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A very good morning from inside the palace of westminster, where the queen will arrive in a short while to open a new session of parliament. But this is no routine event yes, well be able to enjoy all the usual colour and pagea ntry of the state opening, but it takes place at a time of great political and constitutional uncertainty where even the role of the crown in our National Affairs is being questioned. We were last here two years ago when theresa may was Prime Minister since when the Political Landscape has been turned upside down by the turbulent Brexit Process. Its Boris Johnsons first queens speech as Prime Minister he has no majority in th ....
The preferred residence. Good morning from london on a day of history and a day of great change. This is stjamess palace, in the heart of london, a stones throw from Buckingham Palace where thousands of people have made their way since the death was announced of her majesty the queen late on thursday afternoon. Queen elizabeth ii, the countrys longest reigning monarch, a constant presence in the lives of the people of this nation. Hers was a life marked with selfless duty and dedication. The focus until now has been at balmoral where she passed away, and at Buckingham Palace where huge crowds have been gathering. But today the focus changes to st jamess palace. The palace has been the residence for Kings And Queens of england for over 300 years. And it was the official residence of the sovereign until the reign o ....
Vote. This weekend watch cspan cities tour to hatiesbering, michigan on cspan twos book tv and American History tv on cspan 3. Good morning and welcome to bbc parliaments live coverage of the state opening at parliament. In her ninetyfirst, its the 56th parliament of the united kingdom. And this morning, we welcome viewers to cspan, our sister channel in the united states. I recen its about 5 30 in the morning on the eastern seaboard. It is of course a conservative government beginning its second year in aufloffice, a government without its problems as it faces support coming European Union referendum campaign. However, were focusing on a british tradition. The next hour 1 2 well spend looking that saur moceremony an governments plans to be unveiled in the queens speech. Im joined by the conservative pire and more importantly for the thriller writer, lord daubs. The histori ....
Queens coffin will be transferred to a hearst and driven to windsor, st. Georges chapel, where she will be incurred about 20 miles from the wellington arch. This is west of heathrow airport, fights been suspended so they are not making noise during this ceremony. It is your turn to react. We will be returning wednesday queens coffin arrives at st. Georges chapel in the meantime, we want to get your use. See the numbers on the screen. Host 202 7488000 for those of you in the eastern time zone and central time zone. 202 7488001 if you live in mountain or Pacific Times on. You can also send in a text on social media when it comes to text messages, the number is 202 7488003. Please include your city and durham first name. We will begin taking calls in a minute. The Washington Post has an article on her fascinating allure. It says she was the queen by the grace of god, imam, defen ....