The Queen is Dead .........
...... Long Live the King Mon Sep 12 CBC's Latest Coverage Eight hours behind the UK, we wake to the early afternoon news. Not having access to the domestic UK news output, we are dependent on BBC World and the North American equivalents, and not so equivalent!. There is no Sky or ITN. The announcement on Thursday by the Queen’s medics of concern over her health, had just been aired as we surfaced. The understated nature of the statement added to the gravitas of the moment. BBC World, the Canadian news networks (CBC, Global, CTV) as well as the US news networks all carried the same stream of the gates of Balmoral and grim-faced Royals being driven into the estate. After years working in a news environment, I spent several hours hopping channels Mid-morning locally and the news everybody seemed to be expecting, but did not want to hear, flashed up on the screens and presenters made the sad announcement. Whilst I was unsurprised by the Canadian networks continuous ...