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Queen Elizabeth: Born to Reign

Saturday April 7, 2012 AT 10:00 PM ET/PT on CBC News Network

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While her life spans some turbulent times in British history, Queen Elizabeth, who turned 81 this past April, has created a prosperous identity for Britain, a country that is now vastly different than at the start of her reign.

Queen Elizabeth: Born to Reign chronicles the pivotal moments in the making of a Monarch and asks what will happen when Elizabeth dies.  With a royal family that is constantly surrounded by rumours and innuendo, there are questions that no one in the British Establishment wants to ask: Can the Royal Family survive?  Will Charles be King?  Will Camilla be Queen? Will Charles be bypassed in favour of William?  Does the British Royal Family have a future after she's gone?

Queen Elizabeth: Born to Reigniswritten by Margaret Holder, directed and produced by Alan Scales.