Mourning the Queen, welcoming the King
Amanpour
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The Queen's Life Experience in the Blitz
The queen's first address to the nation was during children's hour on b b c in october 19 forty one of the 57 days wher the lutafa was attacking civilians in england. As a young princess, she comes to america and rides in a convertible with harry truman. And it just seems so incongruous to me, looking at those pictures, because harRY truman, there is a populous taberdasher enogh from missouri. Yet, as you say, American presidents melt in the presence of royalty,. almost defying the fact that our nation was born by overthrowing the crown.
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