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Originally Posted by carnation
This has really gotten to me. She has been Queen my whole life.
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I saw this article yesterday, and while this makes perfect sense, it didn't really click until I read the headline.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...ld-population/
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Queen Elizabeth II’s death Thursday afternoon brings an end to one of the longest leadership tenures in world history. For parts of eight decades, Elizabeth served as monarch of Britain, with more than 70 years passing between her ascension to the throne in 1952 and her death.
The scope of her tenure can be encapsulated quite simply. Until Thursday, at least 9 out of every 10 living human beings have never known a British monarch other than Elizabeth.
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