Once home to a princess, Malta remembers the queen
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An external view of Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)Flowers and wreaths are piled up at the door of Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)Flowers and wreaths are piled up at the door of Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)Flowers and wreaths are piled up at the door of Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)An internal view of stairs at Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)Aldo Muscat, a florist from Malta, poses with a picture of Princess Elizabeth with him, in Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022. Aldo and his family worked for fourth generations doing flower arrangements for the Royal house and events in Malta, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)A view of the courtyard at Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept.16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)
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An external view of Villa Guardamangia, Malta, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2022, where the newlywed Princess Elizabeth lived for months at a time between 1949-1951. A dilapidated villa outside Malta's capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her new husband spent some of their happiest days before she became Britain's queen has become the focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her special ties to the former British colony in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)