to your grandchildren? his outspokenness drew criticism that he was undermining the monarchy s constitutional duty to political neutrality. the queen reigned for so long that she came to embody a certain conception of britain itself. we looked at her and saw a set of values that lay at the heart of what it meant to be british. and yet we knew almost nothing about her own views on the great issues of the day. we know a lot about where the new king stands. for 50 years he was an activist prince of wales. as monarch, he ll have to step away from that. people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue in the same way. no, it won t! i m not that stupid! i do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. but there is a counterargument that it s his engagement with the most pressing issues of the day that will place his reign at the heart of national life, renewing and reinvigorating the monarchy. first thing he was probably best known for was th
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it was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion as sovereign never wavered, through times of change and progress, through times ofjoy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss. in her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition, together with that fearless embrace of progress which makes us great as nations. the affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign. and as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humour and an unerring ability always to see the best in people. i pay tribute to my mother s memory, and i honour her life of service. i know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you, and i share that sense of loss beyond measure with you all. when the queen came to the throne, britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second world war and still livin
thank you. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news whether you re watching in the uk or anywhere else around the world. i m shaun ley. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii has now started, led by her successor king charles iii. earlier on friday, the new king arrived at buckingham palace after travelling from balmoral in scotland where the queen died on thursday at the age of 96. in his first address to the people as monarch charles fought to contain his emotion as he thanked his late mother for her decades of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the day s events. from buckingham palace, an address to the nation by britain s new king, beginning with a tribute to his mother, the late queen elizabeth. throughout her life, her majesty the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration and example to me and all my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection,
from our studios in new york, this is charlie rose. charlie: israelis went to the polls yesterday and elected a new parliament, the right-wing lukid party. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was pitted against a surprisingly strong candidate from the centerleft zionist union, isaac herzog. exit polls showed herzog and netanyahu in a dead heat. completed returns showed decisive victory for netanyahu. earlier today, he pledged to work to form a new government, declaring that, our country s everyday reality does not give us the luxury for delay. joining me now from berlin, via phone, jeffrey goldberg. he is a national correspondent for the atlantic magazine. from jerusalem, ari shavit, a columnist and author of my promised land. yossi halevi is a fellow and author of like dreamers. from tel aviv, ronen bergman, a senior military correspondent. in washington, yousef manayyer a palestinian american author and executive director of the u.s. campaign to end the israeli o