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. 

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