dame née january july dame death year tenure spanned reigns george elizabeth_ii financially troubled widow children succeeded eccentric father feudal lord small immediately set reinforcing feudal rights promoting tourism island called remarried second husband legally senior ruler kept control government tenure dame saw german occupation second world war refused evacuate convinced stay eldest son heir apparent killed husband deported nazi concentration camp remains best known conduct occupation war continued publicity campaign strengthening island tourism industry having widowed went rule dame commander order british empire described british government official lady unusual personality referred dictator died age succeeded grandson early life mary born house belonged great great grandfather business dealings brought daughter parents montreal born wife née born years father inherited father sibling sister named treated heir boy lame unequal leg length prevent father insisting teaching shoot sail climb cliffs allowed daughters complain pain sadness later grateful able live life free self pity future ruler island situated france united_kingdom learned standard french local dialect norman language marriage age fell love british painter shoot climb cliffs father considered clear opposed relationship continued seeing enraged father dragged bedroom midnight threw residence remained alerted mother found boarded boat neighbouring island stormed aboard looking hidden captain travelled house relative london soon married james church contact father birth child sent telegram child female saying sorry found children boring went daughters born father death sons died infancy family moved years mother death wrote extensively relationship autobiography served british army officer world war died november spanish flu death left pregnant widow deprived income father father law army officer willing financial support surviving children learned german started working cologne worked british_army rhine raised prize cattle accession died june succeeded widowed daughter end life stopped requesting inhabitants payment wheat feudal tax chickens accession immediately feudal rights noted oldest chickens complained remnant europe maintained agriculture encouraged island self sufficient island unique feudal system draw tourists refused allow deter banned motor vehicles holiday camps chief pleas refused pass ordinance selling alcohol known drunk like eldest son francis heir apparent fascinated film production appointment venus shot dame allow car ashore ostensibly believing land sort senior autumn dame way holiday united_states met american born army aviator november following return united_states day long courtship married parish church robert aware marriage wife ruler set foot island strong personality ensured final matters government husband attended government meetings accompanied advice lecture tours united_states aided second husband connections efforts promote tourism bring revenue island second world war tenure interrupted german occupation second world war july inhabitants evacuated declared leave island prevailed native born remain appears believed germans come island stay brief tenants resented decision remain ensuing years occupation thanked war saw total evacuation destroyed neighbouring island dame senior official meet german officers harbour escort residence maid announced guests respected germans language spoke perfectly leadership gave period british home secretary observed remained wholly mistress situation occupation friendly terms german commander stationed indicated warm correspondence wrote charming man noted friends common german officers charge noble extraction exploited stiff german making clear expected treated rigid accustomed country insisted officers come way expected bow kiss hand bow allowed seat influence prince able german army physician stationed treat sick tenants germans ordered instructed german dame offered room residence classroom children island eldest son francis wife mary killed son michael line inherit island husband deported vii bavaria february remained rest war sign document authority meant legality issued period best questionable refused sign orders issued germans arguing simply sign insulted order prohibited sexual relations tenants german troops grounds disease outbreak order implied women germans hand appears voice objection series orders previously issued concerned czech jewish friend struggled food shortage months occupation organised raid german grain stocks saved families starvation secret potato liberated british officers arrived explaining british troops available asked dame command men belonging defeated german garrison sure garrison cleared island land mines concerned legal status decisions issued war sailed soon island liberated experience german occupation inspired play dame manner receiving germans described impressive overly postwar years following war continued promote tourist trade advocated building new harbour husband welcomed edinburgh later queen elizabeth_ii duke edinburgh opened new harbour year officer order british empire happy marriage ended death years death eldest child widow regained complete authority island queen elizabeth_ii duke edinburgh returned time reigning monarch come island rendered homage queen occasion time ceremony performed autobiography dame published anniversary grant charter signed dame commander order british empire buckingham palace jokingly referred double dame soon daughter died having struggled alcoholism long time increasingly worried constitution intrusion affairs time sharp dispute chief pleas claiming members violated laws passed misconduct threatened tourism campaign futile shocked announcing intention resign charter island crown somewhat way hereditary family recommend government taken threat effective regulations suddenly enforced strictly beginning year retracted announcement having persuaded enormous number letters requests death died fifth child dame early year year old gave approval stage presentation play dame inspired experiences second world war looked forward meeting play title role died suddenly heart attack july passed dictator referred lady unusual personality british government official grandson remained universal suffrage democratic leadership established
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