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After five prime ministers and two monarchs, Frank Langfitt reflects on his tenure in the U.K. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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After five prime ministers and two monarchs, Frank Langfitt reflects on his tenure in the U.K.

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The past seven years in the United Kingdom have been intense. The country struggled through Brexit, royal scandals and the pandemic - and then Queen Elizabeth II died.

NPR's global democracy correspondent Frank Langfitt covered the U.K. through all of this and more. As he wraps up his time in London, Frank reflects on all the history and drama he's covered in the last seven years.

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This episode was produced by Karen Zamora and Brianna Scott with engineering from Robert Rodriguez. It was edited by Nishant Dahiya, Patrick Jarenwattananon and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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