A New Beginning?

IMAGINE that Germany has won the Battle of Britain, and that Britain has fallen under Nazi occupation. The British government and the royal family escape to Canada and continue defiance. But the Germans install a quisling government which gradually puts down roots. With every passing year the influence and authority of the exile institutions diminish. After years of enforced silence in Britain even the memory of their existence all but disappears.

Then imagine that after years of humiliation and ridicule, the government and the royal family return to Buckingham Palace and are greeted by jubilant crowds. At a solemn ceremony the aged Queen hands over the insignia of office to the legitimate authorities of her liberated country.

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IMAGINE that Germany has won the Battle of Britain, and that Britain has fallen under Nazi occupation. The British government and the royal family escape to Canada and continue defiance. But the Germans install a quisling government which gradually puts down roots. With every passing year the influence and authority of the exile institutions diminish. After years of enforced silence in Britain even the memory of their existence all but disappears.

Then imagine that after years of humiliation and ridicule, the government and the royal family return to Buckingham Palace and are greeted by jubilant crowds. At a solemn ceremony the aged Queen hands over the insignia of office to the legitimate authorities of her liberated country.