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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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The million-mile monarch: How Elizabeth II became ‘the’ Queen to the world even as Britain’s power waned

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She was known as the “million-mile monarch”. As part of her 70 years of service, Queen Elizabeth II visited nearly 120 countries. The combined travel distance is equivalent to two trips to the moon and back.

That would win her the title of the most well-travelled monarch in history. And perhaps it is why she has repeatedly been voted one of the most famous women on the planet.

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