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The weird side of Queen Elizabeth II (with Prof. Kate Williams)
Season 1, Ep. 1
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Did you know the late Queen owned a beaver and a sloth? Our first episode sees royal history expert Professor Kate Williams share some of her favourite facts about Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been the monarch's centenary birthday year.
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