For the first time since 1951, we’re enjoying a long weekend to celebrate a King’s Birthday, rather than a Queen’s Birthday. 

We don’t yet know what sort of king Charles III will be. Or what impact he’ll have on the Commonwealth. 

Today on Please Explain, we look back on an episode we originally aired on September 9 2022, the day after the Queen died. Special writer Tony Wright shares his experience meeting the Queen with Julia Naughton, head of Lifestyle, Culture and Travel and Europe correspondent Rob Harris, as they discuss a woman who was, until recently, the only monarch most of us have ever known. 

For the first time since 1951, we’re enjoying a long weekend to celebrate a King’s Birthday, rather than a Queen’s Birthday. 
We don’t yet know what sort of king Charles III will be. Or what impact he’ll have on the Commonwealth. 
Today on Please Explain, we look back on an episode we originally aired on September 9 2022, the day after the Queen died. Special writer Tony Wright shares his experience meeting the Queen with Julia Naughton, head of Lifestyle, Culture and Travel and Europe correspondent Rob Harris, as they discuss a woman who was, until recently, the only monarch most of us have ever known.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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