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Most Commonwealth readers would probably have grasped the distinction right away. Many American readers might not.

For clarification, the Queen Elizabeth that Carter portrayed wasn't the current monarch but her mother, the wife of King George VI. Later generations knew her as the Queen Mother. A woman of great strength and resolve during the nation's fight against Hitler. Carter was absolutely the right choice to play her.