Ex-BBC presenter questions role of Royal Family in new documentary
John Humphrys, who presented Today and the Nine O'Clock News, heads a new Channel 4 documentary on the topic.
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"The people of the United Kingdom should 'be able to choose our leaders.'"
— John Humphrys , Celebrity
"I guess that rubbed off on me."
— John Humphrys , Celebrity
"Shouldn't we get a choice?"
— John Humphrys , Celebrity
"When I'd finished, she looked up at me and said just one word 'no' and I thought I could build on that."
— John Humphrys , Celebrity
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John Humphrys, who presented Today and the Nine O'Clock News, heads a new Channel 4 documentary on the topic.
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