Cautious step as monarch, she is torn between the palace old forward led by her mother and those like her husband philip who want change. With scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. Sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. February 1952. Elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. Shortly after the kings lord mount batten Prince Philips uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. Lord Louis Mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. When philip is a child the family are deposed and they flee to exile, and really his father has no time for him. Louis mountbatten takes over as Philips Guardian and so he sees him as his son really. Lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. He was like some sort of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. Lord mountbatten makes a radical
cautious step as monarch, she is torn between the palace old forward led by her mother and those like her husband philip who want change. with scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. february 1952. elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. shortly after the king s lord mount batten prince philip s uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. lord louis mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. when philip is a child the family are deposed and they flee to exile, and really his father has no time for him. louis mountbatten takes over as philip s guardian and so he sees him as his son really. lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. he was like some sort of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. lord mou
hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday, after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader, after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what do we know about britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month afte
for humanitarian agencies, after five major non governmental organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. we ll have a look at the front page of the papers in a moment but first, some other stories to bring you. police say a tenth person has died as a result of a huge explosion at a block of flats injersey early this month. kathleen mcguinness, who was 73, lived next to the building in st helier which was destroyed in the blast. about 3 billion litres of water are lost every day through leaks in england and wales, according to the latest figures from the industry regulator. now to help tackle the problem, scientists have developed miniature robots that crawl through pipes to patrol our water supply network. our science correspondent, victoria gill, reports. the water company here in essex has detected a leak, but to find its location and fix it, they will need to dig through a complex maze of pipes. basically, we have a nine inch cast iron water main that runs down the