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who want change. with scandals 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 king's death the queen's uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. >> lord louis mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. >> when philip is a child the greek family are deposed and they flee to exile and his father has no time for...

kingdom. >> she became monarch at 25 years old. >> is your majesty willing to take the oath? >> for more than seven decades, queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. >> the queen took a vow that her duty was a life-long commitment. >> she put duty above all else. >> she loved her younger sister, but she couldn't give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. >> she sacked her son from the family firm. >> she survived extraordinary crisis. >> princess diana has died. >> the issues surrounding charles and diana probably marked the monarchy to its core like no othe...

>> for more than seven decades, queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. >> the queen took a vow that her duty was a lifelong commitment. >> she put duty above all else. >> she loved her younger sister, but she couldn't give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. >> she sacked her son from the family firm. >> she survived extraordinary crises. >> princess diana has died. >> the issue surrounding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. >> the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. >> and she revolutionized t...

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 king's 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 to exile and really his father has no time for him. >> louie mountbatten takes over as prince phil...

>> all of us here know that we are present at the making of history. >> as the queen takes her first cautious steps as monarch, she is torn between the palace old guard led by her mother and those like her husband, philip, who want change. with scandals 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 king's death the queen's uncle holds a dinner pa...