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London Royal Marriage Threaded With American Perspective
America’s press corps floods London for Elizabeth and Mountbatten nuptials. A self-mockingly cynical observer riffs on reporters, society editors, and assorted eccentric characters while noting the US intrusion and the English mood as they seek funding amid wartime austerity.
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Ondon
London
Europe
Princess Elizabeth
Lieut. Mountbatten
New York
Libby
Elizabeth
House of Commons
M. P. Edwards
Edwards
England