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Elizabeth II
family
summary of her reign
see also Parliament, British
account of her marriage
ascension to throne after father’s death
coronation
duties
fashion designers for the Queen
horses
image on coins and currency
marriages and divorces of children
opening of the Sydney Opera House
pictures of Elizabeth II
portrayal in motion picture
principal residence
Queen Elizabeth Islands, named for Elizabeth II in 1953
quotations
reforms in British system of royal descent
residences
Silver Jubilee
1973: Australia
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the Commonwealth's first Labor government since 1949 quickly moved to flex its diplomatic muscles in a sequence of independent-minded foreign policy gestures, while at the same time expending its energies at home on a series of progressive...
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