to re double their commitment to the alliance. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our correspondent, david willis, in la says it s one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd s death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest move
hello, i m christian fraser in london. laura trevelyan is in new york. the queen has expressed her concerns over race allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the world has been waiting for some response since the interview with oprah winfrey first aired on sunday. it is a short statement, and in it the royalfamily said they were saddened to learn exactly how challenging the couple had found life as working royals. it doesn t address all the allegations that were made. far from it. but it does point to the most damaging claim made by the duchess, the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning, says the statement. it goes on to say that while some recollections may vary, it adds, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. it concludes with the message that harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved family members. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with us. as we say it is a short statement,