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>> translator: the king has just been dressed in a fall that has been newly made, and also in this robe which was that belonging to george the sixth. there was some debate about whether it would be too fragile to be used, but they had brought it out again. >> it's extraordinary. >> receive this robe. may the lord clothe you with the >> reporter: he is the longest serving monarch in waiting, and he got here upon the death of his mother. there must be so much reflection. >> receive this orb, set under the cross, and remember always the kingdoms of this world are

Think we should have a hereditary... i heard that. think we should have a hereditary... i heard that-— i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people — i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would _ i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look _ i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look at - i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look at the i lot of people would look at the european royalty and nobility and say that's the model for us, and they call them in europe the bicycle monarchs. they're very low—key, low budget. he...

A tough act to follow. in 1953, scotland embraced his mother after her coronation as the embodiment of hope for a nation emerging from the shadow of war. there couldn't be anything, i suppose, more dramatically different from where we are now. the first months of the king's reign in scotland have also been dominated by political turmoil for the snp. given recent events, i would honestly have to say that the cause of independence is virtually dead for at least a generation. and how does that affect the monarchy? it means that, unlike his predecessor, he is in a position of much greater strength...

A position of much greater strength, as far as the unity of his kingdoms are concerned. if scotland does become independent, the snp�*s official plan is to keep the king as head of state, although some in the party want a bolder approach. someone who is a head of state should be elected. i don't think we, as working—class people, should be paying tens of millions a year to the monarchy. and so now, for you, the time of the coronation is actually a good time to have this conversation? yes, i think it's a good time to have this conversation, and let's be honest with each other. what kind of ...

Predecessor, he is in a position of much greater strength, as far as the unity of his kingdoms are concerned. if scotland does become independent, the snp�*s official plan is to keep the king as head of state, although some in the party want a bolder approach. someone who is a head of state should be elected. i don't think we, as working—class people, should be paying tens of millions a year to the monarchy. and so now, for you, the time of the coronation is actually a good time to have this conversation? yes, i think it's a good time to have this conversation, and let's be honest with eac...