Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2 (Repeat)
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The Birth of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
This is the first in a two-part short history of Elizabeth II. She was never supposed to be Queen. How well do we know Elizabeth, the real woman beneath the crown? I'm Paul McGann and to mark the Queen's platinum jubilee. The Duchess of York went into labour on April 21, 1926. A cabinet minister called William Joinsson Hicks travelled to London to witness it. He waited for hours until news arrived that she had delivered a healthy girl. Her name has since been confirmed as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.
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