now join us from outside the windsor castle just outside that london. welcome. get me last year a little earlier. the chances really is getting the fivestar treatments and she has that check us press conference address and the u. k. cabinet. and now be with the queen to come. so is, will this last appointment be just a courtesy visit or something more substantial? i think that will be definitely something that's very important probably for both ladies. but we know from angle america that she is definitely a fan of the british queen. she's so her recently at the g 7 summit. and she told us, reported that it was one of the highlight of the highlight, actually of her visit to be together with 3 generations of the royal family. and, you know, we can imagine that these 2 ladies who are face being around for, for quite a while, and different functions, but at the helm of the respective countries that they will have a lot to exchange because they've seen, obviously quite turbulent periods with a corona virus but also when it comes to the german british relations and wi

i am joined from windsor castle by our colleague. all is just hands for the moment. it's just my colleague, hans brant, w political correspondent. we later will talk to bigger mass who is standing by at windsor castle there as well. we're going to do to meet the queen. so because it will be the last visit of anglo america as a chance to the u. k. just run me through the, the most important topics that we'll have covered. i think from the british point of view, what's important is that britain is thinking about opening up again after the, in the course of the koran restrictions that have been in place. and obviously britain's like all other europeans and probably or other people in the northern hemisphere. i want to go on summer holiday. and so it's very important that they are actually welcomed in the holiday destination is mainly here in europe. germany itself, so far as defined britain as a country where a variant of concerned a delta of very and adult mutation is on the rise. and as a result, people from britain at the moment, not a lot of trouble to germany. and

yes, her official spokesman, _ today at windsor castle.government official spokesman said she was very excited about the honour, they had met before, of course, and we don't know what they will talk about. but perhaps they will talk about. but perhaps they will talk about the football because of course, prince george, the queen �*s great—grandson was in the crowd this week. 's great-grandson was in the crowd this week. ., ,., , ., , ., this week. indeed. nobody wants to rub it in that — this week. indeed. nobody wants to rub it in that the _ this week. indeed. nobody wants to rub it in that the germans _ this week. indeed. nobody wants to rub it in that the germans lost! - this week. indeed. nobody wants to rub it in that the germans lost! butl rub it in that the germans lost! but i am sure it will be mentioned at some stage during the visit. the german some stage during the visit. tie: german embassy said they have had many warm wishes and they certainly seem to be accepting it with grace. indeed. thank you so much. the parents of teenage

a world leader would expect good afternoon at windsor castle. she had an audience with queen elizabeth and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. told the spring and quinton peel and associated fellow with the europe program at the think tank. chatham house, why did medical make this trip? well, i think that there's quite a lot of worry in berlin that the, please in the bricks, it could really upsets bilateral relations, clearly between britain and germany and the wine to european relation. so i think there's a real attempt to make an effort to make sure that the bilateral relations don't go off the rails and that they set up if you like, the structure of future relation. so what was said to me that the traditional closeness of our relations doesn't disappear. so so making the trip was just as important as what's actually said during the trip. i think so, yes, this was there was a lot of symbolism from the british point of view. they were clearly using what the brits like to call their soft power. i mean, t with the queen and th

good afternoon, windsor castle, she had an audience with queen elizabeth and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. told them that spring and quinton peel and associate fellow with the euro program at the think tank. chatham house, why didn't medical make this trip? well, i think that there's quite a lot of worry in berlin that the please in the bricks. it could really upsets bilateral relations, clearly between britain and germany and the white european relations. so i think there's a real attempt to make an effort to make sure that the bilateral relations don't go off the rails and that they set up if you like, the structure of future relations. so what was said to me that the traditional closeness of our relations doesn't disappear. so so making the trip was just as important as what's actually said during the trip. i think so, yes, this was, there was a lot of symbolism from the british point of view. they were clearly using what the brits like to call their self power. i mean t with the queen and the symbolism of mackerel addressing the cabinets. both those thing

good afternoon, windsor castle, she had an audience with queen elizabeth. and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. told them that spring and quinton peel and associate fellow with the europe program at the think tank. chatham house, why did medical make this trip? well i think that there's quite a lot of worry in berlin that the plays in the bricks. it could really upsets bilateral relations, clearly between britain and germany and the white european relations. so i think there's a real attempt to make an effort to make sure that the bilateral relations don't go off the rails and that they set up if you like, the structure of future relations. so what was said to me that the traditional closeness of our relations doesn't disappear. so so making the trip was just as important as what's actually said during the trip. i think so, yes, this was, there was a lot of symbolism from the british point of view. they were clearly using what the brits like to call their soft power. i mean t with the queen and the symbolism of mackerel addressing the

good afternoon, windsor castle, she had an audience with queen elizabeth and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. told, let's take you now to london, where d w brigitte boss is following the story for us. hello, very good. let's start with that. the press conference. what did we learn about the state of relations between the 2 countries? bilateral is really the buzzword of the day because the u. k. having just left the european union needs these good bilateral relationships and germany is of course, one of the most important partners for the u. k. it's important strategic partner when it comes to trade is the 2nd biggest trading partner, but also when it comes to foreign and security policies. and that joint declaration was just published, was just saying between the 2 countries. but they announced more they announced more cultural exchange and youth exchange. so really saying that off the, the end of the new year off the u. k has left the you that these relations between germany and u. k. but they need work on. they need, they need strengthening, and they, they rea

and of course, there was also time for tea with the queen at windsor castle. the far is johnson on a charm offensive as he welcomes the use? longest serving leader, this is angular med cause 3rd visit to check his. the country residents for british prime ministers. before is johnson is the 5th british need a she's dealt with in her 16 years in german chancellor. and her last. she prepares to step down in september angular on behalf of the u. k. i want to thank you for your truly historic commitment. not just to the u. k. germany relationship, but to global diplomacy. more generally, you can. this meeting was about researching relations between germany and the u. k . after the tensions of bricks it lost him also with prisons exit from the you. it's a good opportunity to open a new chapter in german, british relations and find practical ways to have close contacts for this includes regular government consultations, which we've agreed on the hub and conduct so good. to also discuss the vaccine burleigh among other issues. macros, signaling that battling could soo

good afternoon, windsor castle. she had an audience with queen elizabeth, and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. told them to football now and italy have set up a euro 2020. so my final, with spain, after beating belgium to one in a thrilling matching munich goals from nicole barella and lorenzo in sydney put italy to nail up. and although aroma lew cargo penalty have the deficit just before half time italy held on during the rest of the game. they remained on course for the 1st european title in more than half a century. that's after spain did switzerland in a dramatic penalty shoot out in st. petersburg. spain's goal could keep united simone made to save as country 131, and the shoot out the match and had ended one all after extra time. despite switzerland plane, a man down after a red card. earlier we spoke to dave brenda from d w. sports. he had this to say about spain's chances of winning the tournament. it was an incredibly close match with a real nail biter and spain really are almost a b

good afternoon, windsor castle, she had an audience with queen elizabeth, and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. we told the all right, we have some sports for you now, and let's start with football. italy have set up a euro 2020, so my final was spain, after beating belgium, 2 to one in a thrilling matching munich goals from nico barella in nor enzo in sigma. put italy up to nil. and although aroma lew cargo penalty have the deficit just before half time italy held on during the rest of the game. they remained on course for their 1st european title in more than half a century. and that's after spain did switzerland in a dramatic penalty shoot out in st. petersburg, spain's goalkeeper. when i see him on me to seems as country 131 the shoot out, the match had ended one all after extra time that despite switzerland played a man down after a red card. earlier we spoke to dave brenda from d w. sports. he had this to say about spain's chances of winning the tournament. it was an incredibly close match with a real nail biter and spin really are almost a bit lucky to have

that was angela merkel with her visit to windsor castle.n politics. this is the last visit angela merkel as canceller, i think it 16 years that she's been making these visits —— as chancellor. multiple prime ministers. this is her last one. that's part of the weeds and why she was afforded the meeting with boris johnson and went to meet the queen —— part of the reason. the substance was in the meeting with boris johnson, and quite a few different areas there. you touched on northern ireland. i think the message there was pretty straight from angela merkel. essentially, what she was saying was when the brexit deal was negotiated, borisjohnson was on one side, she was on the other side. obviously, it was done through the eu, but what was negotiated was an agreement overseen by borisjohnson, arrangements for northern ireland. she was saying that has to be implemented. she said there can be a pragmatic solution within it. but there was no sign their of any sense that germany think there can be any negotiation. international duty uk has to abide

she but also meet the queen as well at windsor castle.— windsor castle.castle. she has met the queen before of course, she i windsor castle. she has met the| queen before of course, she said through her spokesman she was excited and honoured by the chance to spend some more time with the queen and i guess this is representative of these tours that she is making, her valedictory tour, if you like, a last chance to meet the queen, and meet other world leaders as well. i the queen, and meet other world leaders as well.— leaders as well. i wonder if they will talk about _ leaders as well. i wonder if they will talk about the _ leaders as well. i wonder if they will talk about the football! i leaders as well. i wonder if they i will talk about the football! thank you so much. from today, travellers from the uk visiting spain will have to show proof of being double vaccinated or a negative pcr test. the spanish government's new requirements apply to passengers from the uk aged 12 and over. mainland spain is currently on the government's amber list — meaning peo

and there was time for tea with the queen at windsor castle, the forest johnson on a charm offensive as he welcomes the e u. the longest serving leader. this is angular mad, cause 3rd visit to check is the country residence. the british prime ministers far is johnson is the 5th british need a she's dealt with in her 16 years in german chancellor and her last. she prepares to step down in september angular on behalf of the u. k. i want to thank you for your truly historic commitment, not just to the u. k. a germany relationship, but to global diplomacy. more generally. this meeting was about when we searching relations between germany and the u. k. after the tensions of bricks it lost him also. after prisons exit from the you, it's a good opportunity to open a new chapter in german, british relations, and find practical ways to have close contacts. this includes regular government consultations which we have agreed on the hub and conduct so good. the to also discuss the vaccine rollout among other issues. macros, signaling that battling could soon relax quarantine rules for britons tr

at windsor castle, she had an audience with queen elizabeth and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea. michael: let's take you to london where we are following the story. let's start with the press conference. what we learned about the state of relations between the two countries? guest: bilateral is the buzzword of the day because the u.k., having just left the european union needs these good bilateral relations in germany is one of the most important partners for the u.k., an important strategic partner when it comes to trade. it's the second biggest trading partner. but also when it comes to foreign and security policies, their joint declaration was published & between the two countries. but they announced more cultural exchange and youth exchange, so really saying that after the end of an era when the u.k. has left the eu, but these relations between germany and the u.k., they need strengthening and need a constant looking after and this is what they wanted to say today. michael: the northern ireland protocol came up. mr. johnson likes to refer to this as a victo

nancy: a little later, angela merkel took tea with the queen, and here the scene at windsor castle, where german chancellor was hosted by queen elizabeth ii. the 91-year-old monarch held a private audience with the german leader, although it is not long since the pair last met, just a few weeks, in fact. they were spotd chatting at the g7 summit in cornwall last month. the government of east martini -- eswatini says nine people have been killed and 100 others hospitalized following days of antigovernment protests. activists want to see an end to the ki's decades long rule by decree, replaced by democratically elected eaters. protests have spread to all four regions and a nationwide curfew was declared, and the internet shut down for extended piods of time. there are unverified reports of protesters being shot dead. all the while the king remains silent and missing. the bbc has been able to obtain exclusive footage from inside africa's last absolute monarchy. reporter: in the aftermath of a violent protests, eswatini's capital is struggling to return to normal. days of rioting have taken t

mrs merkel also met the queen at windsor castle.dent caroline hawley. angela, how are you? despite their disagreements over brexit, today was about celebrating and strengthening the german—british relationship in a new era. high on the agenda for borisjohnson, germany's insistence that british travellers quarantine for 14 days, even if they are fully vaccinated. but after a working lunch of english asparagus tart and 0xfordshire beef, angela merkel hinted at good news to come for british holiday—makers. translation: we are seeing a rise of the delta variant - in germany, a significant rise, and, of course, we are regularly reviewing these travel restrictions and i expect that, in the foreseeable future, double vaccinated people will be able to travel without having to quarantine upon arrival. after england's historic victory against germany on tuesday, angela merkel wished the uk well for the rest of the euros, but she's alarmed by the number of fans being allowed at wembley matches. translation: i see this with grave concern. - i s

good afternoon, windsor castle. she had an audience with queen elizabeth, and no doubt they had a good chat over a proper cup of tea and told. let's take you now to london where d w is a very good marsh is following the story for us. hello, very good. let's start with that press conference. what did we learn about the state of relations between the 2 countries? bilateral is really the buzzword of the day because the u. k. having just left the european union needs these good bilateral relationships and germany is of course, one of the most important partners for the u. k. it's important strategic partner when it comes to trade is the 2nd biggest trading partner. but also when it comes to foreign and security policies and the joint declaration was just published, was just signed between the 2 countries. but they announced more they and more cultural exchange and youth exchange. so really saying that after this, the end of the year off the u. k has left the u that these relations between germany and u. k. they need wor

let's just take a listen to their meeting at windsor castle — ahead of angela merkel�*s private audienceoon. nice to see you again. your majesty. the chancellor of the federal republic of germany. - i'm delighted. that's very nice. we've got the photographers here, which are always wanting to take a picture, make history. and make... yeah, it's history. so, you've been seeing the prime minister? yes, in chequers. so you flew in from...? flew with the helicopter. nice day. two long serving leaders there. the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in india has passed the 400,000 mark as the country tries to speed up its vaccination drive. experts warn that the real number of fatalities may be much higher, as many deaths are not officially recorded. india is only the third country in the world behind the us and brazil to record more than 400,000 deaths. 0ur correspondent in delhi, devina gupta told me what the response has been to this grim milestone well, it's a grim milestone for sure and i was just going through the number of days it's taken india to cross this is just about over a month

to windsor castle just outside london, my d. w. bergen mass is following this story. welcome back. let's start with the news conference. what did we learn of the state of relations between the 2 countries? the bilateral is really the buzzword feel for the u. k, because not having a seat anymore and brussels having just left the european union. the u. k. really need to form strong relationships with its partner. and germany is of course, one of the most important strategic partners for the u. k is the 2nd largest trading partners, but also in other issues like foreign policy and security. the interest really align say, we've now seen that a joint declaration and foreign and security policy was just published. and also much more that, that intending to do cultural exchange between germany and you can also use exchange. so really acknowledging that this relationship needs to be worked on for it to stay stable while britain has left the european union. now that the northern on and protocol came up in questions after their statements. and mister johnson had claimed this as a big breaks

george's chapel at windsor castle. >> it was really such an extraordinary, national celebration.ind harry and meghan and the culmination of that love story. >> the new royal couple. you can hear the cheering. >> and in terms of public opinion, they were popular. >> there is no doubt about that. you just need to see all the coverage in the run-up to the wedding. harry was one of the most popular members of the royal family, for a very long time. >> meghan seemed to be utterly perfect. and it was fantastic to have somebody of mixed race coming into the royal family. and, therefore, making it more relevant to so many more people in britain. >> their popularity continued on their first royal tour to australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga, where they were treated like rock stars. >> they got a raptureous reception everywhere they went, and more importantly, rapturess press coverage too. >> and that was meghan's first tour as a member of the royal family. so, how did she do? >> she really took to it incredibly well and it was -- it was a great triumph. >> and a triumph, it seemed for t

she will visit johnson at his country retreat and the queen at windsor castle.he will also have the very rare opportunity to address the british cabinet. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on "bloomberg quicktake," powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am leigh-ann gerrans, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> of course the latent recovery faces uncertainty also due to the spread of virus mutations. in the current phase of the pandemic, our concerns of financial stability are shifting from liquidity risk in the nonfinancial corporate sector to balance sheet vulnerabilities in the very same sector. jonathan: the ecb president there on the situation in european markets. from new york city this morning, good morning. i'm jonathan ferro. equity futures, 43.14, around about .1 percent of straight gains on the s&p 500. it has been all-time high through all-time high. your payrolls report, going into the yields grinding lower, down a basis .1 .4 fort hood four -- 1.4424. earlier this week, i think it was you that sent me the research, tom,

area to spreading very rapidly in germany, 200 transitional oath dw correspondent berg masses at windsor castle outside london. i asked what we've learned from the news conference about the state of relations between the 2 countries. bilateral is really the buzzword feel for the u. k, because not having a seat anymore and brussels having just left the european union. the u. k. really need to form strong relationships with its partner. and germany is of course, one of the most important strategic partners for the u. k is the 2nd largest largest trading partners, but also in other issues like foreign policy and security. the interests really align say we've now seen that a joint declaration and foreign and security policy was just published. and also much more that, that intending to do cultural exchange between germany and you can also use exchange. so really acknowledging that this relationship needs to be worked on for it to stay stable while britain has left the european union. now that the northern protocol came up in questions after their statements and mr. jones and had claimed this as a b

queen elizabeth, who is home in windsor castle, with a special message to the england boys tonight saying, i send my good wishes with the hope that history will record not only your success, but also the spirit, commitment and pride with which you have conducted yourselves. now, you're right, it's a huge moment of excitement for these two countries. both the uk and italy have had a devastating year with coronavirus. both have had the highest death tolls in europe at different periods. now, with national lockdowns, travel restrictions and all sorts of challenges getting in the way of training, both teams have come through an awful lot to make it here to this point, but football euphoria could further exacerbate the new wave of covid-19. italy and england dealing with rising cases, largely down to the deltvarit. epemiolostare warning bo fuel its spread among younger mostly male adults. fears here in london that it could be more than just football coming home but covid. eva. >> julia macfarlane for us there, thank you. you can watch the euro final at 3:00 p.m. eastern on espn with pregame co

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and also this afternoon, the chancellor has met the queen at windsor castle. good afternoon.pean politics. they say this is the last visit of angler merkel as chancellor. i think it is 16 years that she has been making these visits. multiple prime ministers and this is her last one. that is why she was afforded both the meeting with borisjohnson and then went to meet the queen. but really, the substance was in the meeting with borisjohnson and quite a few different areas there. you touched on northern ireland. i think the message on northern ireland was pretty straight from angela merkel, essentially what she was saying was that when the brexit deal was negotiated, borisjohnson was on one side and she was on the other side. 0bviously, side and she was on the other side. obviously, it was all done through the eu, but what was negotiated was an agreement overseen by boris johnson with special arrangements for northern ireland and she was saying that has to be implemented. she said there can be problematic solutions within it, but there was no sign there of any sense that german

the changing of the guard ceremony has been performed at windsor castle for the first time since theme for a look at the weather with ben. hello, it is yet another day of sunny skies for most and temperatures into the 30s. we still have amber extreme heat warnings from the met office covering northern ireland, parts of southern wales, the midlands and into the south—west of england. we are seeing some of the highest temperatures today across these western areas, values into the low 30s celsius. further east, it is quite a lot cooler for some of these north sea coasts, where we are keeping more in the way of cloud. and although most places are dry with sunshine, we have got one or two scattered thunderstorms which will rumble on into the evening. overnight, we will bring more of this low cloud in across northern and eastern scotland, the eastern coasts of england. these are the overnight lows. by the end of the night, 17, 18 degrees. so not a particularly fresh night, tricky for sleeping. and then, as we head into friday, still rather cloudy for some of these eastern coastal areas. lo

this is a man worried about being a prince, being a duke, worrying about what is going on inside windsor castleory, and i think it will be a very interesting read because, of course, he's had a roller coaster ride through his life, but the problem you've got, of course, is when you're writing a memoir like this, that things could be interpreted one way or the other, his relationship with his brother will be difficult to heal. because if you start addressing those big issues like racism at the palace or mental health issues that haven't been resolved yet about him and meghan and who said what and you start naming names it certainly is going to cause a sensation. >> no question about that, robert jobson, thanks very much. t.j. >>> up next, here, a very special robin roberts edition of "play of the day." serena: it's my 3:10 no-exit-in-sight migraine medicine. it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes, without worrying if it's too late, or where i am. one dose can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within two hours. unlike older medicines, ubrelvy is a pill that directly blocks cgrp

i want to bring you some pictures from windsor castle.ter? soyou flew in? with a helicopter. the queen there - a helicopter. the queen there referrin: a helicopter. the queen there referring to — a helicopter. the queen there referring to an _ a helicopter. the queen there referring to an earlier- a helicopter. the queen there| referring to an earlier meeting between the chancellor angela merkel and the prime minister borisjohnson at chequers where they talked all sorts of things, travel, trade and trying to rebase the anglo german relationship into the future. angela merkel stepping down after 16 years at the forefront of european or global politics, i should say, to be a fly on the war between those two in their meeting this afternoon, can you imagine? one web —— wonders whether or not they discuss the football! that is dear to angular merkel's heart, she was very gracious about the defeat, it's fair to say. —— angela merkel. we now have a bit of weather for you. most will see warm spells of sunshine to take us through the afternoon, to

mrs merkel will later visit the queen at windsor castle. controlled the singer's life for the last 13 years. the organisation had been named asjoint guardians of her estate, along with her fatherjamie spears. the announcement comes days after the pop star said she was traumatised by the arrangement. more than a thousand people have been forced to flee a town in western canada because of fires caused by an unprecedented heatwave. according to the canadian authorities, lytton in british columbia has been almost completely destroyed by forest fires, after temperatures reached 49.6 degrees celsius. a fleeing resident recorded this video showing the dangerous roads out of town. sir richard branson is a step closer to beating rival billionaires in the race into space. he's announced the date he'll blast beyond the earth's atmosphere — nine days ahead of the amazon founderjeff bezos. both tycoons have created space tourism companies offering flights for the wealthy. branson's vehicle can climb to an altitude of 90km giving those on—board a few min

spreading very rapidly in germany to your 100 transitional of on the w cost for the masses at windsor castle, just outside london. i asked her what we learned from the news conference about the state relations between the 2 countries. bilateral is really the buzzword feel for the u. k, because not having a seat anymore and brussels having just left the european union. the u. k. really need to form strong relationships with his partner. and germany is of course, one of the most important strategic partners for the u. k is the 2nd largest trading partners, but also in other issues like foreign policy and security. the interest really align say, we've now seen that a joint declaration and foreign insecurity policy was just published. and also much more that the intending to do cultural exchange between germany and you can also use exchange. so really acknowledging that this relationship needs to be worked on for it to stay stable while britain has left the european union. now that the northern protocol came up in questions after their statements and mr. jones and had claimed this as a big break

commitment to science and research is something our countries share and want to develop together a 2nd windsor castle outside london, my d w correspondent berg mass is following the story. welcome beckett. let's start with that press conference. what do we learn about the state of relations between the 2 countries? well, bilateral is really the buzzword for the u. k. having left a european union, the u. k. really is depending on bilateral relationships and germany is of course, one of the most important strategic partners for the u. k. it's the 2nd largest trading partners. but also when it comes to foreign and security policy, there are the interest very much aligned and we see that there is a join that collaboration. that was just that was just published between the u. k and, and germany in many other areas to that they have a non, please have announced that they want to call.