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Hometown Stories Episode 45: Virginia Tech Librarian and royal expert reflects on the death of Britain's longest ruling monarch


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Virginia Tech librarian who moonlights as an expert on the British monarchy admitted Thursday she wept as news broke that Britain’s longest ruling monarch had died.   Marlene Koenig has devoted her life to studying, understanding and writing about the royal family - drawn in after finding a book in the library on Queen Victoria when she was in middle school.    She works as a Librarian for Virginia Tech's Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center. But she's authored books of her own and regularly updates her blog, Royal Musings.  We spoke with Koenig on the day of Queen Elizabeth the II's death.  And about her raw emotion as the historic 70-year reign came to an end.
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