Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2 (Repeat)
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The Importance of Family Life
Elizabeth becomes heir-assumptive, but not heir apparent. The constitution is clear on matters of gender. There's still a chance of a son to leapfrog Elizabeth in the line of succession. She began ardently praying for a brother so that she wouldn't have to be queen. Edward VIII himself described being monarchers one of the most suffocating, confining jobs in the world. Admittedly, it comes with huge privilege, but you have to work for that.
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