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Welcome to the 3 Martini Lunch.

Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

3 Martini's coming up.

We're really glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the 3 Martini Lunch.

We'd already recorded a show for today and it's possible some of the topics that we discussed

in that recording.

We'll pop up again either tomorrow or sometime later on.

But Jim, as we were recording that, we were of course keeping an eye on the precarious

health as reported of Queen Elizabeth II.

And now here, mid afternoon, just shy of 2pm Eastern Time.

We find out that Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-raining monarch in British history, one

of the longest-raining monarchs in any country's history in recorded history, has passed away

at the age of 96.

She took the throne in February of 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, who

you might remember being profiled in the King's speech and so forth, 70 years.

Just absolutely amazing, married for more than that to Prince Philip, who died last year.

In that time, we just mentioned earlier in the week, 16 Prime Ministers, just installing

Liz Truss two days ago, in fact, 14 Presidents of the United States, and so, Jim, we marveled

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