How Queen Elizabeth II Preserved the Monarchy

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday brought to an end a remarkable reign that spanned seven decades, 15 prime ministers and 14 American presidents. During her time on the throne, which saw the crumbling of the British Empire and the buffeting of the royal family by scandals, Elizabeth’s courtly and reserved manner helped to shore up the monarchy and provided an unwavering constant for her country, the Commonwealth and the wider world. Guest: Alan Cowell, a contributor to The New York Times and a former Times foreign correspondent.

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0:00.0	I was gonna ask you a question. I'm collecting reactions to the Queen's death.
0:07.0	She died. Yeah.
0:11.0	You love your liar. No, I'm not lying.
0:14.0	Why did she die? Like three hours ago?
0:17.0	Yeah. No, she's dead.
0:22.0	This is not... Are you joking? What? What? Are you sure she died?
0:28.0	Yeah, that's why I'm here. I'm a reporter. From what? New York Times.
0:34.0	That's really sad. It's really sad because I pray to her every morning.
0:42.0	Every morning. Every morning, I pray to her majesty. The Queen, every morning.
0:46.0	I pray to her and she's out wanting her to live forever.
0:49.0	Why do you pray to the Queen every morning? Because I love her. I love her majesty.
0:54.0	I love her so much. Can I ask, what does she represent to you? Everything.
0:59.0	She's divine to me. You say, I don't believe in God. I believe in her majesty, the Queen.
1:15.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernice. This is the daily.
1:21.0	Absolutely devastating. I think the whole country is.
1:25.0	Right. Because she was such an amazing woman.
1:28.0	Yeah, I'm just speechless. I've got to put into words to be honest.
1:34.0	I've met the Queen twice. My mother was there and my brother Ben and I had just opened a restaurant in Oxford.
1:41.0	She was opening it and she came along and it was like meeting your grandmother.
1:46.0	Because you've always known her. She's always been there, right? The Queen.
1:51.0	The reign of Queen Elizabeth II spanned seven decades, 15 Prime Ministers and 14 American Presidents.
2:00.0	And what did she represent to you?
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