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Elizabeth, the daughter of King George Vl was born in 1926 and had four children with Phillip: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. She ascended the throne in 1952 at age 25 with the death of her father. Charles was then 3 years old.
During her 66-year reign Elizabeth Il has had to contend with various scandals as her children went through affairs and messy divorces. In particular we were exposed to the heartaches of Prince Charles and his wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. They divorced and she was later killed in a car crash.
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Last SlideNext SlideCharles is now 69 years old and has seen both his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, get married. When he will become king is anybody"s guess since the queen appears to be in good health.
During those 13 months I served Uncle Sam in England, I visited Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and other royal residences, but I never saw the queen, the duke or the prince. Some of my Army buddies claim to have seen Queen Elizabeth tooling around in her panel-sided station wagon. I saw them only in movie reels, just as I did on television the other day.
Robert J. Booker is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. He may be reached at 546-1576.
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