kingdom. she became monarch at 25 years old. is your majesty willing to take the oath? for more than seven decades, queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a vow that her duty was a life-long commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crisis. princess diana has died. the issues surrounding charles and diana probably marked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. no monarchy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. she stayed the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight, a cnn special report. a queen for the ages: elizabeth ii
returns from diplomatic duties in belle belgium to call on princess margaret. the only way margaret could marry him was to renounce her title and everything that went with it. at the end of the day, she felt that she couldn t do that. and so they broke up. to her everlasting disappointment and sadness. i think the queen struggled. but with princess margaret, she put duty over family. unfortunately for the queen, that wouldn t be the last time a royal marriage would rock the very foundations of the monarchy. here comes the coach, the center of attention. when the queen s son prince charles married lady diana spencer in 1981, the queen was thrilled. with diana by his side, the royal couple looked like a fairy tale come to life.