u. k. certainly. and also across the world with as big it was saying it as we've been mentioning so many heads of state paying tribute to the queen. you remember she wasn't just the queen of england. she was the queen of the whole of great britain and northern ireland. but also the head of state of other countries including australia, including canada. you know, she was a very, a well respected and loved manecke. and even for those who perhaps aren't inclined towards the royal family, may phyllis antiquated. it's undemocratic. she was so well respected and i think it was because she always carried out that duty that service, that's what drove her. and that's what she always put fast in her life. and i think that's what she will be most remembered for. you mentioned that visit by less trust to, to bell morrow castle just 2 days ago. and earlier, the british prime minister delivered this statement on the queen's death. we are all devastated by the news that we have just heard from bar moral. the death o

u. k. no, it certainly is. and there like the rest of the u. k. a lot of people of tens of thousands laying flowers over the past few days. and of course, that distinction about the northern ireland goes like this. there's a division politically, ethnically, religiously, in this country. it's a quarter of a century since there was peace after the 30 year conflict. and then, of course, a whole series of attempts to heal the divisions. and now the royal family were involved in that the queen especially shaking hands with martin mcguinness, a former i r a leader back in 2012. that made a massive difference to the way britain del with ireland, the commitments by republicans to actually stay peaceful and then develop and now an extraordinary political development. we have our, the shin fame, which was once the political wing of the ira and the biggest party and it's vice president. and now the 1st minister designate here, now she originally st. condolences. she's wearing back black when she actually made those condolences and the speech in support of t

u. k. without her. and certainly these are shoes that no one will be able to fill column asthma, reporting from london and alex forest whiting. here with me in the studio, i want to thank you both so much for your time. well, the united states and its allies have announced a host of new military hardware to be sent to ukraine after meeting at the ramstein air base. here in germany, us defense secretary lloyd austin said washington was sending war ammunition for ukraine. high mars rocket systems, howitzers and armored ambulances. earlier in the day, secretary austin and out at washington had dedicated some $675000000.00. an extra military aid for kids 1st came together 4 months ago and ukraine's allies, their stressing that they're in it for the long haul. i earlier asked defensive journalist at thomas a vehicle what stood out to him in today's meeting of the ukraine defense contact group. actually this takeaways twofold, today ones is that the u. s. and its allies are committed to a long time support for ukraine, whi

u. k. may literally be an island when we're certainly not economically an island. i think we're gonna see this actually over the winter is going to be really how much homes do you k, because obviously the e u has, has big problems potentially coming this, this winter with, with energy shorts at schusters, possibly blackouts, et cetera. and that's gonna have lots of ripple effects for the u. k. economy through supply chains, because our economies are also in length. so, so i think it's going to be, yeah, i very much hope to see this trust working in a, in much more constructive way with the european union petros on, on the northern island protocol, which has been really at the heart of that, that the dispute with the european union, ah, where, where do you see things going and what sort of flexibility is there from brussels on this issue? are they likely to give a, give up a little bit just to be on the same page as or less stress in the british government bossa the you leadership to the you institutions but also see prime minister sandra state in most states have sa

certainly seems to be the focus join as the war evolves, the u. s. his commitment is certainly not whining, and that 2 of the u. k. is that what you took out of what he said? he went into great detail about what has been supplied over the. 1 past 4 to 5 months, what sort of weaponry, millions of rounds of ammunition, anti tank systems, long range missile systems, and so on. the president, president biden in the united states yesterday, he said, approving the 20th draw down the latest tranche of military support, $675000000.00 worth. he talked about the case commitment to point 3000000000 pounds worth that has been contributed by the u. k so far and he ran through a bunch of other countries, germany in particular as well. of course as, as poland. so yes, a big count down here on commitments. a renewal of commitment. secretary austin said we're here to renew our commitments to intensify our momentum. and to support ukraine in the long term. and as i said is the, as i said, is the ultimate message being delivered here that this group, that ukraine's allies a standing firm. and that is not gonna change in day. that me

u. k. most notably in the u. s . so it's, it is certainly a bad thing, the global economy and it will become a drag on the global economy, the worse it gets. but it is certainly not a crisis, a global come in the way that it is a crisis locally in the u. k. and for our neighbors, asi selling, thank you very much. indeed for being with us. many facts. ah, you guys, new fiscal policy comes as central banks around the world are sharply increasing interest rates to curb inflation from washington to jakarta. and nearly every major bank is making borrowing more expensive to try to cool down prices the most widespread tightening. the monetary policy on record is raising fears about possible harm to the global economy. the u. s. federal reserve has been by far the most significant player in this shifting global economic policy making. it's raised its interest rate by 3 quarters of a point for the 3rd time last week, and signaling the more large rate hikes are to come. the european central banks expected to continue increasing rates in october b. c.

and i think that just goes to show how much the queen was admired and certainly in the u. k. loved. and i think because she was 70 years on the throne, the admiration for her just grew and grew and grew. that's not to overlook some of the very bad times that she had to go through as well, where she was not popular, for example, following the death of diana princess of wales. so you know, she, she had to get through that, but overall she was loved and i think also for, for some of the quirkiness about the queen, which many people didn't perhaps know about at the time. but that she had a great sense of humor. and i think she just brought people together and today is a day where that can be remembered and where literally thousands, tens, hundreds of thousands of on the streets of london for that for a real sense of community is what we're hearing from people. and like you said, just you know, hundreds of dignitaries from around the world. can you give us a sense of who's going to be there today? i think we probably need to get a sense of who is not going to be there, which probably sta

u. k. a maybe further afield to come to watch what's going on with regard to the funeral and pay that last respects. so a policing challenge, certainly for the authorities here in the u. k. a major security event, as well as a major crew member to event diplomatic. it's a james base, live outside buckingham palace and london. james, many, thanks and team. let's bring in once again, boil biographer, christopher wilson. he's studio in london. good, heavy back on christopher at james. they're speaking about large crowds that will be expected for the same funeral a week. tomorrow a but i'm just looking behind him that now i for 3 days people it seems of wanted to come to bucking about us that drawn to buckingham palace to pay their respects to the queen. what would you make of that? well, i think what, what is wonderful is the sort of unifying moment, but i think also what it shows is that or less in, in the shadow of the queen's death or to more or less, everybody is equal. ok. you know, some of those cries are being pushed around a little bit as jane space pointed out yesterday. you saying that her, you know, they had to be corralled i

i think in history, certainly in the history of the u. k. there is, there is no greater monarch that has done so much good and serve the country will of course, she's the longest serving monarch anyway, but i mean, quite exemplary. i mean, unfortunately, there have been various things in her family that haven't been too good that we should not the time speech now, but she has led an unblemished life. yeah. it. yeah. she personally, she was the stability all that time. and just when you talk about not being allowed to voice your opinion or show what your opinion is over that stretch of time through so much social upheaval, political upheaval, social change on rest, technological change. and we saw the queen as well, keeping up with technology herself quite an incredible one. and that must have been language and she's just arrived here at giles cathedral. her coffin . let's just have a listen in as they prepared to take the queen's coffin into the cathedral where our we will cross soon to correspond in houston. ah ah lou this. 2 ah ah ah ah i

certainly, the friends on the u. k. hundreds of the streets encourage control, the northern syria where master means death has become a rallying cry. iran accused the u. s. and other western states of using the protest to destabilize islamic republic. one of the ways it radiate authors is trying to control the unrest is by trying to restrict internet access. justin sherman is a non resident fellow at the atlantic council cyber state craft initiative. he joins us from washington, d. c. welcome to d. w. explain to us please, how protesters have been making use of the internet. this time protesters have, i've been doing everything online from sharing. so the international community can see what's going on to using sites like facebook and twitter to actually coordinate globalization efforts with their peers. this is not unprecedented. iranians have done this before in the early and mid to thousands, using blogs and other internet services to mobilize to you know, draw attention to human rights abuses. and so we see that sa

u. k. have been waiting quite some time for trusts. now the new prime minister, she certainly got a huge list of challenges ahead. what are the biggest issues she's facing? what's really huge, paul, and i and trey is the cost of living crisis. so in the u. k, the wages have been falling really to the lowest they've ever been since rat coach began that. inflation is that record high? it's over 10 percent and it's supposedly increasing some focus say maybe even up to 20 percent. so many people here are already feeling the squeeze on top of that, there are the huge energy costs. so through the war ukraine, the u. k. is subject to the increased energy costs, and this is where some businesses have warned that within the next few weeks they will not be able to exist. they will have to go boss because they can't pay these huge bills. and for some families, they say it's a choice between heating or eating when the autumn and the winter comes. so this is where many people in the u. k. will really wait. what list stross has so often how she can help those people that are the poorest and

certainly themes that way. but normally the handover of power is a swift affair. in the u. k, but this time it's taking months. tell us more. yeah, it's taken 2 months and it was agony. people were saying, we have assume the government, we have no government at all. where in the rest of europe at governments, we're getting ready and talking about how to, whether the energy crisis is what matters to take against that barge. johnson was sort of having one vacation off to the other and he didn't really care about it said a doing his job and donnie, sweet. any more. so list for us is really under tremendous pressure now to sort of keep up and very quickly try to prepare the country. this is already september of october, a things we'll get a series and to people and households, he really will need help. 11000000 people are supposed to fall into energy poverty from the next months on if nothing is done to really help them. so yes is on for her and she will have really have to prove whether she's not to that extremely difficult job. pressure on in day barbara dental in london. thank

certainly not economically an island. i think we're going to see this actually over the winter. it's going to be really how much homes the u. k, because obviously the u has, has big problems potentially coming this, this wednesday with, with energy show at shows is possibly black house better. and that's going to have lots of ripple effects for the u. k. economy through supply chain is because our economy is also in length. so i think it's going to be yeah, i very much hope to see this truck working in a much more constructive way with the european union. petro on the northern island protocol, which has been really the heart of the dispute with the european union. where, where do you see things going? and what sort of flexibility is there from brussels on this issue? are they likely to give will give up a little bit just to be on the same page as very low stress in the british government bossa the e u. leadership of a you institutions, but also see prime ministers ahead of state in most number stays. have said that there is, of course, desire to work out any difficulties that might need from the protocol. or there is no appet

certainly. well, very interesting consumer trends there. what do you think this means for the overall health of the economy and the u. k? well, i don't see it, sir. very promising is a pretty bleak outlook because even if these energy bills are frozen, although the situation shouldn't deteriorate further, it's going to mean that so many consumers will have a lot less money to spend. as that, they're going to be extremely cautious heading into the winter months. so certainly for some sectors like retail, hospitality, leisure, there are some pretty tough times ahead. i think looking at the broader market of call. so if you got higher energy prices that supports the energy johns, of course, and so there will be some support in terms of the stock market. but in terms of the overall economy, there are lots of question marks this trust that she wants to capt. cut taxes as well, so that, that add to concerns about u. k. boring costs as well because they've already been shooting up. i was on a street or from harvey of lance. man, thank you so much. now to some of the other global business stories making this, germany's volkswag

and jonah, as you mentioned, trust certainly has a lengthy to do list, given those challenges, facing the u. k, which is also finding some major tax cuts. tell us about that. she is, we expect within a month or so, something like a new budget will be announced containing a brand new to the economic program from the trust team. she's going to be announcing tax cuts as a way of sort of boosting a lagging economy via supply side trickle down economics. but before that, of course, the priority will be tackling the economic crisis. it's as far as energy prices, inflation and cost of living a concern that $100000000000.00 plus package expected to be in as perhaps as early as 30 it was in polls report there, including energy priced freeze is good news for consumers and vote is not such good news for the public finances, but of course have the most pressing concern as she enters the doors. number 10 behind me later this afternoon will be to announce that makeup of her new government largely reports a true made up by people who show their loyalty to list for us in the campaign. and here's a bit of inte

certainly the outpouring of loyalty and respect that we've heard here in the u. k. in the past days means that i don't think they'll be any loss of appetite for people wanting to turn up that out. 0 pull. brennan, reporting live from buckingham palace in london. paul many thanks indeed. or queen elizabeth's coffin arrived in edinburgh on sunday after a more than 6 hour drive from balmoral castle, which is where she passed away on thursday. the well wishes queued up upon the route along the routes to pay their respects and as he was allen fisher reports the beginning of the final journey. the coffin of the late queen caddied by the groans keepers of her balmoral estate. a place she loved the place, she died initially through the streets. she knew well past the stores and houses of the nearby village and out on to the main roads and the cities beyond the river. so i'm happy ever she had to give us a good fight. it was an absolute pleasure to say how much they know she barabbas and we hold. while pride in 1st to aberdeen in the northeast of scotland were local official

are, are paying their respect is certainly a sad day for many you whether you're a royalist or not, it's very symbolic. big it talk us through the next steps for the u. k. and for the royal family, what's gonna be happening in the days and weeks ahead alt had has not declared an off morning for the royal family with which will extend several days after the queen's funeral were still awaiting confirmation as to when. ah, queen elizabeth will be lay to rest here when how the ceremonies will play out. but what we know for sure is that today is the 1st day we're king. charles will meet the prime minister. that's what we're expecting. and we also expecting him to give his 1st address, broadcast address, and it is a day where throughout the country there will be gone, salutes are, there will be charged bells ringing. so, so the country, every one will know on throughout the day that this is, is a special day for the u. k. and indeed, not just in the u. k, but around the world. there will be these gonzo. lizzie's who people, i think around the world will see this as, as a, a definitely is special day when we don't have queen elizabeth elizabeth the 2nd any mo

u. k. that she has go on and all those connections are so many extraordinary connections and all that history that she has lived through has now gone. absolutely, it was certainly a remarkable rain, but it wasn't without its miss steps. and controversies took us through a couple of those. yeah, i mean i'm for the queen herself. you know, she was pretty good. i think it at not making missteps will certainly she wasn't allowed to publicly, but there were issues that raised eyebrows. let's go back to the 19 sixty's when there was some, a terrible mining accident in wales and 116 children lost their lives, and a number of adults did too. and although prince philip was sent to the next day to pay his respects, it to the queen a whole week to go down to see the people and to show her empathy. and then went with the death of princess diana, in 1997 in that terrible accident in paris. again, the queen was in baltimore, also in her scottish residence where she died of and she was there and it took her a week to go down to london to again show empathy to show that she still, even though diana was no longer married to her son, that she still understood this massive outpou

u. k. that she has go on and all those connections are so many extraordinary connections and all that history that she has lived through has now gone. absolutely, it was a certainly a remarkable rain, but it wasn't without its missteps and controversies talk us through. oh yeah, i mean um for the queen herself. yes, she was pretty good. i think it at not making missteps will certainly she wasn't allowed to publicly, but there were issues that raised eyebrows. let's go back to the 19 sixty's when there was some, a terrible mining accident in wales and a 116 children lost their lives. and a number of adults did too. and although prince philip was sent the next day to pay his respects, it took the queen a whole week to go down to see.

certainly heightens detentions, even further. now, from the story we're across this wednesday, human rights groups have criticized a fund that delivers the u. k. strategy in the gulf, claiming that it supports repression in saudi arabia and jose claim it has helped whitewash human rights abuses in the region. if the golf strategy fund still includes support to government institutions in saudi arabia, the u. k. could be complicit in bodies carrying out or white washing human rights abuses. u. k. government must ensure complete transparency of these funds and how it is supporting human rights. otherwise, the u. k is essentially supporting the continued repression of people in the kingdom. the fund, which is overseen by the british foreign office targets boosting corporation between the u. k and the gulf and the covers education, culture, tourism, sports and fine on last year. the funds websites emphasized its support for women's rights in this section on saudi arabia. both the websites has since been modified on references have been completely removed, which is lawmakers, questions then foreign sexual lives. trust, about selective of foreign po

u. k, there are very few people who are over 96 years old. the vast majority of the people in this country can remember, no other queen. not certainly, it's worth remembering that isn't that she lived a good full life. she rained for 70 years, she was the longest reigning monarch in british history, hence the outpouring of grief and respect that we're seeing from the public across the british isles. nadine barber is with people who have been cuing along the river thames. we can now cross to him and you are speaking there to people who really going to great lengths to be part of this moment in history. absolutely. though you've shown a lot of patience because the people at the front of the queue have been here since monday. believe it or not. so 2 nights spent at the side of the river thames. they were rained on overnight. so between tuesday and wednesday, presume is quite cold as well. but for lots of people you see now who are filing policy, moving parts behind me, some of the thousands who arrived on wednesday. in fact, they're hopeful that they can actually get to view the queen's coffin, which is over there in the palace, westmi

certainly not an outpouring of distraught grief. there is more a sense of reflection about 7 decades, all the late queens rame, about how the u. k. and indeed, the world has changed in those 7 decades. there's a sense of wonder, as well as the sheer pageantry of it all these occasions happen. so rarely that when they do happen and you realize just how much goes into it, how many horses, how many loyal guards are all the braiding? all the ceremonial that goes, goes into it. it is, it frankly awesome. and, and certainly many people that i've spoken to are all struck by it. i'm, and i think this also the realization that so much is now going to change. now one post, now speaking, to realizing that in here in the u. k, the stamps will have to change post boxes will change as the crest of the last monica is. e to, ah, will ask them how to change. now to see 3 are in and that's a, that ease e. r is, is imprinted on many, many things in public life. so a lot is going to have to change there. um, it's a big transition. it is a very big zisha. people are still coming to terms with it. as i say, it's not a big outpouring of tearful grief,

certainly has a huge list of challenges ahead. what would you say are the biggest issues she's facing? it come tighter in one of the biggest u. k. papers, road and the week and we have to pity list trust the incoming prime minister. and that is the common opinion here has an entry so over flowing that is, is hardly conceivable how she can deal with all these problems. for most of course, it is a new inflation that is really running away m. some economists fear that it might at the beginning of next year, rise to over 20 percent. it's at around 10 per se. now, of course, behind this are the energy prices, energy prices for consumers in britain have already, but bout doubled. they're supposed to triple when the new year begins. and that is something that neither neither normal british citizens nor small business here in britain can sustain. they simply cannot pay those prices, and this is the real core of the crisis that she has at her hands. she said, during this election campaign, no handouts, but all the signs or show that she has to change her mind once again and has to do that very quickly. otherwise, she will be out of that

but certainly i think that he would consider going see the neighboring country to the u. k. the other large country, when they have a large country in europe is france. press macro, how much the queen of this, but the 2nd embodied the british nations, continuity, and unity for every 70 years. i remember, has a friend of france, a kind hearted queen who left a lasting impression on her country and her sentry india, commonwealth country. and the render mowdy, the prime minister, match the queen. this was we remembered as a stalwart for our times. we've got some reaction coming in from the us. we think we're expecting a formal reaction from president biden, but senate republican leader mitch mcconnell for 70 long years, from the aftermath of world war 2, went into the her century across 15 different prime ministers through great trans great challenges. the queen steady leadership safeguarded the land. she loved statements coming in to from the european council present chance jo michelle, europe in foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, or the dutch queen king or the german presi

and certainly i think that he will have some sort of diplomatic influence, but in terms of influence decisions. and i don't think so. as we know, the u. k is 70 sets up is one of the key. suppose that the crane during rush is a military operation. that so, to what extent is the situation helping london we gain some of its influence on the global arena? well i, i don't really think so i think that there's a child, i mean, he's cut from the same cloth as his mother who was like a very much, a tireless, dutiful, almost like a public servant. i mean, i was just hearing a story just now where they recently when she put in the new prime minister list trust in to into, you know, we can the next prime minister. she, she was not very well obviously in bombarded scotland. and she was saying, well, can i fly down to london, disable these people coming up here to visit me? i mean, their age in her condition is incredible. that anyone think that the last time she was, he was pretty much selfless and it is a job. she didn't want, it's a job. i don't think she particularly liked at times this one that she did and in terms of it, i don't know that. so

certainly not in the long term. so your, i hope that there will be some sensible. ready voices, you will see they strauss, you've got to change the u. k. government's policy on the train which is working against the better people. and i think the other thing which is very past is this policy, which for the maintenance of being supported, are the opposition, right? the policy, there's got no mandate from the british public. it's never been the subjects of election, and there's never been the subject of iraq, right. and, and indeed there is a call a petition to have a right. when you say the u. k. is now a different say, all of all the countries in western europe who says or should be brought before the governments sort of g spot see war in the crime. i'm not one of the properties is they know when this is the, the majority of countries in the world are not starting today. russia and aiden recently we had japan in south carolina having that energy was with russia. the same is in the same as oper countries, and we've got to look at what is in the case that's in the trash. that's where the problem where she has a trust is already, you kno

certainly an important visit by the secretary of state of the united states. well, just a couple of hours before news about the queen's health came in the u. k. u, case prime minister has announced the new price cap on energy bills to protect consumers from soaring prices. this just says the average annual household bill, gas and electricity of $2500.00 pounds. that's around $2900.00. promise is expected to cost more than a $100000000000.00. the prime minister has ruled out opposition calls to extend tax on energy company profits. 2022 has been europe's hot summer on record. that's according to the use climate monitoring service claims climate change for increasing heat waves. droughts and wildfires in europe. great says not only was the whole summer hotel, but august was also a record setting. months was up point 4 degrees celsius over last year. previous record of flooding in southeast sudan is submerged more than 20 villages and destroyed thousands effect as a farmland. at least 122 people have died since the beginning of the rainy season in mid june. and it's out there is have a morgan reports, survivors desperate for aid. this is what ma

u. k. government, it lost 5 percent of its value. was markets opened in asia. on monday, the bach reports from the london stock exchange, economists and politicians from the opposition most certainly do regard this as a, as a gamble. and if, if the figures that we're seeing out of the asian markets ready to go by, we're expecting another extremely turbulent day here in london when it comes to the currency markets overnight the pound against the dollar fell to $1.03. that's an extreme below the lowest in over 37 years. sincerely 19 eighties. i can see that that it stabilize at around $1.00 again, the dollar at the moment so it is going up slightly. but all of this, of course means that the prospect of piracy between the dollar and the pound grows ever closer. italy appears on calls for its 1st far right prime minister since world war 2. right when coalition lead by george maloney is projected to take most seats in parliament making had the most likely candidate to lead the country. at least 5 people have died in the philippines. after typhoon north hit its northern regions, causing widespread flooding. thousands of people have fled their homes and power is out in large parts of the

certainly surrounded by those very closest to her. thank you, alex so much for that. queen elizabeth performed her last official duties on tuesday when she appointed liz trust as the new u. k. prime minister, after accepting the resignation of outgoing prime minister boris johnson. i. we know that although she'd increasingly withdrawn from high profile real duties in recent years, she did spend her 70 decade rein dedicated to the role of the queen. looking at pictures from a buckingham palace, as crowds gather o, no british monarch reigned for as long as queen elizabeth the 2nd. ah, she was a constant in time of dramatic change. ah, all was disciplined. all was dutiful. a life of public service. right? until the end. in 1926, elizabeth came into the world. she was not born to be queen, but when her uncle king edward the 8th advocated after less than a year on the throne, elizabeth father was crowned king. his daughter suddenly became the crown princess . she accepted the task and took it seriously. even in her youth, i did have before you all the high high. whether it be no short shall be diverted to your service and to the service of our great imperial families . to which

but because there are no magic ones that can certainly supply us with all the energy that we need in the slightly longer term may be, you know, in the u. k. we have a loss of offshore wind farms coming on stream, but should cut down the amount of gas that we need to burn on this talk of starting tracking again. but that will take a long time to make an impact on. so it's, it's, it's going to be a tough winter. thank you very much. do appreciate it. jonathan lance, joining us that thank you. around 70000 people have been protesting and prague demanding the resignation of the check. government demonstrates his voice opposition to nato, and the european union can condemn that governments the force of sanctions against russia. one crane recess is also called for action to tackle soaring energy prices . the prime minister, pietro fiala said that those protesting were pro russian and against the interests of the czech republic. all the lost leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has been laid to rest at moscow cemetery next his wife, reisa thousands of russians. young and old files passed his open casket to pay their respects out of the

certainly, we've already had some response from some of ukraine's allies from the key nato players. one of those, the u. k. one of the strongest and staunchest supporters of ukraine in the last hour i spoke to the u. k. foreign secretary james cleverly and i asked him about that warning from president putin. or these are not the actions of a military leader who thinks this war is going to plan. we know we said so at the time that rushes plan was to sweep across ukraine in a matter of weeks. and yet what we see most recently is that being pushed back by the very, very professional actions of the ukrainian offices. so these words are written response to failure rather than to success. and i suspect that all that would happen if these troops were put to the front line is yet more young russians would be lost in this illegal unprovoked and unnecessary war. and what we call upon russia to do is to remove its troops from ukraine to negotiate in good faith once it has done so and for the ukrainians to be given their country back. let me talk now about that warning from present future. let me read you the exact w

of these soldiers, almost certainly given what has happened in recent years, a soldiers who have fought at war. it's interesting that for most of queen elizabeth life, the u. k was at peace and the u. k. army was not widely deployed. 1952 and her father, king george, the 6 died, was actually in the middle of the korean war. and it's been peaceful for much of the time since remember the u. k. never decided to join the americans in vietnam. and yet in recent years, many of these soldiers will have been fighting. now, whatever you think of was, and there are many who think those was, were ill judged in iraq and afghanistan. the death toll was heavy, 457 soldiers died. not going to son, 179 in iraq. and it's worth telling you as well as you see the roll party here. lots of them are wearing uniforms for reasons because they are no longer working royals. prince andrew and prince harry. that those 2 are not, they are wearing civilian clothes they're wearing born in dress. that is interesting. i think because they over all those roles of the only ones, the only 2 who fought in was prince andrew in the folk twins campaign. and prince harry much more recently in afgha

u. k was transitioning out of it kind of imperial period into becoming a more modern post imperial country. and i think the queen was, was well aware of that transition happening and certainly saw her duty as being some kind of steward for that. she was very, very keen, a very keen on the commonwealth and always championed the commonwealth as being an institution in which the legacy of the empire could be carried forward into a more modern age and age in which the relationship between these countries, countries of the former british empire was much more equitable. she is still the head of states for most, if not all of the commonwealth countries and took that job very seriously. so she has been there all the way through this, the shift from the u. k. you know that independence of india happened only a few years before she took the throne. and other parts of the british empire became an independent in the early years of her rain. so that was something she found very important. doing that in a, in a sensible and, and respectful way. she also is, of course, with someone who is didn't expect to be the queen her father to the throne. when his brother ed with the advocates is he

u. k. finance minister chancellor, who said that she that could be more tax cuts on the way. i do think that they will real back from statements like that given the panic that has ensued. and certainly there is a real concern. the policies have been criticized as naive and reckless by some very senior figures in the world of finance advises to the us treasury for example, that's pretty much been widespread combination of this policy because they really do fear that it is the wrong approach to take right now we'll have to see even the statement that the government will make, the johnson will make on the 23rd of november. whether is tinkering, whether there's evidence that you're going to step away from this. still quite a long time to go before that meeting. and before the next scheduled meeting of the bank of england, so expect the pound be on a really well the coast to ride until them. thank you very much. sand street or appreciate it so he take it to italy. now countries on course for his 1st far right, prime minister since while war 2 right when coalition like by george maloney and her brothers of italy, party projected to take a majority of seats and parliament after sunday's el