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News Making Headlines 'Over There'

Aired December 27, 2002 - 07:40   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.


DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: For Britain's royal family, 2002 had some good times; also some really bad times. In her Christmas address to her subjects, Queen Elizabeth acknowledged that her Golden Jubilee year was filled with pain and pleasure.
More now on the queen's message from our correspondent, Richard Quest, who is "Over There" in London.

Hello, darling. How are you?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And a very happy holiday season, Daryn and Sanjay.

Yes, now what an event. The royal family, one should never underestimate the ability of the British royals to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and such as it was this year. The queen had a pretty awful start to the year. We have, of course, the death of her sister, Princess Margaret. We had the death of her mother, Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother. Both major events. They were the two closest people to her majesty, the queen. They were the two that she spoke to every day of her life virtually.

And then, we had the Golden Jubilee. What a sign of celebration and barnamy (ph), a million people on the streets.

Oh, and then, we had the butler trial. You remember, the trial of the man who stole, or allegedly stole Diana's goods. The trial collapsed when the queen said she remembered, which is why so many people tuned in on Christmas Day to listen to what her majesty had to say about this year, the year that she described as being a year that had been more filled than any other.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

QUEEN ELIZABETH, LONDON: I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST: Now, although the queen there says that she was doing her best, most of us who actually look at these things and there are a few of us who actually watch this quite closely, believe that what she was really saying is, to a certain extent, I may have made an almighty mess up over the butler trial, but I was doing me best. And please, let's have a bit of sympathy. It's been a dreadful year.

KAGAN: It has.

QUEST: I lost me mother, me sister, there was the jubilee. And one final thought...

(CROSSTALK)

KAGAN: Except for the streaker. Wasn't the streaker at the jubilee? Or was that at a different point?

QUEST: Oh, no, no.

KAGAN: No, no.

QUEST: Yes, there was a streaker -- there was a steaker that bared all in front of her majesty.

KAGAN: Right.

QUEST: Yes, there was. They tactfully looked in the opposite direction.

KAGAN: Well, yes, yes, yes, yes.

QUEST: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Anyway, one final note on that.

KAGAN: Yes.

QUEST: Actually, the viewing figures for the queen's Christmas speech were the highest for about a decade. They went up, because everybody wanted to see.

Now, listen, you remember, Daryn, the "Home Alone" movie.

KAGAN: I do. Macaulay Culkin.

QUEST: That's the one.

KAGAN: That's it.

QUEST: There's a real "Home Alone"...

KAGAN: No!

QUEST: Yes.

KAGAN: What happened?

QUEST: We've had two of them. The first was a 12-year-old boy whose mother, who I have to say was mentally disturbed, went off, leaving him at home for the best part of two weeks, and he fended for himself, poor dear. He put a note out for the milkman. He dressed himself and went to school. It was all very sad.

But this one, this one takes the biscuit. This is a family...

KAGAN: He takes the biscuit? QUEST: Yes, it's a great phrase, takes the biscuit.

KAGAN: Never heard of that one. Go ahead.

QUEST: This is the family that was going away on a three-week holiday in the sun. When they got to the airport, the 11-year-old boy didn't have his passport. Right?

KAGAN: Uh-oh.

QUEST: So, they sent him home.

KAGAN: Of course!

QUEST: The mother -- no, not to get his passport. They sent him home!

KAGAN: Oh, sent him home.

QUEST: The mother said there's plenty of pizza in the freezer.

KAGAN: He was provided for, what's the problem? The family went to the sun. The little boy had pizza.

QUEST: You're sounding like Jack. It's obviously catching. But the best of all, though, when the mother was asked about it, she said, spending Christmas at home all alone, it would mature him.

KAGAN: It will be good for you. How was he discovered?

QUEST: Well, he was discovered, because when he got home, the next door neighbor knew they were on holiday, and saw him back. And I mean, these are two major stories that Britain has been agog with. Those who think -- everyone is saying, ah, a bit like yourself. Some people are saying, good for them, character building, cold showers.

KAGAN: Absolutely. Back in my day, this was how we raised kids, build character, something like that.

QUEST: Yes, it used to really run in the royal family.

KAGAN: It just shows both the royal family and everyday families, we can mess up. We're all human I guess at the end of the day is what -- if we wrapped this little segment up here, Richard. Hey, happy holiday to you.

QUEST: A happy New Year.

KAGAN: Yes, happy New Year to you. We look forward to seeing a lot of you in the New Year. Richard Quest, thank you so much.

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Aired December 27, 2002 - 07:40   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: For Britain's royal family, 2002 had some good times; also some really bad times. In her Christmas address to her subjects, Queen Elizabeth acknowledged that her Golden Jubilee year was filled with pain and pleasure.
More now on the queen's message from our correspondent, Richard Quest, who is "Over There" in London.

Hello, darling. How are you?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And a very happy holiday season, Daryn and Sanjay.

Yes, now what an event. The royal family, one should never underestimate the ability of the British royals to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and such as it was this year. The queen had a pretty awful start to the year. We have, of course, the death of her sister, Princess Margaret. We had the death of her mother, Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother. Both major events. They were the two closest people to her majesty, the queen. They were the two that she spoke to every day of her life virtually.

And then, we had the Golden Jubilee. What a sign of celebration and barnamy (ph), a million people on the streets.

Oh, and then, we had the butler trial. You remember, the trial of the man who stole, or allegedly stole Diana's goods. The trial collapsed when the queen said she remembered, which is why so many people tuned in on Christmas Day to listen to what her majesty had to say about this year, the year that she described as being a year that had been more filled than any other.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

QUEEN ELIZABETH, LONDON: I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST: Now, although the queen there says that she was doing her best, most of us who actually look at these things and there are a few of us who actually watch this quite closely, believe that what she was really saying is, to a certain extent, I may have made an almighty mess up over the butler trial, but I was doing me best. And please, let's have a bit of sympathy. It's been a dreadful year.

KAGAN: It has.

QUEST: I lost me mother, me sister, there was the jubilee. And one final thought...

(CROSSTALK)

KAGAN: Except for the streaker. Wasn't the streaker at the jubilee? Or was that at a different point?

QUEST: Oh, no, no.

KAGAN: No, no.

QUEST: Yes, there was a streaker -- there was a steaker that bared all in front of her majesty.

KAGAN: Right.

QUEST: Yes, there was. They tactfully looked in the opposite direction.

KAGAN: Well, yes, yes, yes, yes.

QUEST: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Anyway, one final note on that.

KAGAN: Yes.

QUEST: Actually, the viewing figures for the queen's Christmas speech were the highest for about a decade. They went up, because everybody wanted to see.

Now, listen, you remember, Daryn, the "Home Alone" movie.

KAGAN: I do. Macaulay Culkin.

QUEST: That's the one.

KAGAN: That's it.

QUEST: There's a real "Home Alone"...

KAGAN: No!

QUEST: Yes.

KAGAN: What happened?

QUEST: We've had two of them. The first was a 12-year-old boy whose mother, who I have to say was mentally disturbed, went off, leaving him at home for the best part of two weeks, and he fended for himself, poor dear. He put a note out for the milkman. He dressed himself and went to school. It was all very sad.

But this one, this one takes the biscuit. This is a family...

KAGAN: He takes the biscuit? QUEST: Yes, it's a great phrase, takes the biscuit.

KAGAN: Never heard of that one. Go ahead.

QUEST: This is the family that was going away on a three-week holiday in the sun. When they got to the airport, the 11-year-old boy didn't have his passport. Right?

KAGAN: Uh-oh.

QUEST: So, they sent him home.

KAGAN: Of course!

QUEST: The mother -- no, not to get his passport. They sent him home!

KAGAN: Oh, sent him home.

QUEST: The mother said there's plenty of pizza in the freezer.

KAGAN: He was provided for, what's the problem? The family went to the sun. The little boy had pizza.

QUEST: You're sounding like Jack. It's obviously catching. But the best of all, though, when the mother was asked about it, she said, spending Christmas at home all alone, it would mature him.

KAGAN: It will be good for you. How was he discovered?

QUEST: Well, he was discovered, because when he got home, the next door neighbor knew they were on holiday, and saw him back. And I mean, these are two major stories that Britain has been agog with. Those who think -- everyone is saying, ah, a bit like yourself. Some people are saying, good for them, character building, cold showers.

KAGAN: Absolutely. Back in my day, this was how we raised kids, build character, something like that.

QUEST: Yes, it used to really run in the royal family.

KAGAN: It just shows both the royal family and everyday families, we can mess up. We're all human I guess at the end of the day is what -- if we wrapped this little segment up here, Richard. Hey, happy holiday to you.

QUEST: A happy New Year.

KAGAN: Yes, happy New Year to you. We look forward to seeing a lot of you in the New Year. Richard Quest, thank you so much.

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