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Queen Unaware. "The King is dead; long live the Queen," stated thus traditionally with hardly a pause, is no mere paradox. It encompasses a principle close to the essence of British monarchy; that the realm is never, even for an instant, without a ruler. Britain's new Queen, the sixth woman to rule over England, became sovereign without even knowing it. With Philip, her staff and their game-hunting hosts, she was spending the night in a tree hut in Kenya's Royal Aberdare Game Reserve, watching big game gather at a jungle waterhole...
With her husband Philip, Princess Elizabeth was once again visiting her father's African realm when the tragic news reached...
...hath pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late sovereign lord, King George VI, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to the high and mighty Princess, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, we therefore Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this realm . . . do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim the high and mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is now . . . become Queen Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the Commonwealth, Defender...
Last week, as for six hours the Union Jack flew high over London, Britons regarded their royal couple proudly, in the sure sense that all would be right with the realm. The young Queen would be guided by her husband and her mother, and that was a good thing. But it was also a good thing that-as generally acknowledged-she has a mind of her own. She becomes Queen at the same age-25-as her famed namesake. By comparison with that of her ancestors, Elizabeth's great inheritance has dwindled sadly, but England has known its greatest...
...Premier Duke of the realm, and a Roman Catholic. *Her father took the oath as ruler of "Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India." Gone now are references to "Ireland, Dominions and Empire." The Republic of India recognizes Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth, but not as Queen. * The sun has set an hour late at Sandringham ever since the reign of George V, who had the clocks set forward to provide more time for shooting. The new Queen decided that she would preserve the custom. † The Queen...