There is something irreplaceable about Queen Elizabeth, says Somi Nissen Gupta. The transition from Queen to King could play into an unraveling of the four nations of the United Kingdom itself. We're exploring these questions and more at our climate forward events throughout the year.
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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