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House of Lords Awaiting Arrival of Queen

Aired November 13, 2002 - 05:52   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: You're looking at a live picture of the House of the Lords awaiting the arrival of their queen, who will formally open a new session of parliament. She will be opening this new session of parliament in a mess that's going on there in the tabloids over allegations of rape and a palace cover-up.
We do know that the royal coach has arrived at Buckingham Palace and it will soon be leaving with the queen on its way to Westminster.

Senior international editor David Clinch here. I know this is certainly what we've certainly been focusing on this morning.

DAVID CLINCH, CNN INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Right.

Good morning, Catherine.

CALLAWAY: All this coming, this big address, and we know she's going to outline the legislation that will covered.

CLINCH: Right. Why are we...

CALLAWAY: And we're not going to -- yes?

CLINCH: Why are we doing this? I mean why are we doing this? Why are we making a big fuss about the queen outlining the government's policies for the next year?

CALLAWAY: Right.

CLINCH: I'll tell you why. We are making a big fuss and we're showing you this picture all this morning because this is what it's all about. Why does anybody care about the royal family? Why do we even care about the scandal? Because this is what it's all about. Look at these people. The queen hasn't even arrived yet and there are people there in their red flowing robes. There's even a woman I saw spotted wearing a tiara. The queen herself will turn up in the coach. And all of this for a political speech.

This is why anybody cares about the royal story. Yes, we're talking about the details of the inquiry and, you know, who did what. But in the end, the reason we care about the inquiry is because it may or may not affect the future of the royal family and everybody loves to look at these pictures, you know?

What would happen if we didn't have the royal family? I'll tell you what, the tabloids who started all of this stuff would be in big trouble, for a start, because they wouldn't have this great story. And we'd be in trouble. Everybody would. Because this is fantastic pictures.

CALLAWAY: Yes, it is fantastic pictures. And I think a lot of people watch because they assume it's going to be like a U.S. president and we're going to see her address the scandal.

CLINCH: Right.

CALLAWAY: That's not going to happen either.

CLINCH: No, it's not. And, you know, tomorrow, for instance, she, the queen, is having a party at The Ritz. I don't know if you got your invitation. I'm still waiting for mine. But this was meant to celebrate the end of her Jubilee year. What a great year, popularity of the royal family is way up, she's looking great. And then all of a sudden this scandal comes in and, you know, it's all falling apart again for the royal family.

But, again, in the end, I don't know that anybody necessarily cares who did what in the royal family. What they care about is the appearance and the presentation, the pomp and circumstance. And so we're talking about the scandal today, but the reason we're doping it is because they're supplying us, once again, with this just amazing story and amazing coverage, which only the royal family can do. And that's why we care.

I just wanted to point that out, because a lot of people are asking why do we care? Well, we care because it's always a great picture.

CALLAWAY: But we still have to cover the scandal itself.

CLINCH: Right.

CALLAWAY: Granted, it's tabloid reports, but there are allegations of an alleged rape inside the palace, an alleged payoff, alleged cover-up. Big stories.

CLINCH: Yes, there are two allegations that really matter that are being investigated by an internal investigation. Did Prince Charles not pay off but OK or give his authority to paying off the alleged victim of a rape? We don't know. We'll find out, maybe. And did the queen do something wrong, perhaps even illegal, by turning up with the information late on the butler trial story, which she could have given a long time before? Well, we don't know, and even if we do find out, she's immune from prosecution anyway.

So, again, we're looking at the details of that and we'll follow this investigation. But I just wanted to point out, again, as you can see here now, this is why we do this story again and again and again, because nobody does it like the royal family.

CALLAWAY: Right.

CLINCH: And this is why people care.

CALLAWAY: We are waiting for the coach that will carry the queen to Westminster to leave Buckingham Palace. We showed you a few moments ago it arriving and we will, of course, bring all this to you live. CNN's Nic Robertson there along with a royal analyst. Yes, they have them.

CLINCH: Yes.

CALLAWAY: To talk about what all this means.

CLINCH: Right. And we'll be at the party tomorrow at The Ritz, too. So tune in for that.

CALLAWAY: Yes, David. Live reports from David on that.

All right, stay with us, everyone. We will continue our coverage live from London in just a moment.

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Aired November 13, 2002 - 05:52   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: You're looking at a live picture of the House of the Lords awaiting the arrival of their queen, who will formally open a new session of parliament. She will be opening this new session of parliament in a mess that's going on there in the tabloids over allegations of rape and a palace cover-up.
We do know that the royal coach has arrived at Buckingham Palace and it will soon be leaving with the queen on its way to Westminster.

Senior international editor David Clinch here. I know this is certainly what we've certainly been focusing on this morning.

DAVID CLINCH, CNN INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Right.

Good morning, Catherine.

CALLAWAY: All this coming, this big address, and we know she's going to outline the legislation that will covered.

CLINCH: Right. Why are we...

CALLAWAY: And we're not going to -- yes?

CLINCH: Why are we doing this? I mean why are we doing this? Why are we making a big fuss about the queen outlining the government's policies for the next year?

CALLAWAY: Right.

CLINCH: I'll tell you why. We are making a big fuss and we're showing you this picture all this morning because this is what it's all about. Why does anybody care about the royal family? Why do we even care about the scandal? Because this is what it's all about. Look at these people. The queen hasn't even arrived yet and there are people there in their red flowing robes. There's even a woman I saw spotted wearing a tiara. The queen herself will turn up in the coach. And all of this for a political speech.

This is why anybody cares about the royal story. Yes, we're talking about the details of the inquiry and, you know, who did what. But in the end, the reason we care about the inquiry is because it may or may not affect the future of the royal family and everybody loves to look at these pictures, you know?

What would happen if we didn't have the royal family? I'll tell you what, the tabloids who started all of this stuff would be in big trouble, for a start, because they wouldn't have this great story. And we'd be in trouble. Everybody would. Because this is fantastic pictures.

CALLAWAY: Yes, it is fantastic pictures. And I think a lot of people watch because they assume it's going to be like a U.S. president and we're going to see her address the scandal.

CLINCH: Right.

CALLAWAY: That's not going to happen either.

CLINCH: No, it's not. And, you know, tomorrow, for instance, she, the queen, is having a party at The Ritz. I don't know if you got your invitation. I'm still waiting for mine. But this was meant to celebrate the end of her Jubilee year. What a great year, popularity of the royal family is way up, she's looking great. And then all of a sudden this scandal comes in and, you know, it's all falling apart again for the royal family.

But, again, in the end, I don't know that anybody necessarily cares who did what in the royal family. What they care about is the appearance and the presentation, the pomp and circumstance. And so we're talking about the scandal today, but the reason we're doping it is because they're supplying us, once again, with this just amazing story and amazing coverage, which only the royal family can do. And that's why we care.

I just wanted to point that out, because a lot of people are asking why do we care? Well, we care because it's always a great picture.

CALLAWAY: But we still have to cover the scandal itself.

CLINCH: Right.

CALLAWAY: Granted, it's tabloid reports, but there are allegations of an alleged rape inside the palace, an alleged payoff, alleged cover-up. Big stories.

CLINCH: Yes, there are two allegations that really matter that are being investigated by an internal investigation. Did Prince Charles not pay off but OK or give his authority to paying off the alleged victim of a rape? We don't know. We'll find out, maybe. And did the queen do something wrong, perhaps even illegal, by turning up with the information late on the butler trial story, which she could have given a long time before? Well, we don't know, and even if we do find out, she's immune from prosecution anyway.

So, again, we're looking at the details of that and we'll follow this investigation. But I just wanted to point out, again, as you can see here now, this is why we do this story again and again and again, because nobody does it like the royal family.

CALLAWAY: Right.

CLINCH: And this is why people care.

CALLAWAY: We are waiting for the coach that will carry the queen to Westminster to leave Buckingham Palace. We showed you a few moments ago it arriving and we will, of course, bring all this to you live. CNN's Nic Robertson there along with a royal analyst. Yes, they have them.

CLINCH: Yes.

CALLAWAY: To talk about what all this means.

CLINCH: Right. And we'll be at the party tomorrow at The Ritz, too. So tune in for that.

CALLAWAY: Yes, David. Live reports from David on that.

All right, stay with us, everyone. We will continue our coverage live from London in just a moment.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com