The United Kingdom has said a final goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch.
Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, just a few years after World War Two.
She was not only the head of the royal family and the British head of state -- she was also the head of the Commonwealth, a group of 56 independent nations.
So, what role does the British monarchy play in a world where the Commonwealth's relevance is in doubt?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
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Zaid Belbagi, Managing Partner of Hardcastle Advisory
Mridula Mukherjee, Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Cindy McCreery, Head of the Modern Monarchy in Global Perspectives Research Hub at Sydney University
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Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, just a few years after World War Two.
She was not only the head of the royal family and the British head of state -- she was also the head of the Commonwealth, a group of 56 independent nations.
So, what role does the British monarchy play in a world where the Commonwealth's relevance is in doubt?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests
Zaid Belbagi, Managing Partner of Hardcastle Advisory
Mridula Mukherjee, Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Cindy McCreery, Head of the Modern Monarchy in Global Perspectives Research Hub at Sydney University
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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
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#KingCharles #CharlesIII #QueenElizabethII #InsideStory #AljazeeraEnglish
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