Focus on Queen, not family woes
HER Majesty the Queen is the most remarkable person, the likes of which we will never see again. Her stoicism, pragmatism and sense of duty are shining examples to us all. Even so, her own children and grandchildren don’t all appear to be cut from the same cloth. Prince Andrew, her errant second son, faces ruin – reputationally as well as financially – with calls from every direction, including the military and the city of York, for him to lose all his titles and privileges.
Prince Charles is now caught up in a cash-for-honours investigation and his son Prince Harry is throwing his two penn’orth, saying his father should have known better than to engage with the Saudi billionaire donor who is at the centre of this awkward situation.
Between the squabbles and the sleaze we should find some time to celebrate the Queen’s blemish-free life, especially as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee this year.
SURELY the Queen deserves a break from these royal scandals and the constantly negative news headlines?While there may be further tremors, in the meantime perhaps we ought to focus on the Queen’s many accomplishments.
At the G7 summit last year, all the world leaders bar none wanted to be associated with her and bask in her reflected glory.
And so should we as we recognise her remarkable service.
She’s almost 96 years old, and has just tested positive for Covid and yet she is still doing “light royal duties” while many in this country can’t even seem to find their way back to the office.
Let’s make this a year of celebration of the Queen’s exceptional service, and not ruin it by overly feasting on the problems created by her children and grandchildren. There will be plenty of time for that in the years to come.