Are you thinking what she’s thinking?

IS IT really only a week since the Queen died? It seems like a lifetime ago. So much has happened over the past seven days while the merciless accession of King Charles III grinds onwards, as history dictates it must. There’s been so much pomp and ceremony, so much sadness, so much to be proud of. Yet one of the most touching aspects has been the quiet dignity of the ordinary people who queue for hours to say their own farewell to the Queen, as she lies in state at Westminster Hall. Finally, they get their moment. The quiet nod of the head, the small bow, the determination to say goodbye in a private moment of public respect. It is so moving. And it says more about the Queen than a thousand obituaries ever could.