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Will Queen Elizabeth Abdicate if Prince Philip Dies?

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The queen, according to an author on the royals, might give up the throne if her husband dies—but don’t expect her to leave the public stage completely.

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As the Queen celebrates her 90th birthday today, there is renewed speculation that she may abdicate—or at least retire from public life and move more or less full time to Balmoral, her remote and beloved Scottish estate, in the event of the death of her husband.

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