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None of the other imperial powers have achieved that ... and in Britain， huge social and economic changes have been carried through on the whole peacefully and consensually. That's very remarkable.”

“没有其他哪个皇室有此等成就……在英国，巨大的社会和经济变革总体上平稳有序、意见一致地完成。这十分了不起。”（路透社）

——英国宪法历史教授弗农·博格达诺如此评价英国女王的成就，英国于2月6日庆祝女王伊丽莎白二世登基70周年。