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The Comeback of the British Monarchy

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    FBN’s Stuart Varney on how Queen Elizabeth II helped improve the image of the British royal family.

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You've heard around about a turnaround competence they look like many a dead but they come back to survive and prosper.

Well let me tell you about a -- around moment -- He is my take on Queen Elizabeth.

Full disclosure I am a supporter of the monarchy in Britain.

Simply because it walks and has worked for close on a thousand years but for a while that -- it was in deep deep trouble.

The queens family is as dysfunctional as lake -- and the add to the throne is not interestingly regal is thing.

Twenty years ago more than a third of the brits thought -- republic would be just okay.

Mind how times change Queen Elizabeth is about to celebrate sixty years on the throne she is widely loved and -- it.

How did you make that kind of come back.

By never going down market she never played down to her subjects she never complained she stood bravely in the face of terrorism and did -- job.

Unlike turned around companies.

There was no new management at Buckingham Palace no new business plan no layoffs all change -- vision.

She just didn't do it.

And -- prospect so months about the British economy will get very welcome lift from this weekend's festivities believe me I'm not suggesting America bring back good -- king George.

Now it just look across the Atlantic and admire and unlikely success.

-- around monarchy in the 21 century.

Who wouldn't -- us.

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