Maitlis

Yeah.

Look, it was I thought it was a really fine speech.

I thought it was, you know, well crafted, brilliantly delivered, funny, but pointed at the same time.

It ticked every box.

And, you know, could it have been improved on?

Not really.

How much difference will it make?

I think it's made us feel better in Britain.

And I don't think that.

many other countries would get the red carpet rolled out in quite the same way.

I've been really interested to know what the engagement traffic is on social, you know, for on global player for, you know, how many people have looked at the sort of pictures of the state banquet.

I bet quite a lot of people have looked at that stuff and looked at his speech.

I've had various people totally unconnected with the media bubble.

So I thought he made a brilliant speech last night.

And so an awful lot of people, I think, did tune in to watch it.

They probably connect to that more than they do to the Mandelson saga.

I think that probably more than if it had been Keir Starmer making a speech or anyone else making a speech.

I think it was the biggest occasion the king has.

I mean, look, the guy has served a 50 year apprenticeship.

He's finally king.