Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2 (Repeat)
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The Queen's Mystique
In August 1957 a man on the television accused Queen Elizabeth of being out of touch. Lord Altringham, a young conservative politician, launches a scathing attack. He criticizes the Queen's court for representing only a small aristocratic minority when it should reflect the whole Commonwealth and every section of society. But behind the scenes of the palace, there is an acknowledgement of the truth in his criticism. The royals were not raised to rub shoulders with the hoi puloi. So how well do we really know Elizabeth II? Dr Tracy Borman says her royal mystique is all part of the magic.
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