Michael Wolraich: What will it tell us about the UK's role in the world if all these countries cast off monarchy? He says both Queen Elizabeth and King Charles have probably come to terms with some of this. But that said, what it will deprive the UK of is an ability to punch way above its weight, diplomatically, politically, he says. Wolraich; "The Britain of Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth is receding into history"
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth today will be one of the most extraordinary public spectacles of the last several decades in Britain, accompanied by an outpouring of sadness, reverence and respect.
But the end of the queen’s 70-year reign has also prompted long-delayed conversations about the future of the Commonwealth and of the four nations that make up the United Kingdom.
Guest: Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The New York Times.
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