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with scandal swirling around her sister margaret, threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. february 1952. elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days following the death of her father, king george vi. >> shortly after the kings death, lord mountbatten holds a dinner at his house in hampshire. >> lord louie mountbatten played a key role in the young life of his nephew philip. >> when philip is a child, they flee...

England. >> the church of england at this time does not recognize divorce. it means that the queen very conflicted. >> the royal court reacts very badly to the news of a romance between margaret and townsend. but a lot of ordinary people vessel sympathized with margaret and townsend and i do think that the senior courtiers were really rather out of step with the mood of the nation. >> so when the press does start talking about it, there is a great divide between those who think divorce is unacce...