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I’ve always thought Queen Elizabeth II should be called Elizabeth the Steadfast, i think it’s a perfect way of describing Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II was n’t necessarily expecting to be queen, and Queen Elizabeth II embraced that duty. ’’ As the elder daughter of King George V’s second son, Elizabeth, now 95, was expected to live the life of a minor royal when she was born on April 21, 1926. Dogs and horses, a country house, a suitable match — a comfortable but uneventful life — seemed her future. But everything changed a decade later when King Edward VIII, King Edward VIII, abdicated so King Edward VIII could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Elizabeth’s father became King George VI, making the young princess heir apparent. George VI, whose struggles to overcome a stutter were portrayed in the 2010 film.

Hugo Vickers

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was contacted today by the head of the Elder Care Unit from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office who informed me they have closed its investigation involving the Executive Chamber and nursing homes, i was told that after a thorough investigation — as we have said all along — there was no evidence to suggest that any laws were broken.

Elkan Abramowitz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We want to make sure that our critical workforce who we’ve relied on from the beginning … that our workers can get back, and John Lamparski/Getty Images includes our health care, elder care, home health care, sanitation, grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants — you know who you are.

New York

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Women build the culture ; the elder women have a very important role in keeping oral histories alive which they pass on to the children, so we don't lose our language and culture, women today have been meeting to talk about these issues and they are taking space from the chiefs, taking decisions along with them, to coordinate their communities and be part of the political space where these issues are discussed.

Paulinho Paiakan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He ruthlessly stole from his clients who trusted him for almost a decade. He amassed $32 million in loss to all of his clients and exploited many elder individuals. He worked his way around churches preying on people who believed he was a Christian.

Lori Varnell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Larry Elder is on the ballot here on the recall, but a version of Larry Elder is going to be on the ballot all over the country, and that's an important lesson for Democrats and how they kind of lean into the message that we have done.

Juan Rodriguez

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Despite the fact that Larry Elder is to the right of most Californians on many issues, it's Larry Elder approach to the pandemic that has helped Gavin Newsom more than anything, gavin Newsom isn't just running against Larry Elder and Donald Trump ; Gavin Newsom's running against Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis. Gavin Newsom's framed this as a choice not just between two candidates but between two very different approaches the states have taken in response to the pandemic.

Dan Schnur

Found on CNN
2 years ago

So I think people certainly have woken up to that, larry Elder . '' certainly makes the contrast with this campaign, this candidacy, much easier to express.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There was a growing sense amongst political insiders that the anti-recall campaign's focus on Donald Trump as the evil force we had to defeat was losing traction, then his alter ego shows up in a state where Donald Trump got about a third of the vote. ... Somebody smiled on Gavin Newsom and presented California voters with the opportunity to listen to Larry Elder.

National Democratic

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I’m not somebody who pulls out the race card the way Barack Obama does, the way Al Sharpton does, the way CNN does, the way Black Lives Matter does, maybe it was just an idiot. Maybe it was just a fool. Maybe it was just someone who doesn’t like Larry Elder.

Larry Elder

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

She didn’t say his name, but I will: Larry Elder is a Black face on White supremacy.

Kyle Stokes

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

God forbid Gov. Elder should replace Dianne Feinstein, they are afraid I am going to replace Dianne Feinstein with a Republican, which I most certainly would do. And Mark Levin radio show would be an earthquake in Washington, D.C.

Larry Elder

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Larry Elder brandished a weapon in conversation with me during our breakup. Larry Elder checked to see if Larry Elder gun was loaded.

Alexandra Datig

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our public schools need big change. I ’m Gloria Romero ; I was the majority leader of Democrats in the state Senate. I believe in charter schools and and school choice. So does Larry Elder – but not Gavin Newsom. He shut our public schools while he sent his kids to private schools.

Gloria Romero

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Elder's backwards positions harm women's rights and the livelihoods of California families, elder's lack of judgment and character flaws threaten the success and credibility of this historic recall movement -- Californians will not vote to recall one dysfunctional Governor if it means replacing him with another.

Kevin Faulconer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

All of that could be impacted by someone like a Larry Elder who has been devoutly for decades opposed to( Roe v. Wade), who doesn't believe in a glass ceiling, doesn't believe that women are as smart as men.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What jerks; still won't mention me despite being one or two in the polls against Elder, they're creating a false dichotomy: that it's either Newsom or Elder. So wrong – there are other options, including me.

Gavin Newsom

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's not a persuasion campaign. People are locked in. But the profound consequences -- particularly the leading candidate on the other side, Larry Elder -- people just need to take a close look.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We turn out our base, we're going to win, unquestionably, it's not a persuasion campaign. People are locked in. But the profound consequences -- particularly the leading candidate on the other side, Larry Elder -- people just need to take a close look.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My book about Stephen Miller was independently fact-checked and my reporting speaks for itself, mr. Elder had the opportunity to speak to me for my column but his press secretary canceled on the morning of our appointment.I believe my column paints a nuanced and fair portrait of Mr. Elder, including a look at his moving relationship with his father.

Jean Guerrero

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Lee Elder is a very dear friend of Wayne’s, a very dear friend, he even phoned Lee Elder and Lee Elder said, ‘Don’t worry about it. My goodness me, I’ve always loved you and you’ve always loved me.’.

Marc Player

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Our secretary of health, Dr. Levine, decided that it would be good to allow covid-positive patients to be returned to elder-care facilities. And as a result of that, it broke out like fire.

Doug Mastriano

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Monday came and went and Elder Fernandes didn't call, and Elder Fernandes didn't answer calls from anyone else. Tuesday, no calls and my sister ended up flying down there yesterday, and still we haven't heard from Elder Fernandes.

Isabel Fernandes

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The unit sexual assault response coordinator has been working closely with Sgt. Elder Fernandes, ensuring he was aware of all his reporting, care, and victim advocacy options, the unit also facilitated his transfer from a unit who has recently deployed to a different unit within the brigade to ensure he received the proper care and ensure there were no opportunities for reprisals.

Chris Brautigam

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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