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The Second Elizabethan Age: the constitution

The Slow Newscast

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The Challenges of the New King

It was arguably out of date even in 19 52. Some of the mumbo jumbo in 19 53 was astonishing. The archbishop made up some of that stuff himself, yes. And the duke of edinburgh himself wanted the ceremony to be modernized but was told it was too late. It's certainly true, as you say, that amongst the young there is some growing scepticism. But i'm sure that will be altered. There'll be marginal changes, but not perhaps the radical change that some people want.

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