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
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. i m 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. it s only been televised once, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history. many are questioning the role of the royal institution. erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british scholars and those close to the royal family to et abouter understand what this moment and this man mean in a modern world. the reign begins. charles and camilla. the queen has died. very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. for centuries, london ruled as a global
counting 458 million people as his subjects. we are in flux in this country, between do we acknowledge slavery, do we acknowledge empire, do we acknowledge how much that has made this country, this tiny, tiny country one of the most richest and most powerful countries in the world? or do we carry on with the idea of fair play and railways and that british influence is always benevolent. whatever the sins of britain in the past, king charles is quite aware of those. he has inherited an institution with many imperfections. in 2023, just how much can king charles put right? how much of these imperfections does he need to address to keep this royal institution alive? i want to acknowledge that the roots of our contemporary association run deep into the most painful period of our
countries and territories, counting 458 million people as his subjects. we are in flux had this country, between, do we acknowledge slavery, empire, how much it has made this country, this tiny, tiny country one of the most richest and powerful countries in the world, or to we carry on with the idea of fair play and railways and that you know british influence is always benevolent. whatever the british sins of the past, king charles is quite aware of it. he has inherited an institution with many imperfect fisions. in 2023, how many can king charles get right. i want to acknowledge that the roots of our contemporary association run deep into the most painful period of our