The life of Elizabeth II: The British Queen who weathered war and
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A life in photos: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch
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The short unhappy life of Elizabeth Windsor – POLITICO
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Elizabeth II: The British Queen who weathered war and upheaval dies at 96 - KTVZ
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Elizabeth I - Wikipedia
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Queen's death is reminder of disappearing WWII generation
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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96, Prince Charles takes throne as king
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Elizabeth II took the throne at age 25 — one of the many young queens who shaped Britain's history
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Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch - The New York Times
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Queen Elizabeth II - Childhood, Coronation, Death
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The Queen of the World - The Atlantic