TODAY   |  June 05, 2012

South Carolina honors state history at Jubilee

TODAY’s Al Roker talks with representatives of the South Carolina Tourism Board, who are at the Diamond Jubilee to honor the heritage of their state, which got its charter from King Charles II.

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>> well, actually, matt, i have decamped, and i am now along the royal -- the royal society , these are the carlton terraces with a group of yanks who actually these, these, these folks are all hanging out looking out over the parade route, and this is the south carolina tourism board. of course south carolina getting its charter from charles ii . and so, charleston being the first settlement there, and so erybody is enjoying. everybody's got their glasses of champagne. oh, we do have a -- a -- one of the loyal subjects her. your name?

>> lord evans of watford . sort of related to charles ii . it's quite a distant relationship.

>> just don't tell anybody that. you're a lord.

>> no.

>> you're a lord for goodness sake. that's more than meredith is. you're a lord, hey,