A Brief History of the Private Life of Elizabeth II (32 page)

PUBLIC LIFE

RELATIONSHIPS

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

character
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charm
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,
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George V’s approvl of
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marriage
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permits media coverage of princesses
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,
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family homes
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family life
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indulgent parent
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and the Abdication crisis
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Second World War
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interest in horse racing
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attitude towards Philip
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distrust of Mountbatten
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moves to Clarence House
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and daughter’s Coronation
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relationship with Charles
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wardrobe
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approval of Margaret Thatcher
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Second World War
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th anniversary
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100th birthday
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,
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death of
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popularity
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Elizabeth Cross
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Elizabeth R
(BBC documentary)
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Everest, Mount
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Fagan, Michael
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Falkland Islands
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Falklands campaign
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Ferguson, Sarah
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York, Sarah, Duchess of

Festival of Britain
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First World War
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footmen
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Forsyth, Frederick
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Friedland, Jonathan
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Galloway, Lance Corporal
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garden parties
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General Strike
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George V
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approves of Duke of York’s marriage
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affection for Princess Elizabeth
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Silver Jubilee
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Christmas broadcasts
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income tax exemption
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George VI

character
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,
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marriage
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temper
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birth of ER
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Coronation
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indulgent parent
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and the Abdication crisis
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close association with Princess Elizabeth
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naval career
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Second World War
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shyness
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vetoes ‘Princess of Wales’ title
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attitude towards Philip
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,
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and Princess Elizabeth’s engagement
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South African visit
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and Princess Elizabeth’s wedding
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illness and death
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,
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Christmas broadcasts
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popularity
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income tax exemption
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Germany, visit to
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Ghana, visit to
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,
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Gilbey, James
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Giuliani, Rudolph
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Glamis
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gloves
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Golden Jubilee
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Good Friday Agreement
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Gordonstoun
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Grenada, invasion of
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Gulf Wars
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gun dogs
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Haakon, King
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hairstyle
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Hamilton, Willie
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hand-waving
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handbags
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handshakes
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Harewood, Earl of
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Harry, Prince
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Hartnell, Norman
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,
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hats
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Havel, Václav
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Heath, Edward
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,
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Henry V
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Heseltine, William
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Hill House, Chelsea
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HMS
Magpie
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Holyrood
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horse breeding
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House of Lords reform
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Household staff
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income tax

royal exemption
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,
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Queen agrees to pay
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India
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,
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industrial relations
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International Monetary Fund
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IRA

terrorism
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,
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assassinates Mountbatten
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Irish Republic, visit to
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Jagger, Mick
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James II
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jigsaws
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,
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John F. Kennedy Memorial, Runnymede
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John Paul II, Pope
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jubilees

Silver
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Golden
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,
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Kennedy, Jacqueline
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,
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Kennedy, John F.
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Kent, George, Duke of
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Kenya
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Khrushchev, Nikita
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Kissinger, Henry
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ladies-in-waiting
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,
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Leith, Prue
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Levees
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‘Lilibet’
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Llewellyn, Roddy
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Lloyd George, David
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Lloyd-Webber, Andrew
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luggage
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luncheons
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MacDonald, Ramsay
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Maclean, Donald
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Macmillan, Harold
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Majesty
(magazine)
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Major, John
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make-up
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Malta
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Mandela, Nelson
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Margaret, Princess
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,
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birth
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childhood
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,
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,
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relationship with sister
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character
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education
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,
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and the Second World War
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,
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first overseas trip
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moves to Clarence House
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and Queen’s Coronation
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relationship with Peter Townsend
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renounces Townsend
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attachment to royal privileges
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marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones
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,
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public criticisms of
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relationship with Roddy Llewellyn
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ill health and death
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Marshall, George
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Marten, Henry
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Mary, Princess Royal
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Mary, Queen
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,
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and the princesses’ education and training
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,
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and Abdication crisis
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and Coronation of George VI
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wartime life
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,
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approves of Philip
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death of
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Mary, Queen of Scots
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Mason, Roy
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Matthews, Stanley
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Maundy money
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May, Brian
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media

early interest in royal family
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overseas
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respectful coverage
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Royal Correspondents
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public relations
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,
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and Coronation
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Townsend affair
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and Abdication crisis
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loss of deference
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,
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critical coverage
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,
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coverage of off-duty activities
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television productions
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obsession with Diana
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meeting the Queen

line-ups
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walkabouts
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Milford Haven, Marquess of
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Millennium celebrations
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Millennium Dome
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Milligan, Spike
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Millin, Sarah Gertrude
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miners’ strike
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Mirren, Helen
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monarchy and royal family, public attitudes towards
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soap opera comparisons
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see also
media; public relations

Monaveen
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Morocco, state visit to
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Morton, Andrew
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Mother Theresa
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Mountbatten, Lord
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pushes Philip’s suit
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character
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naval career
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,
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assassination of
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Mountbattern, Patricia
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Muggeridge, Malcolm
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