. late very important member of the royal household. ~ , ., very important member of the royal household the king _ household. we spoke earlier about the two men, the king and - household. we spoke earlier about the two men, the king and the - the two men, the king and the president, and how they are quite similar in age, a similar vintage, you described it. i wonder whether that will in some ways have an impact on their relationship? it impact on their relationship? it perhaps means there is a natural understanding between them, their life experiences similar. the important thing, as well as their age, president biden is six years older than king charles, they have both lived their lives in the public eye, largely. king charles obviously is a member of the royal family, eye, largely. king charles obviously is a member of the royalfamily, as prince of wales was so much of his life, joe biden is a senior politician, for much of his life he has been involved in the public eye in us politics. they have both had a very long public life, which brings with it of course extensive experience, of

but the for the royal household. royal finances hard income crept up slowly over the next two years, but a lack of international tourists limited sales cut forecasts for visitor numbers at occupied royal palaces is expected to return the income to pre—pandemic levels over the ten weeks that buckingham palace is open. >> we're expecting between 300 and 400,000 visitors. >> at £30 for an adult ticket that could generate more than £9 million for the royal household . it's understood there are plans to open up royal residences to the paying public for longer, but nothing official yet has been announced. cameron walker gb news at buckingham palace . palace. >> well, i think we can say thank you to our tour guide now because he's joining us here. thank you very much for that very welcome. >> he like then? >> what was he like then? >> what was he like then? >> it's one thing to >> because it's one thing to watch it the television, as watch it on the television, as millions of us did, but to actually see see how actually see

of state laws which are very strict switch up, protects any insults to a team, members of the royal household, but which critics claim of being way too widely used to um, take down any so serious defense against the system overall and are also way too strict in sums that penalty is a single offense, can lead to, uh, up to 15 years in jail. so um, a key part of the uh, move forward campaign which grew so popular with folks as was um, cooling for amending these laws. um many leaders have been mass democracy mass pro democracy protesting 2020 your help being prosecuted on the roll. defamation was now be conservative, a stop as months. traditionalists believe that this is an attempt to actually undermine the moment key. it's an attempt on this some very powerful attempt to undermine this very powerful institution. there is even a case being brought before the constitution colt that move forward. and pizza are trying to abolish the moment key by bringing these notes together so. so they are ex, extremely slow, stupid. that's an issue. and they are at the house of wine. many concepts is not fact a

investigator, glenn mulcaire, were arrested for listening to the voicemails of members of the royal household revealed that hundreds of other people had been hacked. we published a whole series of stories over a two—year period, which then came to a head injuly 2011, when we ran this story about how the news of the world had hacked into the voicemail of the missing schoolgirl, milly dowler. that finally pushed the whole thing over the edge. rupert murdoch, who runs britain's biggest media company, appeared before mps to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal. i would just like to say one sentence. | this is the most - humble day of my life. thank you. the resulting scandal caused the news of the world to close down. i feel so appalled - by what has happened. murder victims, terrorist victims, who've had their phones hacked, | is quite disgraceful. so, the government reacted by setting up the leveson inquiry. there were the most powerful people in the uk, told to sit in front of a microphone, while the world watched online, and talk about what really goes on in their newsrooms. newsp

but but but so i was the what was called the vice—chamberlain of the royal household because of the historic the whips royal whips office and the royal household. was household. therefore, it was me. so i have to be taken to the palace. so i was driven to the palace. so i was driven to the palace actually, when did it palace actually, when i did it in a normal car in in a in a in a normal car in a in a in a in a normal car in a in a in a in a normal car in a in a in a in a government car, i felt a little bit like the president of the united states, actually, because the only person on because i was the only person on the road going buckingham the road going to buckingham palace. actually palace. prince charles actually did speech, if you did that speech, if you remember, queen was remember, because the queen was unwell. at the unwell. yes so i arrive at the palace be greeted by the lord palace to be greeted by the lord chamberlain. so the lord chamberlain. so the lord chamberlain meets and gives chamberlain. so the lord cha a berlain meets and gives chamberlain. so the lord chaa touriin meet

under the changes, the royal household's budget will be £24 million lower next year, and 130 milliontion has come out of a review by the royal trustees. the royal trustees are the prime minister, rishi sunak, the chancellor, jeremy hunt, and keeper of the privy purse, sir michael stephens. they say those extra funds will be going instead to fund vital public services for the benefit of the nation. that is a quote from the treasury. the king, king charles, had asked injanuary for wind farm profits to be used for the wider public good. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's have a look at some of the other news from across the uk. polls are open in three parliamentary seats where by—elections are being held. voters are casting their ballots in a south—western tory stronghold, in borisjohnson's hold seat, and in selby in north yorkshire. a senior conservative mp has explained regret for a video in which he praised the taliban, saying afghanistan had been transformed by them. he said he got it wrong, and deleted it from twitter. he said the days after he had posted t

private investigator glenn mulcair was arrested for listening to voicemails of members of the royal householdaled that hundreds of other people had been hacked. irate hundreds of other people had been hacked.— been hacked. we published a whole series _ been hacked. we published a whole series of— been hacked. we published a whole series of stories - been hacked. we published a whole series of stories over l been hacked. we published a whole series of stories over a two—year period which then came to a head injuly 2011, when we ran a story about how the news of the world had hacked into the voice mail of the missing schoolgirl, milly dowler. that finally pushed the whole thing over the edge.— finally pushed the whole thing over the edge. rupert murdoch who runs britain's _ over the edge. rupert murdoch who runs britain's biggest - who runs britain's biggest media _ who runs britain's biggest media company appeared before mps media company appeared before mps to— media company appeared before mps to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal. | the phone hacking scandal. would the phone h

400,000 visitors at £30 for an adult ticket that could generate more than £9 million for the royal householdc for longer, but nothing official yet has been announced . cameron yet has been announced. cameron walker gb news at buckingham palace . palace. >> well, to be fair, i would like to go and see that. yeah, i think it'd be quite nice. a little bit, little bits of history, but i do also go together. i also feel like we should put our coronation outfits together. yeah. and you know, i could them in my know, i could pop them in my dining and then could dining room, and then i could have a tour or i could have a tour the day before. if you'd like to come and see what we were and my, my. were wearing. and my, my. >> you had a beautiful tie you had you had baggy thing. >> oh, i have the little baggy thing. i wore purple as well thing. and i wore purple as well because we matched and we in our regal, regal purple. yeah. i think you them behind think you put them behind a glass sheet. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i think it'll go down a treat and you could do some and then you could do some refreshment

well, angela aslef it's always a pleasure. >> good to catch up with the royal household. b news on tv, online and digital radio. do not go anywhere the way at not go anywhere on the way at 5:00. extraordinary campaign 5:00. an extraordinary campaign from british lawyer save from a british lawyer to save the asian from cruel the asian elephants from cruel and trade . stay tuned. and unfair trade. stay tuned. that's the next hour . that's in the next hour. good afternoon. welcome aboard . good afternoon. welcome aboard. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua for the next hour, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes of the big topics hitting the headlines now on the way. headlines right now on the way. my fabulous difficult conversation. want conversation. you won't want to miss also miss that. we'll also be debating nhs. debating and discussing the nhs. but first, let's get your latest news headlines . news headlines. >> good afternoon. coming up to 5:01, i'm ray addison in the newsroom. our top story this hou

here come the household cavalry, a magnificent site as they come up the royal mile to st giles' cathedralaring the way for the king's procession. preparing the way for the king's procession-— preparing the way for the king's rocession. ., . , procession. proving the rate is the official expression _ procession. proving the rate is the official expression for _ procession. proving the rate is the official expression for what - procession. proving the rate is the official expression for what they i official expression for what they are doing. it is a military term, clearing the way for the royal party. the king and the duke and duchess of rothesay, as prince william is known in scotland, as his father was until he acceded to the throne. this is the route they will take in cars, not on foot, from the palace of holyroodhouse, that famous old palace of james palace of holyroodhouse, that famous old palace ofjames iv, mary queen of scots, which played such a pivotal role in the turbulent story of scotland in the 16th century and which is still the official royal residence of scotland where the

there's always something going on in the royal household and this week has been no different .day today and a new photograph has been released showcasing a smiling george sat at the smiling prince george sat at the steps of windsor. well, who better to delve into all things royal? the royal biographer, angela levin. angela, she joins me live now. angela. oh god, it was colour. snap, snap . talk to was colour. snap, snap. talk to me, angela. what do you think about this? it's lovely talking about this? it's lovely talking about it. >> we've just got the same colour. exactly >> snap. so start me off then. should we start with prince george ? george? >> yes. prince george . mean ten. >> yes. prince george. mean ten. think he's a very important age. when you're a child, you've suddenly got the two numbers. there and you feel almost quite grown up. i know loads of kids who , when they get to ten, they who, when they get to ten, they think they're teenagers and probably behave a bit like them, but think what's nice about prince george is that he's getting much more relaxed and not so

there's always something going on in the royal household and this week has been no different.e sun and fashion expert suzy menken has claimed that the princess of wales takes no joy in fashion due to her jewellery sense. so every sunday, saturday, even i like to give you a rundown. who better to do so than angela levin, royal biographer. angela. >> shall we start with >> hello. shall we start with the harry and the court case? yes, i that preference. yes, i know that preference. well i was really annoyed that i thought when the judge says what he was saying about the royal family he and top people in the press world was is absolutely impossible . impossible. >> he couldn't believe it. >> he couldn't believe it. >> and i thought to myself, there is harry trying to slash them in any way he can in and getting involved in something thatis getting involved in something that is really revolting, actually. >> well, he was saying that they were briefing the press and there was agreement . there was agreement. >> oh, they were. they were an agreement. private agreement. >> oh, they wer

now there's always something going on in the royal household.amilla, they were presented with the scottish crown the crown jewels entitled the honours and then honours of scotland and then prince harry. he's going to head to africa following his us visa debacle every sunday, saturday evening. i love to give you a rundown. and who better to do so than royal biographer angela levin? an angela. hello lovely start to the week. king charles in edinburgh. >> yes i think that it went very well. >> there was a group of people who were shouting , not our king, who were shouting, not our king, not our king, but there was loads of people who were shouting, our king, our king. >> and i think i found it slightly second best to the coronation they kept saying, it's not the coronation but it was actually it in its position. i thought it was it was lovely. and i liked the way he touched the crown you mustn't put it on. you must just touch it gently. and then you can kiss your finger, but you can't kiss the crown i'm not sure why, but you mustn't . so they and m

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household cavalry. yeah, this leaving those gates this is just leaving those gates at holyrood palace there at the top of the royal0 strong group of various military personnel just to reflect that, we've got the royal navy represented and the raf and the army. but clearly the mounted division there, the household cavalry is taking pride of place with helmets and breastplates polished just for this occasion. and yes, the kilts, the pipes and the drums as well, i think have to listen in and see if we can hear that. no, they're very quiet at the moment . just boost the moment. just boost the microphone . well, that woke you up. >> so . so just a flavour of >> so. so just a flavour of what's going to be quite an extraordinary few hours here in edinburgh to mark this occasion in scotland. >> it's not a coronation as such , but certainly it is an act of celebration and dedication for king charles and camilla on this occasion, the people's procession and the honours of scotland and all this heading down towards saint giles cathedral where that important ceremony will be taking place. a little later. >> yeah, in about 25

same time the military pipes and drums and the household cavalry mounted regiment move from the palace of holyroodhouse. that is the other end of the royal2.05pm the royal procession leaves the palace of holyroodhouse, arrriving at the cathedral five minutes later. the national service of thanksgiving and dedication begins at 2.15pm and lasts an hour. at 3.20pm there's be a 21—gun salute from edinburgh castle. at 3.40pm the raf fly—past down the royal mile from edinburgh castle to palace of holyroodhouse. that will be quite a sight to behold. lots of people are looking forward to that. 0ur scotland editor james cook is with me. what i would like to ask you is where does this event today in all of its grandeur and pageantry sit in today's scotland? it is of its grandeur and pageantry sit in today's scotland?— today's scotland? it is such a good auestion today's scotland? it is such a good question because _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as we _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as we can - today's scotland? it is such a good question becaus

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