cocoming up king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the king is acutely aware that they re 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. i m anderson cooper. final preparations underway in the united kingdom right now for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife, camilla, the queen consort. it s a ceremony steeped in tradition with some of the rituals dating back nearly a thousand years. it s only been televised once, however, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history with a different type of reign. the royal family splintered. and with a new and less popular monarch on the throne, many are questioning the role of this royal institution. cnn s erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british l
dramatic in the crown on netflix. did you at least try to be faithful from the start? yes. until until it became obvious that the marriage couldn t be saved. words that only seemed to strengthen support for princess diana and disdain for the prince of wales. for so many people, he s seen as someone who was really caught up in a marriage that had the consequence of an incredibly cruel and brutal to diana. charles fell from grace during the diana era in a quite spectacular way. camilla was the other villain in this story. in the wake of princess diana s death, it appeared the public would never accept parker-bowles. the woman who 30 years later
and she ll then make sure that it happens. and that the king is onboard. it s been nearly 20 years since charles and camilla married. and there you see them, now married. you can see the gold ring on camilla s hand. it s us a nice to have somebody on your side. we laugh a lot. she s the funny side of life. 20 years of handshakes and royal engagements. of smiles and photos. chances to connect and to conv convince. when we talk about camilla and her pr, it was a slow,
camilla, because, obviously, we re both called camilla, and then i remarked that not many people were called camilla these days, which then she remarked might have been because of her. ahead, why the woman who was once among britain s most hated is now seen as the king s biggest asset. she rules with an iron rod with him. she keeps him in line? oh, my goodness. an evolution with its own share of drama. there was definitely an attempt to rehabilitate the king s image and indeed that of his girlfriend, as she was at the time, because she was public enemy number one. it s no doubt about it. amily ofg island brewers harvests their own ingredients, on their own land. mowing every blade, getting ready to entertain, at the only local farm to pint experience around. and that s just a friday.
charles. she s there when things are getting a little bit fraught, tempers may be frayed. and we saw it played out in the days after the queen s death. and when the pens weren t working or the ink was going everywhere. where is that bloody pen? there she was, calming him down. it s all right. let s change the pen. it s always nice to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage and or, you know, certainly poke fun if i get too serious. one thing that we see from the queen consort camilla, that she rules with an iron rod with him. she keeps him in line.