** FILE** British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, left, sits with French Prime Minister Guy Mollet during Anglo-French talks on the Suez Canal situation in Paris, in this Sept. 26, 1956 file photo. Would France have been better off under Queen Elizabeth II? Newly discovered documents in Britain's National Archives show that Mollet discussed the possibility of a merger between the two countries with Eden in 1956, even offering to accept the sovereignty of the British queen. (AP Photo)