BID IN AUGUST.
UNFORTUNATELY, SPY GADGETS ARE
NOT INCLUDED.
>> Rachel: THE WORLD IS, MAKING
QUEEN ELIZABETH’S MILESTONE
PLATINUM JUBILEE, WATCH AS
STONEHENGE IS LIT UP, DISPLAYING
EIGHT PICTURES OF HER,
SYMBOLIZING EACH DECADE OF HER
REIGN.
AND PRINCE WILLIAM TAKING CENTER
STAGE, ROYAL GUARD PREPARING FOR
THE TROUPING OF THE COLOR
CEREMONY ON THURSDAY.
SPECIAL COVERAGE ALSO BEGINS
THIS THURSDAY IN LONDON, HOSTED
BY OUR OWN AINSLEY, MARTHA, AND
OUR NEXT GUEST, PIERS MORGAN AND
HE JOINS US NOW.
PIERS, SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
I’M NOT GOING TO FOLLOW WILL’S
ADVICE AND ASK YOU ABOUT WHO WON
THE WAR IN 1776, I’M GOING TO
START WITH, I’M GOING TO START
WITH WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
WITH YOU TODAY AND THAT IS
EXPLAIN TO AMERICANS WHY THIS IS
A BIG DEAL THAT PRINCE WILLIAM
IS TAKING OVER THESE DUTIES.
>> Piers: FIRST LET ME WISH YOU
ALL A VERY HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY,
AND MY BROTHER WAS ACTUALLY, I
DISCUSSED HIM ON "FOX AND
FRIENDS" LAST WEEK, RETIRED AS A
BRITISH ARMY COLONEL BUT HE WAS
IN AFGHANISTAN WHEN JOEY
SUFFERED HIS INJURIES IN 2010,
SO HE SERVED ALONGSIDE A LOT OF
AMERICANS IN AFGHANISTAN, SO
WISH EVERYBODY, INCLUDING JOEY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND
EVERY AMERICAN WHO SERVED AND
EVERYONE IN BRITAIN AS WELL WHO
SERVED ALONGSIDE THE AMERICANS.
IT’S A SPECIAL DAY, WE CERTAINLY
ACKNOWLEDGE OVER HERE IN ENGLAND
AS WELL.
AFTER THE PLATINUM JUBILEE,
THERE IS BIG BREAKING NEWS,
ACTUALLY, WHICH JUST HAPPENED
SECONDS BEFORE I CAME ON AIR,
QUITE A BIG DEAL.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, THE
SENIOR CHURCHMAN IN THE CHURCH
ENGLAND WAS DUE TO PRESIDE OVER
THE BIG ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
SERVICE ON FRIDAY WITH ALL THE
ROYAL FAMILY TO BE THERE, AND
IT’S A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING
FOR THE QUEEN TO DENOTE HER 70
YEARS ON THE THRONE.
HE JUST REVEALED HE’S TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID AND MILD
PNEUMONIA AND AS A RESULT HE HAS
TO PULL OUT.
SO THE TOP CHURCHMAN IN THE
COUNTRY WILL NOW NOT BE
PRESIDING OVER THIS HISTORIC
SERVICE IN FRONT OF THE WORLD’S
CAMERAS AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF
YORK WILL STEP IN AND REPLACE
HIM.
THAT’S A BIG DEAL OVER HERE
BECAUSE JUSTIN WELLBY, THE
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY HAS
BEEN IN THAT POSITION A NUMBER
OF YEARS AND PRESIDED HUGE
EVENTS, BUT THIS PROBABLY THE
MOST IMPORTANT AND PRESTIGIOUS
EVENT OF HIS ENTIRE TENURE.
SO A HUGE DEAL.
SO, THAT JUST HAPPENED.
IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL MOOD
ABOUT IT ALL, I THINK YOU SAW
THE PICTURES OF WILLIAM
REHEARSING FOR TROUPING OF THE
COLOR.
TROUPING OF THE COLOR IS AN
ANNUAL EVENT, TAKES PLACE AROUND
THE QUEENs BIRTHDAY AND A CHANCE
FOR THE BRITISH ARMY TO SHOW OFF
LITERALLY ITS COLORS, ALL
BRITISH ARMY REGIMENTS HAVE
THEIR OWN COLOR, AND CELEBRATION
OF POMP AND PAGEANTRY.
I’M SURE THIS YEAR THE BIGGEST
AND BEST WE HAVE EVER SEEN AND
FOCUSSED AROUND BUCKINGHAM
PALACE, AN AMAZING EVENT TO KICK
OFF THE PLATINUM JUBILEE
CELEBRATIONS ON THURSDAY
MORNING.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY A RISING
EXCITEMENT HERE IN BRITAIN ABOUT
THIS OCCASION.
THERE WAS A WONDERFUL
DOCUMENTARY LAST NIGHT AIRING ON
BBC, 90 MINUTES AND RAW FOOTAGE
WHICH WE HAVE NEVER SEEN FROM
THE QUEEN’S OWN ARCHIVES FROM
WHEN SHE WAS A KID TO RIGHT NOW,
CELEBRATING, SHE NARRATED AND
APPARENTLY ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO,
NARRATED THE HOME MOVIE FOOTAGE
AND REMARKABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE A,
HOW LONG SHE’S BEEN ON THE
THRONE, 70 YEARS, LONGER THAN
I’VE BEEN ALIVE, AND SECONDLY,
SHE’S NOT JUST THE GREATEST
MONARCH THE COUNTRY HAS EVER
HAD, BUT SHE’S ALSO THE OLDEST,
SHE’S 96 NOW, NEVER HAD A
MONARCH THIS AGE BEFORE AND
YOKES IN THE MOVIE, YOU KNOW, WE
DIDN’T EVEN HAVE THE WORD
PLATINUM IN RELATION TO JUBILEE
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, NONE OF US
EVER LIVED THAT LONG.
>> Rachel: IT’S AMAZING AND
CAN’T LET YOU GO WITHOUT A
LITTLE BIT OF JUICY GOSSIP, YOU
KNOW THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU.
BROTHERS ARE NOW SUPPOSEDLY
TALKING NOW, SOME WARMING OF
THAT RELATIONSHIP.
BUT ALSO THE QUEEN IS GOING TO
MEET LILIBET, HARRY AND MEGAN’S
SECOND CHILD FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, BIG NEWS, AT BROADMORE
COTTAGE, BY THE WAY.
>> Piers: IT IS BIG NEWS IN A
WAY, BIGGEST NEWS OUGHT TO BE
THE QUEEN, I JUST HOPE, RACHEL,
MEGAN AND HARRY DON’T TRY TO
TAKE THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM HER
MAJESTY, EXTREMELY IRRITATING
OVER HERE.
THE QUEEN IS BY FAR THE MOST
POPULAR ROYAL AND MEGHAN MARKLE
AND PRINCE HARRY ARE THE LEAST
POPULAR.
I HOPE THEY BEAR THAT IN MIND,
BUT THEY ARE COMING OVER WITH
THEIR TWO CHILDREN, INCLUDING
LILIBET.
NEVER REALLY GOT TO THE BOTTOM
OF THEM USING THE NICKNAME THAT
PRINCE PHILIP GAVE HER LILIBET
WHEN THEY CHOSE THE NAME FOR
THEIR CHILD.
QUEEN WAS DUE TO BE AT THE BIG
HORSE RACING EVENT, THE BIGGEST
FLAT RACING EVENT WE HAVE EACH
YEAR.
BECAUSE OF HER ONGOING HEALTH
AND PRIMARILY MOBILITY ISSUES,
HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE
BASICALLY GETTING AROUND AND
WALKING.
HAS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF
EXPOSURE DURING THE FOUR-DAY
HOLIDAY.
THE PRIORITIES FOR HER ON THE
BUCKINGHAM PALACE BALCONY FOR
THE TROUPING OF THE COLOR AND
OTHER EVENTS.
ON SATURDAY SHE’S CLEAR AND WILL
APPARENTLY BE MEETING MEGHAN,
HARRY AND THE TWO GRANDCHILDREN,
INCLUDING LILIBET FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
SO, THAT IS CERTAINLY AN
INTERESTING BIT OF GOSSIP BUT
HOPE IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM
THE BIGGER EVENT, OUR COUNTRY
AND THE WORLD PAYING HOMAGE TO
THE GREATEST MONARCH IN BRITISH
HISTORY.
>> Rachel: YOU, AINSLEY, AND
MARTHA WILL BE HOSTING THE
COVERAGE THURSDAY FROM 5:00 A.M.
TO 9:00 A.M. EASTERN, AND PIERS,
PLEASE DON’T LEAVE OUT THE JUICY
DETAILS.
WE’LL ALL BE TUNING IN FOR THE
QUEEN.
>> Piers: I PROMISE YOU, PLENTY
OF GOSSIP.
I’LL BE ON AIR FOR EIGHT HOURS
FOR "FOX AND FRIENDS" THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY, IT IS BEYOND MYSELF
CONTROL NOT TO GIVE YOU GOSSIP
IN THAT TIME, YOU MADE A CLEVER
BOOKING.
ONE MORE THING, RACHEL, "TOP
GUN," I WENT TO SEE IT ON
FRIDAY.
IT IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN
SINCE THE FIRST ONE.
SO, ALL YOUR EXCITEMENT ABOUT
SEEING IT LATER IS JUSTIFIED.
IT’S FANTASTIC.
THROW IT BACK TO WHAT MOVIES
USED TO BE, GREAT FUN, GREAT
ACTION, AND YOU COME OUT FEELING
GOOD.
YOU REMEMBER THOSE DAYS?
>> Rachel: I REMEMBER, AND HOT
MOVIE STARS.
THANK YOU, PIERS, YOU’RE THE
BEST.
AND WATCH PIERS MORGAN ON FOX