Is Dame Elizabeth British or American?
There has always been much confusion surrounding the nationality of Dame Elizabeth. Although born in England, her parents were American, so Elizabeth was born with dual citizenship. But early in her career, Elizabeth gave up her British citizenship to prevent paying additional taxes to her native country. However, because of recent changes in the law, Elizabeth again received dual citizenship when she married Michael Wilding in England in 1952. After she married Richard Burton, Elizabeth, by choice, became solely a British citizen, saying: It is not true that I love America less, but I love my husband more. After Elizabeth married John Warner, Elizabeth decided to again become an American citizen, but admitted that the process would take several years. It hadnt been completed by the time rumours swirled that Warner might run for the Senate, which prompted Elizabeth to say: I couldnt vote for him anyway. Im still a British citizen. Elizabeth, now a Dame of the British Empire, holds both
