Transcription: This is London. A quarter of an hour ago, the Prime Minister came to the bar of the house and handed to the Speaker a message from His Majesty the King. Here is the text of the message which was read by the Speaker. After long and anxious consideration, I have determined to renounce the throne to which I succeeded on the death of my father and I am now communicating this my final and irrevocable decision. Realizing as I do the gravity of this step I can only hope that I shall have the understanding of my peoples in the decision I have taken and the reasons which have led me to take it. I will ...
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