a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i m leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. i ll be mixing in royal circles. how was it? c etait bien? and visiting palaces. you can t walk past that line. then you will shoot me? yeah. talking to insiders. that is more my style. do i look like a princess? i can curtsy and talk at the same time. and consulting princes and princesses about life with a crown. your highness. tell me how you would like me to address you. your highness or princess, orjust martha, i don t mind. or life without a crown. i grew up in exile, i couldn t go in my country. are there lessons for good king charles in the modern game of thrones? so far i have been discuss
the prime minister meets retailers and farmers to work out how to boost production and lower prices. we are live in the newly crowned world surfing reserve of north devon, but elements of surfing are not as wild and natural as you might think. we have been investigating. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season. and good morning, quite a cool, fresh start to the day to day but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. still a few showers in scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england. all of the details here. it s tuesday the 15th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 pounds to the party. he isn t subject to criminal actio
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live from mouth to in singapore, this is bbc news. it is live from mouth to in singapore, this is bbc news. live from mouth to in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. live from our this is bbc news. it is newsday. live from our studio this is bbc news. it is newsday. live from our studio in this is bbc news. it is newsday. live from our studio in singapore. i hello and welcome to the programme. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia, where he s been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation following the publication of china s plan to settle the acute crisis in ukraine. mr putin said that moscow was always open to negotiation. but the americans have already warned that the chinese peace plan could be a just a delaying tactic. the visit comes just days after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for president putin, in relation to alleged war crimes. from moscow, our rus