A devastating loss
Of course it was inevitable. Yet we allowed ourselves the fantasy that the Queen would never die
The death of Her Majesty the Queen, announced a short time ago, is a seismic event for the United Kingdom and a profound emotional shock that will be felt by millions.
It was, of course, always an inevitability, as it is for all of us. And in recent months the Queen had obviously become increasingly frail.
Nevertheless, it fel…
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