CNN correspondent Scott McLean bought a frank, if surprising, response from a pedestrian when he requested for her ideas on Queen Elizabeth II, simply moments earlier than it was introduced that the British monarch had died on the age of 96.
McLean was reporting from Windsor Fort on Thursday when he tracked down a lady recognized solely as Kate and requested for her response to information that the queen had been positioned beneath medical supervision after medical doctors grew nervous about her failing well being.
“I feel it’s fairly unhappy when anybody will get in that place ― you wouldn’t need that to occur to your personal member of the family,” Kate stated. “However I’m not the largest fan of the queen, or the monarchy typically. So I wasn’t that upset or overwhelmed by it.”
When McLean pressed for clarification as to why Kate felt disenchanted by the monarchy, she alluded to “British colonial historical past” in addition to “a whole lot of issues which have gone on, which have been fairly shady,” together with the just lately dismissed sexual abuse lawsuit towards the queen’s son Prince Andrew.
“So, yeah, I’m probably not their greatest fan,” she added.
McLean, who had doubtless anticipated Kate to supply a extra sympathetic tackle the scenario, ended the dialog instantly after that.
“Good speaking to you,” he stated, earlier than transferring on to different interviewees.
Shortly after the phase aired, the palace confirmed that Queen Elizabeth had died at Balmoral Fort, her Scottish nation residence, with members of the royal household at her aspect. Her son, now King Charles III, instantly ascended to the throne following his mom’s dying.
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