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the indigenous community has set up camp near where they disappeared. we were asked not to identify anyone because they fear reprisals. translation: a fisherman financed by the narcos will do _ what they probably did to bruno — end their life because they see us as an obstacle. our river guide is felipe. he and his father run a fishing tourism business, and the two men were staying in their small hotel. dom was really interested in the environment and was passionate about the amazon and told us what he was writing, felipe tells me. he interviewed us and asked us about our work. up river, we come across a search team focused on a small area. the indigenous teams alongside, they know the terrain better than anyone. there is a police boat in the distance. beyond that there is another one further into the jungle. we've been told we can't go any further, but clearly there was something they are looking at.
to the imperial family ofjapan — gods made mortal by an occupying power. from the often absent thai monarch to king felipe of spain, embarrassed by his dad. in the studio thisjubilee weekend are catherine pepinster, whose new book defenders of the faith addresses one of the reasons this queen does not contemplate retirement and her faith. yasmin alibhai—brown, a british columnist who is a committed republican, and henry chu from the la times in the united states — a country formed in revolt from the then english monarch. welcome to you all. thank you very much for coming in, particularly on such a busy weekend. catherine, can i start with you? there's no doubt that this weekend feels like a very public affirmation of this queen but is it also consciously, do you think, for the monarchy, at least, a moment of transition? it does feel like that. it's been feeling like that for a while now. we saw the prince of wales represent his mother at the state opening of parliament, another major occasion, and this one too,
has its own pitfalls, as we see in my country. as we are seeing again right now. yeah, absolutely. and i understand that there is this urge for countries to have a unifying figure, someone who seems to be beyond politics who can really rally the nation in times of great need or crisis, and that happens in other countries. there are elected presidents or otherwise chosen heads of state who are not part of a dynasty that we see here. although, there are one or two where they are, it can feel almost dynastic. that is true. and also i was once based in south asia and saw two monarchies fall. i mean, well, one, it was a republican revolution that got rid of an unelected dynast in nepal, and in bhutan, it was actually a king who said, "it's time for me "to give up absolute power and for this to become "a constitutional monarchy". but that is the way of the world is heading towards democracy. although, of course we see setbacks. when india became independent,
become the queen consort, not somebody strangely on the sidelines. it did feel like a bit of management of the process, trying to ensure that camilla was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it's harder for others to object. but i think what will happen when we see a new monarch is that prior to any coronation, if they have one, of that monarch, we're going to get opinion polls, i would think, about them. millions of people have never forgotten diana. | you know, they've wiped her out of history. - prince charles�*s first wife, who died in a car accident. and that's why camilla being installed again. by the queen, kind of given. this, i think is to misread how many people really feel passionately that diana | was wronged. i think that's true, but i think that has somewhat faded. no.
was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it's harder for others to object. but i think what will happen when we see a new monarch is that prior to any coronation, if they have one, of that monarch, we're going to get opinion polls, i would think, about them. millions of people have never forgotten diana. | you know, they've wiped her out of history. - prince charles's first wife, who died in a car accident. and that's why camilla _ being installed again by the queen, kind of given this, i think- is to misread how many people really feel passionately. that diana was wronged. i think that's true, but i think that has somewhat faded. no. it's not as strong as it once was.
of politicians. - what seems to me, you know, . why did the queen award andrew all these multiple medals? each time you saw him, his mum had given him another medal. i we need more interrogation. you know, you have these special correspondents, . royal correspondents i who leave their critical faculties behind, whereas a science correspondent i or an environment correspondent or a legal correspondent - is expected to give - you both sides, to examine, forensically explain. we need to get to| that point, i think. let's talk a bit more in the last few minutes about, because henry raised it and it's a very good point, well, two points actually, we'll come to the one about the rest of the world in a moment, if we can. butjust very quickly, on this question of transition, this used to be a really nervous time for monarchs, didn't it, when an old king or queen was coming to the end of their life, because they worried that at that point, another member of their enormous family from some other branch would turn up and say, "actually, we think our claim
having a monarch is no guarantee of either the good or the evil of a monarch, of the monarchy. you do have thailand, where they're in support of a military dictatorship. 0n the other hand, although he was an embarrassment a few years ago, the king in spain, juan carlos, actually helped transition that country to democracy from fascism, and so there have been examples of good kings and queens and bad kings and queens. and sometimes it's the same person. correct! exactly. but they are not elected and there is no way to get rid of them unless it is a bloody revolution or some other kind of mechanism that few countries have managed to actually successfully do in a bloodless way, so you cannot get rid of these kings and queens very easily, and i think that's what we're seeing is a problem. i've got 30 seconds, yasmin. how much longer will it last as an institution, do you think, in this country? it will...one - generation, i think. catherine? the duke of edinburgh said as long as you want us.
and some people aren't that well inclined. and because we no longer accept the idea of the divine right of kings. i mean, which we effectively cut a king's head off. or you can argue back to the days of the civil war, but there was an element of we no longer accept that principle. well, indeed. and therefore, presumably that guarantee for him isn't there? well, indeed. but i think it's — if there is nervousness, it's more is he fully accepted? and again, ifound it extremely interesting that the queen made a comment in her accession anniversary statement earlier this year about how much she wished to see camilla become the queen consort, not somebody strangely on the sidelines. it did feel like a bit of management of the process, trying to ensure that camilla was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it's harder for others to object. but i think what will happen
we'll come to the one about the rest of the world in a moment, if we can. butjust very quickly, on this question of transition, this used to be a really nervous time for monarchs, didn't it, when when an old king or queen was coming to the end of their life, because they worried that at that point, another member of their enormous family from some other branch would turn up and say, "actually, we think our claim is bigger than the claim of the next person you've lined up." it's not quite the same now, but presumably there's still an issue about why it passes the way it does. the queen got it because her uncle had it and he then abdicated and his brother picked up, and then it went through her line. presumably... the duke of kent's line. and there are all kinds of people, presumably, who could could say, actually, if you have a hereditary system, our claim is better than that. well, you mentioned bonnie prince, charlie earlier, and there are certain people who think his descendants should be brought back. but they're a minority. i don't think there is quite that claim.