Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2
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The First Queen Elizabeth II
The first queen elizabeth famously didn't marry at all because she knew it was tortuously difficult to do so without dividing the country. 100 forty four people are killed in abafan, including 109 school children. But the queen does not come to the village in the days after the tragedy. She feels that her presence would be a distraction from the rescue efforts and sends prince philip place. In 19 69, the queen is persuaded to let a b b c camera crew film the royal family for a documentary. When it's aired, viewers respond positively to ar behind the scene's glimpse of life in the palace. But to the cautious private el Elizabeth, it's an embarrassment. All she
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