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The BBC spent 22 years negotiating with Buckingham Palace for an interview with Queen Elizabeth II. And they finally got it.

As part of the documentary "Coronation Day," which is airing on the BBC and the Smithsonian Channel here in the former colonies, BBC’s royal commenter Alastair Bruce sat down with the 91-year-old monarch to talk about the crown jewels, including the more manageable "Imperial State Crown," that weighs almost three pounds.

"You can't look down to read the speech, you have to take the speech up. Because if you did your neck would break, it would just fall off," the Queen tells Bruce. 

Here to explain this interview is such a big deal is Kristen Meinzer, director of nonfiction programming at Panoply and co-host of “When Meghan Met Harry: A Royal Weddingcast.”

You can find "The Coronation" on the Smithsonian Channel this weekend. 

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.