lmost five years before her father King George VI’s death on February 6, 1952, which would see the then-Princess Elizabeth accede the throne, the young royal marked her 21st birthday by delivering a speech that foreshadowed her destiny. “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service,” she said in a radio broadcast from Cape Town, South Africa. It was a statement that she
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Sep 15, 2022
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