Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello. I m shaun ley. Welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk journalists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories from the dateline london. This week, 70 years of soft power. How prince philip utilised his status to project and protect. And empty chairs and absent ones how to interpret a week of diplomatic signals. With me to discuss all that, thomas kielinger, who s spent decades in this country explaining the uk to germans, including the monarchy, with his biographies of both queens called elizabeth. Bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now director of the institute for government, a think tank which tries to improve the way government works. And here in the studio with me, james landale, the bbc s diplomatic correspondent. Good to have you with us as well, james. Now, we ll begin with the death on friday of prince philip. Greek by birth, a royal who became a refugee, as republics emer
hello. i m shaun ley, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk journalists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories from the dateline london. this week, 70 years of soft power. how prince phillip utilised his status to project and protect. and empty chairs and absent ones: how to interpret a week of diplomatic signals. with me to discuss all that, thomas kielinger, who s spent decades in this country explaining the uk to germans, including the monarchy, with his biographies of both queens called elizabeth. bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now director of the institute for government, a think tank which tries to improve the way government works. and here in the studio with me, james landale, the bbc s diplomatic correspondent. good to have you with us as well, james. we ll begin, with the death on friday of prince philip. greek by birth, a royal who became a refugee, as republics emerged from the wreckage of eur
now on bbc news, dateline london. hello. i m shaun ley, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk journalists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories from the dateline london. this week, 70 years of soft power. how prince philip utilised his status to project and protect. and empty chairs and absent ones how to interpret a week of diplomatic signals. with me to discuss all that, thomas kielinger, who s spent decades in this country explaining the uk to germans, including the monarchy, with his biographies of both queens called elizabeth. bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now director of the institute for government, a think tank which tries to improve the way government works. and here in the studio with me, james landale, the bbc s diplomatic correspondent. good to have you with us as well, james. we ll begin with the death on friday of prince philip. greek by birth, a royal who became a refugee, as republics
was the chancellor of the university of wales so in the summer he would come to cardiff and meet us and interview sections of the university. we were the german department, we lined up a knee came past us and we should cancel with him and after he passed the german department figures, he suddenly stopped himself. he had a brainwave when he turned and talked to the professor who had been teaching at the university for many years with a rather, worn gown, prince philip looked at the end of the gown and said you have been teaching here for a long time, haven t you professor? it was a typical moment where people would usually say his remarks were politically incorrect and funny, are supposed to make it easy for people to make them relax, but it did the opposite. the professor went bright red in the face, couldn t quite answer and he was put out as it were but that was the philippi came to know quite early on. he was a court jester, occasionally the buffoon, who follows the britis
hello. i m shaun ley, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk journalists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories from the dateline london. this week, 70 years of soft power. how prince phillips utilised his status to project and protect. and empty chairs and absent ones: how to interpret a week of diplomatic signals. with me to discuss all that, thomas kielinger, who s spent decades in this country explaining the uk to germans, including the monarchy, with his biographies of both queens called elizabeth. bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now director of the institute for government, a think tank which tries to improve the way government works. and here in the studio with me, james landale, the bbc s diplomatic correspondent. good to have you with us as well, james. we ll begin, with the death on friday of prince philip. greek by birth, a royal who became a refugee, as republics emerged from the wreckage of eu