I’ve made no secret of my Anglophile tendencies or my respect for Her Majesty. For me, as for many, she represents a time when the generations of my parents and grandparents believed in doing one’s duty, getting on with things despite adversity, and striving to build a better life for future generations. I’m aware that the past is problematic and why. But I continue to admire stoicism and optimism and try to emulate those who lived before me who hoped to be better, do better.
After hearing of her death, I started saving the cartoons with corgis because I believe her love for and care of her dogs (and not all were corgis) often showed the Queen’s softer and humorous side. I may add to these as more are published, and not all contain dogs, but they are the cartoons that resonated with me.
I am not an anglophile, unless it involves Henry VIII beheading a wife… but the Queen was amazing .. a shining example of how a queen should be a service to her people. The past is problematic, and it always will be… i think that is the nature of history, we tend to get more wrong than right… and for all of that it doesn’t change that she was an example of decency and that she will be missed
PS when she took the Saudi Prince for a ride, it was awesome
those are great tributes…
the one where the dog is laying by the bed on which her clothes are… killed me
It’s the corgi looking back at the dropped leash that got me.