This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 13)
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Jane Pauley hosts a special broadcast of “Sunday Morning” from London, in advance of next week’s wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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COVER STORY: The real Britain
Our understanding of Great Britain has been shaped by our views of royals and big houses with drama upstairs and downstairs. And it’s all more or less wrong. Mark Phillips looks at how Britain is becoming more and more like America – a multicultural melting pot. He also asks, can you make a living as a Duke nowadays?
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ROYALS: A royal superfan
Lee Cowan meets a royal superfan who has one of the world’s most extensive collections of royal memorabilia.
FASHION: Diana’s dresses
Jane Pauley takes a look at fashion royalty: gowns worn by Princess Diana, now on display at Kensington Palace.
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Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz.
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MOVIES: Rachel Weisz
Tony Doukoupil profiles the actress, now starring in the London-based drama “Disobedience.”
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An Aston Martin.
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AUTOMOTIVES: Aston Martin
Charlie D’Agata gets behind the wheel of the British automobile icon, a favorite of James Bond.
King George V and his wife Queen Mary, of Teck, the Germanic Kingdom of Württemberg. She is the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
HISTORY: How British is Britain’s royal family?
Mo Rocca branches out into the genealogical history of the House of Windsor.
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PUBS: Raising a glass to an endangered species
Roxana Saberi reports on the decline of a British institution: the neighborhood pub.
An occasion for high tea.
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AFTERNOON TEA: Tea
Take a break with Seth Doane.
Model, actress and pop icon Twiggy, with correspondent Martha Teichner.
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SUNDAY PROFILE: Twiggy
Martha Teichner interviews the model, actress, singer, designer and ’60s icon.
Jane Pauley visits the archives of Hampton Court Palace.
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HISTORY: Hampton Court Palace
Once the home to King Henry VIII, the palace just outside London today is known for its treasure trove of royal history. Jane Pauley takes a tour of it its peerless collection of royal and ceremonial garments.
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John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, thoughtfully doing an impersonation for his German hotel guests, in the classic British comedy series “Fawlty Towers.”
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CULTURE: British TV
Tracy Smith looks into why British TV shows are so beloved by Americans – and so prone to imitation.
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MUSIC: Bagpipes
Jonathan Vigliotti tells us about an instrument that mixes tradition with very strong lungs.
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The remote tropical island St.Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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ISLAND-HOPPING: St. Helena
Conor Knighton travels to the remote and exotic St. Helena, off the coast of Africa, where residents of the British-controlled island will be watching the royal wedding.
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NATURE: New Forest (Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning at the New Forest, England’s oldest royal hunting ground, established in 1079.
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RULE BRITANNIA: London history
Jane Pauley explores the history of London, what was once the center of the vast British Empire, and which today stands as a capital of commerce and culture, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities under the sun.
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The Emmy Award-winning “CBS Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison.
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