Amanpour: Max Foster, Simon Lewis, Patricia Scotland and Saeed Khatibzadeh

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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As the British Royal family announce the passing of Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99, royal correspondent Max Foster joins Christiane Amanpour from Windsor to reflect on the life and legacy of the man who stood by the Queen’s side for 73 years. Then former communications Secretary to the Queen Simon Lewis explains how he modernized the British monarchy. Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations Patricia Scotland digs deeper into his extraordinary and often candid and exuberant contribution to the UK and the Commonwealth. Historians Simon Schama and Margaret MacMillan also weigh in on this historic day and discuss the future of the royal family. Then turning to Iran, the country’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh explains why Tehran won't engage with Washington until the Biden administration rejoins the nuclear deal. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammonpour here's what's coming up.
0:10.0	Prince Philip earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom
0:15.2	across the Commonwealth and around the world.
0:19.3	Morning Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the man Queen Elizabeth called her rock dead at 99.
0:26.2	I look back at his tragic childhood, his lasting influence on the royal family, and defining
0:32.2	public service.
0:33.2	Plus, we only go back to full compliance when the US has lifted all sanctions.
0:43.2	Iran's chief nuclear negotiator digs in,
0:46.1	but says indirect talks with the United States are on the right track.
0:50.3	Is a breakthrough really in sight? I talk to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzade. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur at Windsor Castle, where
1:15.5	Prince Philip passed away peacefully this morning, just two months shy of his
1:20.1	100th birthday. In a statement Buckingham Palace spoke of the Queen's deep
1:24.4	sorrow at losing her beloved husband of more than 70 years. Indeed the Duke of
1:29.7	Edinburgh is the longest-serving consort in British history.
1:33.0	This is how the Queen described him in 1997 on their 50th wedding anniversary.
1:39.0	She has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years and I and his whole family and this and many other countries owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know.
1:55.2	A remarkable tribute to a man who had no clear constitutional role,
1:59.5	a man who despite the norms of the 1950s and beyond always took his place one or two
2:04.8	steps behind his wife. A man who sacrificed his own bright career in the Royal Navy
2:10.2	to support the crown and a man who now is being remembered for his service
2:14.8	his World War II heroism his sharp wit even his gaffs and his role as the family
2:20.4	patriarch. Here's how the British state broadcaster announced the news.
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