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Margaret was faced with a choice. >> captain peter townsend returns from diplomatic duties in belgium to call on princess margaret. >> the only way that margaret could marry him was for her to renounce her title and everything that went with it. at the end of the day she felt that she couldnt do that. and so they broke up. to her everlasting disappointment and sadness. >> i think the queen struggled. but with princess margaret she put duty over family. >> unfortunately for the queen, that wouldn...

Westminster Abbey played a major role throughout the long life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

It was a responsibility. >> the queens role as the head of the church of england was extremely important to her. >> her faith underpinned her reign. you cant underestimate how key her deep faith was. >> as reigning monarch the queen was head of the church of england, defender of the faith, and bound to exemplify the tenets of the anglican communion. >> i think the queen did her best to balance duty and family responsibilities, and there must have been times when it was quite difficult. >> that d...

Sisters permission to marry. without the queens permission parliament could approve the marriage. but divorce was still taboo, and the prime minister, winston churchill, made it clear his cabinet was unlikely to approve the match. >> there was pretty firm prime ministerial advice that this would be a difficult thing for a member of the royal family to marry a divorcee. >> the queen was also personally opposed to divorce, especially after the chaos of her uncles decision to abdicate the throne to...

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's oldest monarch, had only one sibling, her sister Princess Margaret, who was cremated after her death in 2002.

Westminster Abbey played a major role throughout the long life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II.- 1934: Princess bridesmaid -In her first major appearance at the abbey, the eight-year-old princess...

LONDON, Sept 18 — The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey, the historic church in central London which has played a major role in her life. 1934:...

For her sisters position comes into her feelings very strongly. she wouldnt knowingly do anything that would damage the queen or damage the idea of the monarchy. >> princess margaret wavered, i think, tremendously. one moment she thought she could. the next moment she thought she couldnt. >> finally, on october the 31st, 1955, princess margaret issues a statement. >> we are interrupting programs for a special announcement. i would like it to be known that i have decided not to marry group captai...

Grocery store, fascinated by the carts, by the way people shopped and got food and everything. >> the whole thing was extraordinarily alien to her. shes shy. shes very stiff. but she tries. >> whats happening here is something thats very characteristic of queen elizabeth, which is that when people criticize she listens and she changes. >> but will this modern queen approve of her sisters latest romance? four years after parting from peter townsend princess margaret has a new and unconventional b...

Cut at the root of the peoples loyalty to the crown. >> so once that image of perfect family life becomes tarnished, can we justify all that taxpayers money? >> margarets fate lies in her sisters hands. >> the queen decided to say im not saying no, that you cant marry him, but id like you to wait. >> on the advice of her courtiers the queen agrees to banish the man her sister loves. >> the british embassy in brussels recently attracted a number of cameras, which focused on the arrival of group c...