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Think might skip it? >> there are some who will be attending. i have seen the list. i know the jamaican president, trinidad tobago, south africa. so there is a difficulty. there is one thing which is, people did respect the queen. and people did respect her power and her authority. and she was a consistent figure for 70. years that is a long time. but people also know and understand, not necessarily some people within the uk who kind of prefer to not look at these things, but certainly people in...

A difficult colonial history shared by 52 of the 56 current members of the Commonwealth was deftly obfuscated by pomp and circumstance. With the Queen’s passing, tensions may now bubble to the surface.

From different commonwealth countries, who will be taking part in the state funeral. a solemn day which will mark the end of a long reign. nicholas witchell, bbc news. people have been owfi own ways to pay respects. we are in wappenham in northamptonshire. not far to go. and i was being led by david and annette wilson... yeah, we are actually in the flag as we speak, yes. ..to a royal location. lets go this way anyway. were nearly to the end, yes, were getting there. so, this is the point? this ...

I mean, it is quite mixed. and it ranges on a big spectrum. king charles is now the monarch of 14 of the 56 commonwealth countries, which are mostly british colonies. the prime minister of antigua and barbuda said the caribbean country will hold a referendum the next few years on whether to become a republic and remove king charles as their head of state. bar barbados severed its links to britain last year by declaring itself a republic. there are major debates in other parts of the caribbean ab...

As well as the UK, Charles is now head of state in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.

The first in this season's Economic Club Speaker Series has become even more topical with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be able to offer first-hand impressions and experience in dealing with the Queen during his term. And he will certainly be asked about the continuing controversy of whether Commonwealth Countries like Australia, New Zealand and Canada should continue to recognize the British Monarchy. Tickets are still available. ...

Had to move with the times and welcomed the country is going independent but remaining friends of the uk. >> lets bring in our guest, should we, author and journalist based in newsrooms. we are looking at pictures of the queen visit back in 1951. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. and you tell us about indias day of mourning for the queen? >> it is indeed a very sad moment because the queen was of the head of the commonwealth. and india is a member of the commonwealth countries. and ...

The queens funeral next one day, no doubt. and the big challenges, thats one of the big challenges for king charles, how he forges that relationship with the commonwealth, going forward. >> yeah, head of states, as we recall, i think this was back in 2018, and then prince charles, now king charles, by his mothers side. as you are saying, william and kate, i think they went to barbados. and it wasnt an entirely successful trip. but we have seen charles hosting dignitaries over the last couple of ...

London for the state funeral next monday. and everyone is gonna want to invite joe biden, hes already confirmed. and there was stories, late last night, that they have been advised by the foreign office to their embassies to get commercial flight to the uk, no private jets. and to get to westminster abby itself on monday, that they will be expected to go on an official bus drive in their official cars. i understand that is right, and the reason is, of course, london is what it is. security reaso...