There are rather a lot of stories at the moment about Queen Elizabeth II being put on light duties and ordered to rest. Is this a sign of the beginning of the end of an era? There are very few people currently alive who predate the Queen (who turned 95 earlier this year), and it feels strange if not impossible to even imagine a world in which she is no longer present.
Of all that I've read so far, the comment that stands out for me is by Hugo Vickers, as noted in the Guardian today by Caroline Davies. Davies writes that the Covid pandemic has forced the Queen to turn to less tiring virtual engagements, and quotes the Royal historian as saying "she has taken to Zoom like a prawn into aspic."
If that doesn't whet your appetite, Vickers continues to share a positive perspective, telling us that the Queen's life at Windsor is, "easier than Buckingham Palace. She can operate from there perfectly well and she has got space to get some fresh air. And she has got her budgerigars there. I haven't seen them, but I have heard them. There's even a budgerigar keeper. And I think she really enjoys spending some time with them."
Thank goodness for budgies, eh?!
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