TheLocalYokel
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I'm not the greatest of monarchists but I have a great deal of respect for our present queen.
Today she becomes the first ever monarch to reach a sapphire anniversary on the throne (I hadn't realised what a sapphire anniversary was until now). I raise a figurative glass to her and wish her good health in the years ahead.
In my view she has remained a unifying constant in the difficult years the country has had to endure for much of her reign.
Whether her successors will be regarded as highly by so many people remains to be seen.
I still remember the day the headmistress of my small village school came into the classroom to tell us that King George VI had died. In all honesty I don't think it made that much of an impression on us 5-10 years olds at the time.
Today she becomes the first ever monarch to reach a sapphire anniversary on the throne (I hadn't realised what a sapphire anniversary was until now). I raise a figurative glass to her and wish her good health in the years ahead.
In my view she has remained a unifying constant in the difficult years the country has had to endure for much of her reign.
Whether her successors will be regarded as highly by so many people remains to be seen.
I still remember the day the headmistress of my small village school came into the classroom to tell us that King George VI had died. In all honesty I don't think it made that much of an impression on us 5-10 years olds at the time.