Royal Soap Opera sparks London uproar over Queen's role
Philadelphia dispatch reports Malcolm Muggeridge, ex Punch editor, calling Queen Elizabeth II and family a royal soap opera. He criticizes advisers as incompetent and urges monarchy to serve as a symbolic head of state beyond politicians. The piece notes backlash from Lord Beaverbrook's papers and the League of Empire Loyalists.
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Happy Coincidence Rose Wins Honors in Virginia
Elizabeth Rose, nicknamed Queen Elizabeth, was named the most outstanding rose by the American Rose Society in Old Point Comfort Virginia. The pink tea rose, introduced in 1955 by D Walter Lammerts, was selected amid a Los Angeles seed company report. OTTAWA 14 notes the Countess of Leicester visiting Queen Elizabeth is ill with a head cold in Government House.
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Queen on live TV in Ottawa crowd greets royal visit
The Queen and Prince Philip arrived in Ottawa amid cheering crowds at Christ Church Cathedral and spoke to veterans. Elizabeth, in a tailored beige suit, waved from an open car and promised further visits, noting memories from 1951. The address was radio and live TV broadcast across Canada and parts of the United States.
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Royal Visit Highlights Church Service and Wreath Laying
Anti Titoists were held during a hour long service in which Philip read the Parable of the Talents from Matthew. The queen accompanied by her entourage attended a wreath laying at the War Memorial after a surprise audience with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker at Government House. Elizabeth appeared in a petite suit with a mink trimmed collar a beret style hat gloves and a brown calfskin bag. Her four strands of pearls and two diamond brooches marked the occasion.
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