coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. he s aware the public needs him to be there. it is so unique. do you ever imagine the monarchy would go away? it evening and welcome to the whole story on anderson cooper. final preparations are underway for king charles iii and his wife, queen camilla. it is a ceremony steeped in tradition dating back nearly 1000 years. it s only been televised once. when queen elizabeth the second was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest- serving and most celebrated monarchs in british history. her son faces a different challenge with a new, less popular monarch on the throne questioning the role of this institution. traveling to london to meet those close to the british family to understand what this means in a modern world. charles and camilla. the queen has died very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. reporter: for
coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations are under way in the united kingdom for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife camilla the queen consort. it s only been televised once, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history. many are questioning the role of the royal institution. erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british scholars and those close to the royal family to et abouter understand what this moment and this man mean in a modern world. the reign begins. charles and camilla. the queen has died. very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. for centuries, london ruled as a global
what has changed in terms of the perception toward charles? did she help? i think certainly, she acts as calming influence to charles. she s there when things are getting a little fraught. tempers may be frayed. and we saw played out in the days after the queen s death. oh, god, i hate this. pens weren t working or the ink was going everywhere. there she was, calming him down. it s all right. let s change the pen. it s als nice to have someone who you think who understands or wants to encourage. you know, she certainly poked fun if i get too serious. one thing that we see from the queen consort, camilla, that she rules with an iron rod with
did she help? i think certainly, she acts as calming influence to charles. she s there when things are getting a little fraught. tempers may be frayed. and we saw played out in the days after the queen s death. oh, god, i hate this. pens weren t working or the ink was going everywhere. there she was, calming him down. it s all right. let s change the pen. you feel wants to encourage, you know, she certainly poked fun if i get too serious. one thing that we see from the queen consort, camilla, that