Latest / Early Edition with Ryan Bridge / Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the King reportedly not going to visit New Zealand

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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the King reportedly not going to visit New Zealand · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: But we go Gavin Drive, very good morning to you, Gavin.
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  Speaker 2: I Mike.
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  Speaker 1: Now we've got to confirmed it. It was sort of
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  Speaker 1: reported here yesterday that the King isn't coming. Is that
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  Speaker 1: for sure?
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  Speaker 2: It's not for sure, but it's looking more and more
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  Speaker 2: likely now. I think the sources are basically suggesting that
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  Speaker 2: the King's tour will include Australia and Samoa, but not
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  Speaker 2: New Zealand and Fiji. His Majesty is said to be
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  Speaker 2: like a cage tiger, frankly desperate to do more, whiles
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  Speaker 2: ondergoing chemotherapy and having accounts of diagnosis. He's recently actually
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  Speaker 2: done a succession of public engagements in the last few days,
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  Speaker 2: including appearing quite regularly at Royal ask at the racehorse
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  Speaker 2: meeting beloved by his mother. But it does look like
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  Speaker 2: they've decided he would be better off perhaps doing a
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  Speaker 2: ten day trip to Australia and Samoa rather than go
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  Speaker 2: for the two three weeks away which was the original intention.
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  Speaker 2: Just deciding to limit his time to limit the amount
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  Speaker 2: of energy he will needs for the trip. But as
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  Speaker 2: yet confirmation of that.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, and then we've got the business of Manchester. They
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  Speaker 1: got the power back on on the plane's flying.
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  Speaker 2: Oh Mike, what an absolute mess. So Manchester Airport is
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  Speaker 2: the biggest airport in the UK outside of London. Big
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  Speaker 2: airlines like Virgin Atlantic Jet, Too Easy Jet there and
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  Speaker 2: terminals one and two have been out of bounds most
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  Speaker 2: of the day because of a power cut. Passengers reported
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  Speaker 2: entering the terminal and basically things being completely dark. Computers
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  Speaker 2: weren't working, the lights weren't working, the air conditioning not working,
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  Speaker 2: and flights inbound had to be diverted. Flights outbound were canceled.
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  Speaker 2: Then passengers were told yep, okay, some of those earlier
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  Speaker 2: flights now we're going, but they possibly wouldn't have their
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  Speaker 2: luggage with them, so I'm afraid it has been a
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  Speaker 2: chaotic day. They are beginning to get back to scratch
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  Speaker 2: with it now, but obviously lengthy cues and very very
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  Speaker 2: frustrated people at the start of some of our holidays
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  Speaker 2: taking place in that sort of after the school exam
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