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Why did Queen Elizabeth end the annual tradition of the royal ball for presenting debutantes to court?

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Why did Queen Elizabeth end the annual tradition of the royal ball for presenting debutantes to court?	144
Did the Scottish and Irish aristocracies have a different accent from commoners like England did?	18