Majeantry

How would I react?... Well that was a fair question, given that Her Majesty had a remarkable resemblance to my own late mother. In fact, every time I saw the Queen, particularly in later years, I saw my mum. On that basis, maybe I should have found it all deeply upsetting because I loved my mum... but no.

If truth be told, we cried a little, we marvelled, we bit our nails, we sang along and felt a chill. And we felt an enormous sense of gratitude... and great pride.

But believe it or not, we had a laugh too!