the face better. it's really easy to wear, the little band just sits underneath your hair. it makes you stand differently. it does, it lifts you at least an inch. a wedding should leave some element of surprise. the finer details will be unveiled on the big day and we don't have long to wait. colleen harris, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it is warming up. it is going to be nice tomorrow. the weather for the rest of the week is looking absolutely fine. a little bit nippy at night let's summarise the week. the main message is there will be a lot of dry weather. it does look like the temp

let loose, because then you get even distribution of salt. >> reporter: boom, coming for you, queen victoriae. maybe this is why i didn't get my invite to the royal wedding. so maybe i won't be at the royal wedding after all. >> better luck next time. >> reporter: that's okay. after some time in the oven i can have my own royal feast fit for a king right here at lily's, with some special guests. we have the beef wellington up here. it's ready. i did invite some friends to come. no pressure at all. >> stunning, beautiful, beautiful medium rare. >> reporter: what do you guys think? they both look really happy. but would they still be happy once we tasted it? would i? time to find out. >> shall we? >> reporter: we shall. here we go. it's really good. it's really good. i'd consider it a job done quite well. throw in a british cocktail or in my case, mocktail, throw in a bed of roses and add the most delicious meringue and it's a meal fit for a royal. i'll have it as long as they keep serving these meringues. >> cheers, darling. will brought us presents. look at this beautiful cake. >> this cake

this is a souvenir which was issued in victorian times showing the coronation of queen victoria.shown you, you could have a look at the view in this model. alongside it, not the real crown jewels, but these are the replica is used for rehearsals at great state occasions. at the end is the effigy of king charles ii. there area the effigy of king charles ii. there are a lot of these. these figures we re are a lot of these. these figures were created to stand above the graves of the royal family and of the people of nobility through the ages. they are dressed in the clothes from the period that charles ii would actually have worn when he went to the garter ceremony. at the end of the gallery you can see a remarkable portrait of her majesty the queen. she is standing on the spot where she was crowned. contemplating, perhaps in the artist's imagination, that day. there is a feeling here that the effort that has gone into this means the queen will be well pleased of an exhibition of a gallery that bears her name. time to have a look at the weather a bit ofa a bit of a disappointing sta

even though queen victoria, she walked two of her children down the aisle because she thought no one s better than the queen, it's really the convention that the man give the bride away, the father. we've seen this custom. and meghan was saying, she wants something completely different, walk herself halfway up the aisle and give herself to harry. and that will have people say, wh didn't i do that. let's change the customs and that part of the wedding ceremony will be over in the future. she is a trend setter and reflecting so much about our current thinking about women in the future. and what is significant is that harry is having a ring. most royal men don't wear rings. prince philip, prince charles. prince william doesn't wear a ring. but harry and meghan is going to wear a ring. >> we're expecting the first set of announcements within the hour. the rings will be part of that. where the rings come from, this is a nugget of royal gold. >> it's welsh gold. it began with the wedding of king george vi, the duke of york and elizabeth. that's when the tradition began. >> wedding rings tra

queen victoria walked one of her daughters down the aisle at her wedding. >> for a monarchy survived0 years, resilience is crucial. >> they're used to dealing with different kinds of drama. >> royal family used to drama, media drama, something to do with the family. no more family more well equipped to deal with it than that. >> she may not have her farther by her sid. she will have others around her. kensington palace, announced, 10 page boys, brides maids. prince george, princess charlotte. and two god daughters. meghan will not have a maid of honor. she didn't want to have to choose from close friends. >> perhaps not surprisingly, no drama from the groom's family. seems, they have all been through this before. norah o'donnell has the a look at the life and times of prince harry. a former paratrooper and sixth in line to the british throne. >> destined for a life in the spotlight. crowd gathered in lon done to celebrate the arrival of his royal highness prince henry of wales. >> prince henry known as harry. >> there was such tremendous excitement when harry was born. amanda foreman

queen victoria led two of the her daughters down the aisle.d what a splen dud thing for any parent to do. today she met with prince william, his wife kate and tomorrow she'll meet the queen. abc news, windsor. >> and special abc coverage of the royal wedding starts at 2:00 a.m. this saturday over on channel 7. >> stay up or set your dvr. one last time want to update the weather forecast. >> let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> yeah, let's take a look at the royal forecast in windsor, england. 57 degrees. it is going to be bright when guests start to arrive. and during the procession, you couldn't ask for better weather. 70 degrees for mild evening procession and dropping down to the mild 60s. fog and pushing across to parts of the bay tomorrow afternoon. 60s there. inland areas you'll be in the 70s. plenty of sun for your sunday, and check out beta breakers forecast for sunday. cool and cloudy in the morning. this is really ideal running conditions. breezy and staying on the cool side. so really unless you're not dressing, it's going t

and queen victoria gave away a couple of her daughters in the 1800s. it's not unprecedented. >> victoria arbiter. see you soon at the royal wedding. >> yes. hurry on over. >> i will. don't miss cnn's special coverage of the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. we'll have all of the news leading up to the big day. we're live for the ceremony, saturday at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. . . . . >>> the first lady at walter reed medical center after a procedure on her kidney. she is expected to stay there the rest of the week. details in a moment. >>> it will be dealt with and has been dealt with internally. it is addressed internally. >> the white house unable to put the brakes on the story that could have been resolved last week. pressure is building from mitch mcconnell -- from john mccain's colleagues about the cancer

and queen victoria gave away a couple of her daughters in the 1800s. nprecedented. >> victoria arbiter. see you soon at the royal wedding. >> yes. hurry on over. >> i will. don't miss cnn's special coverage of the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. we'll have all of the news leading up to the big day. we're live for the ceremony, saturday at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. ♪ piano music >> vo: they want more out of life in every way. so they're starting this year's garden with miracle-gro potting mix and plant food. together, they produce three times the harvest to enjoy... and of course, to share. this soil is fresh from the forest and patiently aged to guarantee more of what matters... every time. three times the harvest. one powerful guarantee. miracle-gro. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that.

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they have been carrying queens, monarchs, since queen victoria. today, it will be a father/son duo.torm and tyrone are the two horses coming down. everybody is packed because they have excited for a glimpse. i made some friends here. they are from california, aren't you ladies? hi, how are you? you are from california, just like myself. more importantly, meghan, is that right? >> yes. >> what is it like for you to see a california girl join the brish royalam f >> incrediblee a,ik dream. >> hopefully they will spend more time in california. >> you are studying abroad? >> yes. >> what is it like being here at this time? >> exciting. i feel like everyone is so excited for the wedding. they are welcoming meghan to england and to the family. it's fun to see american flags everywhere. >> it's a celebration of both cultures, right? >> yes. >> i've almost met more americans than britains. >> i agree. we have heard more american accents than british. >> definitely the most of anytime in england. anywhere we have been, the most americans are here, right now, today. >> awesome. thanks so much.

the extraordinary thing to think of when queen victoria married she had only approximately 100 guestsony no london. here we are now in 2018 for a huge wedding in windsor castle. >> sandra: this is expected to be a little more intimate of a wedding, 600 guests. that's comparatively small, right? and they're choosing to have it at st. george's chapel, a smaller venue than kate and william. >> when charles and diana married at st. paul's cathedral they had 3,500 guests. this wedding is more personal and equally as nice. >> sandra: this is important to americans as well, right? it already was because i think that even before meghan markle came into the picture, because harry, prince harry and prince william have been followed like hawks since the day they were born by americans. some of the most famous celebrities in the world. now you add meghan into the mix who is an american and it is hugely exciting. >> i want to tell you i had the opportunity to interview the windsor commander of police in charge of all the security for this event and he told me that this town, this city has not seen

queen victoria actually walked of her daughters down the aisle, so it is not a huge break in protocol with all this. great fun talking to you. where will you be watching it from? i will be watching in the middle of the action. let's go into town. nowell phillips is in town. what is going on now?m has been years since the last wedding, so there is royalfever. as you see, the sun begins to set, people are getting ready for bed. i am joined by this family, they have come all the way from canada. they have mum, daughter, dad, dennis, and charlotte, the daughter. you have been telling me about this energy for the monarchy. you all see this wedding as significant. explain to me why you have come all the way, and why you are celebrating? one, it is exciting, they are an new glamourous and love couple, but also it is living history. the monarchy goes back so far and it has been a pa rt of goes back so far and it has been a part of all of our lives. my life, my mum about life, and we want to be pa rt my mum about life, and we want to be part history. we have been talking about the appeal of me

we're live in front of -- you see the statue of queen victoria on my left and on my right.his is where the big day is going to be taking place on saturday. a little bit of sad news to report, as you just mentioned. we did get a statement today from meghan marklehan marklehana in part some news about her father. she says sadly, my factor will not be attending our wedding. i have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health. she goes on to thank the public for all of their support. we learned that meghan and harry are here right now. this is part of the big rehearsal day. there's video of the rehearsals that took place earlier with the military. we had about 250 members of the military doing this wedding drill because they're going to be here as prince harry and meghan take their carriage ride through the streets. they also represent harry's years of military service. now, of course, all of the pomp and circumstance here on the streets, we're seeing a lot of the roadblocks taking place. some traffic can still come through a lit

first time that a mother had walked her daughter down the aisle in terms of the royal wedding, queen victoriaer daughters but difficult to tell exact what is going to happen but it seems increasingly unlikely, as you say that mr markle will make it here. daughters about the other preparations. not long to go. excitement building? there is a real buzz about the place. just off—camera you can't see it but the painters and decorators have been out, putting up last—minute touches to the window frames. the hanging baskets full. the security is noticeable. as out of the station here, they're armed police, sniffer dogs, there's armed police on patrol and a lot of people from around the world and crucially, an enormous amount of media. news crews from japan, the us, huge global interest, particularly for america, trying to sort anyone they possibly can. prime spots around here already being taken by those people who want to see the procession after the wedding ceremony itself, at about 1pm, the couple will process around windsor in an open top, people will want to get the prime position, which said s

more than 100 years ago, back in 1866 queen victoria walked her third daughter down the aisle.e looking for history to repeat itself and they are pulling for markle's mother to do the honors. alisyn? >> that one just makes sense, jason. she's close to her mom. my mom walked me down the aisle after my dad passed away. it just makes sense. >> there you go. >> there's precedent here and as you point out in england. so i will see you tomorrow, jason. i'll be live -- >> reporter: see you soon. >> we will have the a preview of the royal wedding for everyone tomorrow and on saturday we'll be live for prince harry and meghan markle's big day. i can't tell you how many people have told me they are setting eir alar and they will be awake for this noto miss moment. >> really? >> really. in fact, one of my close friends in california three hours earlier is going to a movie theater that is streaming it all live at 1:00 a.m. >> i guess i'm wrong. i thought we weren't about monarchies here in this country. >> we're about love. >> wait. we've had too much fun. we must go. the president just tw

as though the wedding is about to start any minute now, they are five or six deep down by the queen victoriais already cranking up, and i think, you know, all the glitches of the week, if you like, are behind us now, we are on the final furlong, to coin an equestrian phrase. you refer to them as the glitches of the week, only on thursday the news was dominated by the announcement that meghan markle's father would not be able to come to the uk. what are your thoughts about that choice, a p pa re ntly your thoughts about that choice, apparently very much meghan markle's choice, to ask the prince of wales to escort her down the aisle? entirely her choice, i'm sure the prince will be very touched, and it isa prince will be very touched, and it is a happy resolution to a week, it has been very sad for some one expecting her father to has been very sad for some one expecting herfather to be there, but i think it underlines the fact that eu families are coming together, and for the prince of wales, what an honour. for somebody who has followed the royal family for a long time, what are your thought