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Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years of duty without drama

The discreet monarch has presided over decades of change while remaining largely an enigma.

Henry Mance

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Last week, to mark her platinum jubilee, Queen Elizabeth gave a tell-all TV interview. No, of course she didn’t – she’s the Queen, and she hasn’t sailed to her 70th anniversary on the throne by adopting the tactics of mere politicians and celebrities.

Already Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, she is one of the very few people who make the news simply by carrying on.

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