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Amount of manpower as the new york police department. the fact that britannia can no longer rule the waves as it currently has no aircraft carriers, though it does have two under construction. the 25% cuts in the foreign ministry in david cameron's first term, and cuts in the bbc world service, its public diplomacy arm. as you might imagine, my article generated strong feelings. some brits, especially david cameron's fellow conservatives, thought i had maligned their great nation. other brits, especially opposition labor rights, said hear hear which today means multiple retweets. one of the pa...

Twitter reported 25,000 per minute during peak conversation with the highest volume naturally coming from the united kingdom. joining me british ambassador to the united states sir peter westmacott. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> you're representing the entire british government here. explain -- i'm curious, when britons ask you about the u.s. fascination in the royal family, what do you say to them? >> i say to them we have to remember we have an awful lot of friends in the united states. there's an awful lot of people there who originally trace their root...

Up and said, wow, look what she's done 60 years on the throne, never put a foot wrong, wonderful sense of service. two months ago we had prince harry in america, he made a fantastic impression, a great hit as well. there's william and kate but my own view the royal family together are doing a great job at the moment. we've had them for 1,000 years and i think they will be around yet. >> all three heirs we'll see them at some point assume the monarchy. maybe not in our lifetimes. >> well, indeed. first time since queen victoria you've got monarch, next in line, next in line, next in line and fo...

That's another kind of piece of the british brand we try to sell around the world. this is a traditional country but also a modern country. >> so far they have carried themselves like no modern member of the royal family has so far in such a positive light. i thank you both. coming up in 20 minutes, britain's ambassador to the united states right here on set, sir peter. he'll be here live to talk about all this. coming up after the break, my first reads this morning. it is still a busy week in politics here. here is today's politics planner so you have it. the first lady speaking at la raza, i...

0 with you this morning. live pictures with gun salutes, this is the park, all to welcome the new young man who is third in line to the throne. lets take a listen. pageantry of