Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2 (Repeat)
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The Queen's Decline in 1997
Diana's relationship with the playboy son of an Egyptian millionaire is the latest scandal to hit the British royal family. In 1997, there is outrage when the Queen decides to stay in Balmoral rather than come down to London. Grieving Palace visitors complain that a flag is not being flown at half-mast. The absence of this traditional symbol of mourning is interpreted as a slight on the dead princess.
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