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Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in British history.

She had 70 years on the throne.

And for the head of the country and the royal family, that is a remarkable indicator of

continuity, which has now been broken.

In an episode late last year, we looked into the finances of the royal family, which

is arguably Britain's most famous brand.

And we asked if it could survive without its CEO, the Queen.

And this was an uncertain period then for the monarchy, it was beset by multiple scandals.

And it's an even more consequential moment now with King Charles III at its head.

So today we are replaying that episode for you.

Stacey VanXmuth and NPR's London correspondent Frank Langford will tell us about the firm,

which is all coming up after the break.

In Britain, people refer to the royals as the firm.

And that is because the monarchy is a family enterprise, with a support staff, which includes

everything from press secretaries to engineers.

And of course, the senior royals, including the Queen and her son, Prince Charles, all

pitch in.

And they do, and they do a lot of ribbon cuttings, a lot of charitable events.

Occasionally, they throw amazing weddings like Megan's and Harry's in 2018.

And they also try to serve, and this has been really, really tricky, as the first family

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