[Talking about the royal family] 'Cause they got in at '52, and then immediately the Queen introduced the new ... then in the '60s, the Queen decided to change the way that ... and she encouraged people to ... and in the '70s she completely redistributed ... and realised she had too much wealth, so she decided to ... then in the '80s, they set up a charity to do ... and then they encouraged other people to ... and in the '90s, they just totally relaxed, and they said, "Everyone, why don't you ..." And then in the 2000s, they've set a great example by ... stop me at any point. I think she's got 20 years left. She's in there, but she essentially does what she does on the stamps.
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