my comfort zone, yet there's so much i don't know about my own hometown. it's like we're all too busy sitting in line at in-n-out burger to learn even the basic history of this place. los angeles was founded by the spanish in 1781, who claimed it from its original inhabitants, the chumash and tongva peoples. in 1821, mexico achieved independence from spain, and soon after, america waged its war with mexico, taking california as its own. there were gold rushers, oil barons, 20,000 chinese immigrants building a railway, and the birth of a movie industry. ♪ ♪♪ today, nearly 10 million people live here, but this is a remarkably disconnected place. yet i learned on my travels that even in a place as troubled as bulgaria, there was happiness to be found. ♪ ♪♪
right down to the street names. and if you think it has something to do with colonization, well, you're right. the indigenous tongva and chumash people lived in the la basin for centuries before it was claimed by spanish conquistador juan rodríguez cabrillo in 1542. in 1821, this land became part of mexico until the end of the mexican-american war in 1848 when mexico ceded 55% of its territory, including california, to the u.s. but trust me, los angeles still oozes all things mexican, and i couldn't think of a better person to welcome me to the real la than this iconic mexican american, native angeleno, george lopez. and guess what? he's taking me to east la, and we're eating at his favorite spot. ♪ [car horn playing "tequila"] [laughing] yes, sir. [john imitates horn]
angeles is a city of latinos. you could see that line influence everywhere you go, right down to the street lights. and if you have something to do with colonization, you're right. the indigenous tongue bought into much people lived in the l.a. basin for centuries, it was claimed by spanish conquistador's, juan rodriguez kadyrov in 1842. in 1821, this land became a part of mexico until the end of the mexican american war in 1848, when mexico seeded 55% of its territory, including california, to the u.s.. but trust me, los angeles still loves offense mexican, and i couldn't think of a better person to welcome me to the real l.a. then this iconic mexican american, native angeleno, george lopez. and guess what? he's taking me to east l.a., and we are eating at his favorite spot. >> yes, sir.
lived in the la basin for centuries before it was claimed by spanish conquistador juan rodríguez cabrillo in 1542. in 1821, this land became part of mexico until the end of the mexican-american war in 1848 when mexico ceded 55% of its territory, including california, to the u.s. but trust me, los angeles still oozes all things mexican, and i couldn't think of a better person to welcome me to the real la than this iconic mexican american, native angeleno, george lopez. and guess what? he's taking me to east la, and we're eating at his favorite spot. ♪ [car horn playing "tequila"] [laughing] yes, sir. [john imitates horn] i love that. i love a funky horn. - don't slam that door! - i didn't, i didn't, i didn't. i'm mad careful. [george laughs] - [speaking spanish] - here we go, man.
and now for the last look. king charles iii has had to plan his coronation with careful diplomacy, navigating what to do with his son, harry, and his brother andrew. but that is nothing compared to one of his predecessors, george iv, who insisted that his own wife be denied entry to his coronation in 1821. amongst his wife, caroline of brunswick offenses with were eating raw onions, flirting and swearing like a sailor. king george pressed an adultery case against her, hoping their marriage would be dissolved by the time he became king. caroline was loved by the choppers who were growing discon tenned to the british monarchy and added was an unlikable king and a press that took caroline's
king charles iii has had to plan his coronation with careful diplomacy navigating touchy personal issues like what to do with his son harry and his brother andrew. but that is nothing compared to one of his predecessors, george iv, who insisted that his own wife be denied entry to his coronation in 1821. amongst his wife, caroline of brunswick's offenses were eating raw onion, flirting pro miss wasly and swearing like a sailor. king george pressed an adultery case against her, hoping their marriage would be dissolved by the time he was anointed king. the plan didn't work. caroline with her earthy qualities was loved by the commoners who were growing discontented by the british monarchy and add into the mix an
one. lord carrington. they would not told they could wear the _ one. lord carrington. they would not told they could wear the robes - one. lord carrington. they would not told they could wear the robes until. told they could wear the robes until the last minute and they were diving into the back of the cupboard to find the robes and some do need repairing. i’m find the robes and some do need reairin.. �* . ,. ., find the robes and some do need reairin.. �* ., _ find the robes and some do need rehairin, �* ., .y ., repairing. i'm fascinating by what the r0 al repairing. i'm fascinating by what the royal family _ repairing. i'm fascinating by what the royal family are _ repairing. i'm fascinating by what the royal family are doing - repairing. i'm fascinating by what the royal family are doing at - repairing. i'm fascinating by what the royal family are doing at thej the royal family are doing at the moment. they must be exhausted. you think of everything that william and catherine have done this week and charles and camilla, even the children, they must be shattered. longing to put their feet up. thea;r longing to put their feet up. they robabl longing to put their feet up. they probably have _ longing to put their feet up. they probably have their— longing to put their feet up. they probably have their feet up. i bet they're _ probably have their feet up. i bet they're not— probably have their feet up. i bet they're not watching anything to do with the _ they're not watching anything to do with the coronation, they might have the football on. there was a tradition— the football on. there was a tradition of having a coronation banquet— tradition of having a coronation banquet and it was insanely opulent. it banquet and it was insanely opulent. it was _ banquet and it was insanely opulent. it was stopped in 1821, because william — it was stopped in 1821, because william iv said too much was being spent _ william iv said too much was being spent on _ william iv said too much was being spent on it — william iv said too much was being spent on it— spent on it. this discussion is not new about _ spent on it. this discussion is not new about how _ spent on it. this discussion is not new about how much _ spent on it. this discussion is not new about how much it _ spent on it. this discussion is not new about how much it costs? i spent on it. this discussion is not | new about how much it costs? no, there is a title _
these are some of the robes which will be worn at some of the most solemn moments of the coronation. 0n the left the super tunica worn at the moment of crowning, and the imperial mantle, a cloak in cloth of gold which was worn at the crowning of george iv in 1821. so a moment of significance for the monarch and the monarchy. the king's sister, princess anne, has been reflecting on canadian television, first about the kind of king charles will be. well, you know what you're getting because he's been practising for a bit and i don't think he'll change. you know, he is committed to his own level of service and that will remain true. did she think the monarchy could remain relevant in today's world? it is a moment where you need to have that discussion, but i would just underline that the monarchy provides, with the constitution, a degree of long—term stability
which was worn at the crowning of george iv in 1821. so a moment of significance for the monarch and the monarchy. the king's sister, princess anne, has been reflecting on canadian television, first about the kind of king charles will be. well, you know what you're getting because he's been practising for a bit and i don't think he'll change. you know, he is committed to his own level of service and that will remain true. did she think the monarchy could remain relevant in today's world? it is a moment where you need to have that discussion, but i would just underline that the monarchy provides, with the constitution, a degree of long—term stability that is actually quite hard to come by in any other way. we as a family see ourselves as there to support that role. what we do, we hope, contributes to the monarchy.
royal family, with sensitivity there is around this?— royal family, with sensitivity there is around this? he indicative of the fact that people — is around this? he indicative of the fact that people in _ is around this? he indicative of the fact that people in general- is around this? he indicative of the fact that people in general are i fact that people in general are learning about the legs of many private families to slave trade links and government to members of the royalfamily. it's becoming such an all—encompassing issue, even the guardian itself in this campaign of reparations in a few weeks ago, they issued their own apologies after the don back and discover why the founding, the founder in 1821 was also connected to his transatlantic slave trade. a lot of these connections are being discovered and that the king and prince william as well seem to be keen to address. that is the case for dear colleague who is been on quite a journey, isn't that right, laura. what sort of emotions do you think the royal family are going to go through on thisjourney into the