THE QUEEN CARRIES ON

Addressing the public twice in the past two months, Queen Elizabeth displayed many of the hallmarks of her remarkable 68-year reign: steady leadership, a stiff upper lip, and a three-strand pearl necklace. But there was also something different about these remarks – like much of the world, she is in isolation, the vulnerability of her age making it crucial that she shelters in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, her shelter is extraordinary – the 1000-year-old Windsor Castle – but as an eminent witness to nine decades of history, she drew upon her personal experience of enduring tumultuous times to reassure her listeners.

Speaking on May 8 – the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe – she noted, “At