ZDF broadcasts King Carlos III’s birthday parade. / foreign magazine about the new king and the legacy of the empire. Mainz – The traditional “Trooping the Colour” ceremony is used for the first time as a birthday parade for the new King Charles III. celebrated – with the Royal Guard regiments in Horse Guards Parade. On Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., ZDF will broadcast this parade in honor of the king live from London, during which he will be appointed colonel of the regiments. The “ZDF Royal” program from Canada Gate overlooking Buckingham Palace is moderated by Christina von Ungern-Sternberg, next to her are ZDF royal house expert Julia Melchior and Hilke Petersen, head of ZDF studio in London .
Hilke Petersen is also the author of the “auslandsjournal” documentary “King Without a Kingdom? Charles III and the Legacy of Empire”, which examines the question of whether the new king can keep the kingdom and the Commonwealth together. He has not ascended the throne for a year and the myth of the monarchy is already crumbling in many places: after Barbados, Jamaica also wants to depose the British monarch as head of state. In Australia, debates about the future under the Crown are intense, with a young generation demanding compensation for the legacy of colonialism. The almost 30-minute documentary, which can be seen on ZDFmediathek from Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., and on ZDF on the night of June 14/15, 2023 at 00:45 a.m., sheds light about different perspectives on the future of the British monarchy. Also in the “auslandsjournal” of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 10:15 p.m., Hilke Petersen examines in an article the question of where the United Kingdom is at the beginning of the reign of the new king.
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In Africa, support for the monarchy is growing: Rwanda, the youngest member of the Commonwealth, and Britain have close ties. Plans to deport migrants from Africa to Rwanda have caused outrage in Europe. A cooperation from which Great Britain can clearly benefit.
Support for the monarchy is falling in the UK, particularly in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The glue that Queen Elizabeth II had given her empire for decades is wearing off. Rising nationalist tendencies have also overlapped with the debate over the monarchy since Brexit.
The British monarch remains head of state in 15 countries, but the death of the queen also seems to have weakened the strongest bond that ensured the unity of the kingdom and the Commonwealth. Carlos III must first gain confidence in himself and in the institution.
Directly after “Auslandsjournal – the documentary: King without a kingdom?” Carlos III and the legacy of the Empire” is on the night of June 14 to 15, 2023, at 1:15 a.m. on ZDF the documentary “King Carlos III. – The future of the Windsors” by ZDF author Ulrike Grunewald to be seen again.
Both documentaries are offered with subtitles.
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