on his attire, is a sash carrying the medal of the order of merit, which is the highest honor an american can retain. she remembered that. her father had given it to him. they went to a picnic together at balmoral. she sent him a recipe how to make the scones he such praised and asked for. i remember moving along i remember some controversy surrounding nancy reagan going to charles and diana s wedding. and i also remember the perception of there being a real bond between reagan and her majesty, perhaps over horses. you know, they had that in common. yes. yes. i want to talk about the reagans and both the queen and the current king. you mentioned this. when the current king was prince of wales, he took a tour of the united states and several of the commonwealth countries. and he stopped at the white house, richard nixon honored him. some great photographs of the
visit to the united kingdom. the thing about the queen, she rose above politics. she was the most revered head of state in the world, i would argue, certainly the longest serving. so we re gearing up to a massive state event. i think something of the likes we have never seen before. so on that issue of the way in which she was always able to be elevated from the politics of the day, must he now comport himself differently say than he did on matters of public policy as the prince of wales? as the prince of wales, he professionalized what it was to be heir to the throne. he had his playboy years early on, but many of his predecessors were playboys up until the time they took the throne. that wasn t the case for charles. he very early on set up the prince s trust and committed to issues like climate change, to religious tolerance, to youth unemployment. these were issues that he has nurtured for decades and cares so deeply about them he would
charles ascension to the throne marks a pivotal moment for the united kingdom. it s facing a potential breakup scotland braces for independence. and uncertain world after leaving the eu. max foster is at buckingham palace. max, i show enjoyed your commentary. you ve been doing a great job. what is occurring at this particular moment? reporter: audiences at buckingham palace, so we re into the more mundane matters, if you like, after a lot of the pomp and ceremony where the king has to meet all the key people in the state and have meetings with them in order to govern over this state. look at the crowds. today the barriers have gone up. the roads are being closed. they re preparing for the massive state funeral which president biden confirmed he will be going to. we could see all the seniors heads of state from all around the world coming in. i know president putin enjoyed his visit to london. will he be allowed to come under sanctions is a big question. president xi enjoyed his stat