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cocoming up -- >> king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. >> -- on "the whole story." >> the king is acutely aware that theyre only there for as long as the public wants them to be there. >> the institution is so unique. >> do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? >> good evening and welcome to "the whole story." im anderson cooper. final preparations underway in the united kingdom right now for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife, camilla, the queen c...

coming up. >> king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. >> hes aware the public needs him to be there. >> it is so unique. >> do you ever imagine the monarchy would go away? >> it evening and welcome to the whole story on anderson cooper. final preparations are underway for king charles iii and his wife, queen camilla. it is a ceremony steeped in tradition dating back nearly 1000 years. its only been televised once. when queen elizabeth the second was crowned nearly 70 years a...

coming up. >> king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. >> on "the whole story." >> the institution is so unique. >> do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? >> good evening. welcome to "the whole story." im anderson cooper. final preparations are under way in the united kingdom for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife camilla the queen consort. its only been televised once, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longe...

That amount of money spent on medieval ritual that really impacts zero on everyday peoples lives just seems a little bit sickening. >> it feels very extravagant. >> but its not just about the coronation. a message king charles seems to understand. >> charles always had this idea, a monarchy that costs less and involves less people on the balcony. >> theres inspiration to be found in some of europes other aging monarchies like sweden, where in 2019 the king cut five of his grandchildren from the ...

>> everybody, the economy and the cost of living. so, to see that amount of money spent on medieval ritual, that really impacts zero on everyday peoples lives, just seems a little bit sickening. >> it feels very extravagant. >> but its not just about the coronation. a message king charles seems to understand. >> charles always had this idea, a monarchy that costs less and involves less people on the balcony. >> and theres inspiration to be found in some of europes other aging monarchies, like sw...

>> everybodys really struggling now with the economy and the cost of living. so to see that amount of money spent on medieval ritual, that really impacts zero on everyday peoples lives, just seems a little bit sickening. >> it feels very extravagant. >> but its not just about the coronation. a message king charles seems to understand. >> charles always had this idea, a monarchy that costs less and involves less people on the balcony. >> and theres inspiration to be found in some of europes other...