Queen Elizabeth witnessed the crumbling of British power in the Middle East

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Monday, September 12, 2022 05:45:03 PM UTC

Within just three decades of her rule, she witnessed her country's supremacy in the Middle East diminish as her empire shrank.

But within just three decades of her rule, she witnessed her country's supremacy in the Middle East crumble as her empire shrank.

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