How the Queen enchanted and influenced Commonwealth leaders, Royal, News

IT IS difficult to imagine now but in 1953 when the newly crowned Queen embarked on the longest Commonwealth tour ever undertaken by a monarch there were concerns about the ability of the 27-year-old mother-of-two to maintain the House of Windsor, the Commonwealth and even the monarchy itself.

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