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The king will meet with the Prime Minister today at a parliament reception four days ahead of the coronation it comes as new polling reveals the monarchs personal popular rmt is at record levels. A former senior record levels. A former senior Civil Servant, sue gray, held talks with sir keir starmer whilst working for the team advising the partygate investigation. A Cabinet Office investigation. A Cabinet Office will say today. The findings will say today. The findings will say today. The findings will add to the pressure on the labour leader not to appoint ms grey as his chief of staff. Grey as his chief of staff. Health unions will vote today grey as his chief of staff. Health unions will vote today on whether Health Unions will vote today on whether to Health Unions will vote today on whether to accept Health Unions will vote today on whether to accept and improve pav whether to accept and improve pay otter whether to accept and improve pay otter hom whether to accept and improve pay offer from the government of 5. Pay offer from the government of 5 ht pay offer from the government of t. Tt cohes pay offer from the government of t. Tt ts pay offer from the government of 5. It comes as 500,000 appointments 5. It comes as 500,000 appointments and procedures woutt appointments and procedures would disrupted appointments and procedures would disrupted by the latest ot would disrupted by the latest wave of nurses would disrupted by the latest wave of nurses strikes. Wave of nurses strikes. Teachers wave of nurses strikes. Teachers return wave of nurses strikes. Teachers return to wave of nurses strikes. Teachers return to the picket line today, threatening to disruption at up to 22,000 schools. Its the fifth strike undertaken by education staff this year. Undertaken by education staff this year. And a new photograph of Princess Charlotte has been unveiled as she celebrates her eighth birthday today. The image was captured in eighth birthday today. The image was captured in windsor gm cat the image was captured in windsor at the weekend was captured in windsor at the weekend hy was captured in windsor at the weekend by her was captured in windsor at the weekend by her mother, the thhtess weekend by her mother, the thhtess ot weekend by her mother, the princess of wales , as many happy princess of wales, as many happy rennet princess of wales, as many happy retuns te princess of wales, as many happy reurnst to hunt princess of wales, as many happy returns to many happy returns. Anu returns to many happy returns. Ant r returns to many happy returns. Ant r us returns to many happy returns. And i do think returns to many happy returns. And i do think every returns to many happy returns. And i do think every time returns to many happy returns. And i do think every time you see Princess Charlotte, there is a resemblance to Queen Elizabeth ii. D0 a resemblance to Queen Elizabeth ii. Do you see a child . Yeah. Yeah, i can see all ii. Do you see a child . Yeah. Yeah, i can see all of jrzzr c r 7 yeah. Yeah, i can see all of them. Hetuuttu yeah, i can see all of them. Hetuuttu. R yeah, i can see all of them. Actually. I can yeah, i can see all of them. Actually. I can see her dad. There actually. I can see her dad. There ure actually. I can see her dad. There are lots actually. I can see her dad. There are lots of actually. I can see her dad. There are lots of parallels with thet there are lots of parallels with that nteture there are lots of parallels with that picture and there are lots of parallels with that picture and obviously her mum that picture and obviously her hut that picture and obviously her hut reth that picture and obviously her mum, but yeah, what a lovely sort mum, but yeah, what a lovely sert et mum, but yeah, what a lovely sert et treet mum, but yeah, what a lovely sort of week to mum, but yeah, what a lovely sort of week to be mum, but yeah, what a lovely sort of week to be celebrating her sort of week to be celebrating her htrthtuu sort of week to be celebrating her birthday. Lineage is strong. Vent. Her birthday. Lineage is strong. Teth shes her birthday. Lineage is strong. Teth shes unt her birthday. Lineage is strong. Yeah. Shes got a her birthday. Lineage is strong. Yeah. Shes got asmile. Her birthday. Lineage is strong. I yeah. Shes got asmile on yeah. Shes got a good smile on her. Please do get in touch with the birthday picture or something gb views something else. Gb views gbnews. Uk. And let us know where youre watching this morning. Are you listening to an orchestra playing in your ear . Yes and we shouldnt be. Presumably this is new presumably this is our new coronation soundtrack. All coronation soundtrack. All right. Waking up coronation soundtrack. All right. Waking up the right. Waking up the nation , right. Waking up the nation, nehte right. Waking up the nation, nghte okay. Right. Waking up the nation, right . C� s {ear g gig right. Waking up the nation, right . Gig ctgrwt. Right . Okay. Anyway get in touch so so so here we go. The coronation, not just four days away. And the king will attend a celebration reception at Parliament Today where he will meet with the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition. The leader of the opposition. It comes as new polling reveals that it comes as new polling reveals that the it comes as new polling reveals that the thes it comes as new polling reveals that the kings approval is at a tert that the kings approval is at a eeert htth that the kings approval is at a record high of that the kings approval is at a record high of 62, that the kings approval is at a record high of 62, which is in start record high of 62, which is in stark contrast record high of 62, which is in stark contrast to record high of 62, which is in stark contrast to polling. When he wes stark contrast to polling. When he was prince stark contrast to polling. When he was prince of stark contrast to polling. When he was prince of wales last teen he was prince of wales last year, when he was prince of wales last year, which saw he was prince of wales last year, which saw him at only 39 stunt year, which saw him at only 39 stung het year, which saw him at only 39 saying hed make year, which saw him at only 39 saying hed make a year, which saw him at only 39 saying hed make a good king. So big improvement saying hed make a good king. So big improvement for him there. They. Big improvement for him there. They. So big improvement for him there. Okay. So joining big improvement for him there. Okay. So joining us now in the stutte okay. So joining us now in the stutte, royal okay. So joining us now in the studio, royal historian and broadcaster studio, royal historian and broadcaster ralph haydel manku with broadcaster ralph haydel manku ntth att broadcaster ralph haydel manku ntth ttt et broadcaster ralph haydel manku with all of this broadcaster ralph haydel manku with all of this. Broadcaster ralph haydel manku with all of this. Rt; broadcaster ralph haydel manku with all of this. til rzzr broadcaster ralph haydel manku with all of this. Rt; rzzr with all of this. So were on a rstt with all of this. So were on a roll. The preparation plans are underway. Yes. Well you know, just arriving here today, you can almost sense the atmosphere changing now. So much of london has become changing now. So much of london has become coronation tfie� g g so much of london has become coronation streets, if i has become coronation streets, h r etn has become coronation streets, h r sty has become coronation streets, h r set tn has become coronation streets, h r set tn t has become coronation streets, if i can say in a sense, down the if i can say in a sense, down the net if i can say in a sense, down the mall here, if i can say in a sense, down the mall here, weve got not just the mall here, weve got not just unen the mall here, weve got not just union flags, the mall here, weve got not just union flags, but every one of just union flags, but every one et the just union flags, but every one of the commonwealth realms has then of the commonwealth realms has thetr thet of the commonwealth realms has their flag there. Of the commonwealth realms has their flag there. And all over you their flag there. And all over you son their flag there. And all over you rust their flag there. And all over you can just see their flag there. And all over you can just see you can see the setttnt you can just see you can see the setttnt no you can just see you can see the setttnt tor you can just see you can see the setting now for what will be a tutt setting now for what will be a truty norestro setting now for what will be a truly majestic occasion. But yes, truly majestic occasion. But yes so truly majestic occasion. But yes, so Westminster Abbey is now etoset yes, so Westminster Abbey is now etoset to yes, so Westminster Abbey is now etoset to the yes, so Westminster Abbey is now closed to the public. So having tutt closed to the public. So having huttt o closed to the public. So having built a former closed to the public. So having built a former Westminster Abbey rehtteo nou replica in the palace, now theyre replica in the palace, now theyre gong replica in the palace, now theyre going to doing their theyre going to be doing their the theyre going to be doing their that there, theyre going to be doing their final there, all theyre going to be doing their final there, all the final rehearsals there, all the seats final rehearsals there, all the seatsnut final rehearsals there, all the seatsput into final rehearsals there, all the seats put into order. Seats being put into order. Rueve seats being put into order. Rueye stttt seats being put into order. Weve still got seats being put into order. Weve still got the military totnt weve still got the military doing preparations weve still got the military doingpreparations at doing their preparations late at nttht nee doing their preparations late at night wee hours doing their preparations late at night wee hours of night and in the wee hours of the night and in the wee hours of theyouth night and in the wee hours of the youth tet night and in the wee hours of theyoull getllotl night and in the wee hours of. The youll getllot of the morning, youll get a lot of thet the morning, youll get a lot of that totnt the morning, youll get a lot of that totnt on the morning, youll get a lot of that going on today. 4 3. iii trig that going on today. Youre very short. That going on today. Youre very short. Youll hear horses hoofs clicking along the mall and clicking along down the mall and whatever theres quite a lot of whatever. Theres quite a lot of that goes on. There is absolutely. That goes on. There is absolutely. And 3 hit there is absolutely. And whats that goes on. There is absolutely. And whats happening withminister with the Prime Minister today, hes ttntl with the Prime Minister today,i hes tho ont hes meeting with the king and theyht hes meeting with the king and theytt he hes meeting with the king and theyll be discussing preparations well ahead preparations as well ahead of soturtoy. Preparations as well ahead of saturday. Right. Preparations as well ahead of saturday. g saturday. Thats right. So, of course, the coronation not course, the coronation is not just affair. Its a just a royal affair. Its a state occasion. The state occasion. And the government course, government is, of course, footing lot of footing the bill. And a lot of the work thats been done to organise coronation organise the coronation does come out of the Cabinet Office. So yes, as quite traditional, so yes, as is quite traditional, the at parliament the king will be at Parliament Meeting the Prime Minister, meeting with the Prime Minister, meeting with the Prime Minister, meeting the cabinet and meeting with the cabinet and also with members of parliament. Hell get chance hell also get a chance to see the speaker the house of the speaker of the house of commons carriage, now commons carriage, which is now on Westminster Abbey. On display in Westminster Abbey. The splendid state coach normally part in normally always takes part in the coronation almost as the in the coronation almost as grand as the as the state coach itself that used by the king thats not being used on this occasion. But the public will be able to see it for the first time. Not being used . Time. Why is it not being used . Am i right in thinking its because am i right in thinking its because he am i right in thinking its because he wants one with center because he wants one with central heating because he wants one with central Heating Electric central heating and electric ntntouse central heating and electric windows . Thatsj central heating and electric windows . Thats what windows . Oh, well, thats what the has. In 2012. The the king now has. In 2012. The australians wonderful australians gave him a wonderful Diamond Jubilee coach , Diamond Jubilee state coach, which of the suspension. Diamond jubilee state coach, whi really good reading for the king as really good reading for the king os the as hes going through the mount as hes going through the morning newspapers today. as hes going through the m d � iewspapers today. as hes going through the m hugely encouraging. day. This as hes going through the m hugely encouraging. day. Know, is hugely encouraging. You know, ipsos has every year ipsos mori has for every year asked same question about asked the same question about the do you support the the monarchy. Do you support the monarchy its the monarchy . And its been the single most constant. Response by the British Public, even during the British Public, even during the times of annus the times of the annus horribilis. And now finally, were the king has were seeing that the king has given that again, because given that boost again, because there bit of a dip and now there was a bit of a dip and now its back to that same sort of level the 60, almost 70 now level in the 60, almost 70 now of the understand the of the public understand the value monarchy. And value of the monarchy. And thats like the thats because events like the coronation remind us of our heritage, us our heritage, remind us of our history. Living history. This is the living embodiment thousand years embodiment of a thousand years of constitution taking place of our constitution taking place before you have to before us all. And you have to have a very cold heart not to be warmed by that. And did you see thet warmed by that. And did you see that tort warmed by that. And did you see that Lord Ashcroft, warmed by that. And did you see that Lord Ashcroft, the that Lord Ashcroft, the conservative that Lord Ashcroft, the conservative also done that Lord Ashcroft, the conse of tive also done that Lord Ashcroft, the conse of tive polling,. 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Two thirds they think the royal thirds say they think the royal tontty thirds say they think the royal tontty ts thirds say they think the royal tontty ts tutte thirds say they think the royal family is quite strange, but theyre soyl family is quite strange, buti theyre soy tt theyre fond of it. 73 say it toes theyre fond of it. 73 say it toes neet theyre fond of it. 73 say it does need reform. What do you thtnt does need reform. What do