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Source: BBC Radio 4 "A Life with the Firm"
Roundup
4-6-06

The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 4th of 5 -- An Over-Mighty Subject [30min]

As the Queen approaches her 80th birthday, Anthony Howard looks back at key episodes that have marked her reign. The arrival of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 provoked a new adjustment in the relationship between the Queen and her prime ministers. Rumours spread of tensions -- rumours fuelled by interested parties and picked up by the media. But were they true?
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "A Life with the Firm"