Straight to the POINT

■ THE fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square should have a statue of the Queen on her mount Burmese Trooping the Colour.

KATIE LYNCH SMITH, Nottingham.

■ WE WERE proud Elizabethans; are we now proper Charlies?

MAUREEN COVEY, Farnham, Surrey.

■ WHAT a mistake to cancel sport at the weekend. Imagine all the fans in stadiums across the country who could have paid homage to Her Majesty.

DAVID ALLEN, Runcorn, Merseyside.

■ NOW is the right time for sports stars to take the knee.

IAN TUCKER, Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

■ WHEN the Queen was born, biplanes were taking to the skies. At the end of her long life, we are preparing to put astronauts back on the Moon and ultimately go to Mars.

GARY FREESTONE, Leicester.

■ THE dictionary definition of duty should be: Elizabeth II.

IAN DUCKWORTH, Rochdale, Gtr Manchester. ■ WHAT better tribute than a British-built Royal Yacht to reach out to our Commonwealth partners, promote trade and represent our continuing maritime importance.

TONY SLINN, Knockholt, Kent.

■ HOW about a new Royal Yacht called the Elizabeth and Philip, giving work for a British shipyard and skilled craftsmen throughout the Commonwealth.

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