In the last stretch of Elizabeth II’s reign – the longest of any British monarch – many people feared for the nation. The vast majority of Britons could not remember a time when she had not ruled over them – they had been born during her 70 years on the throne. How would they cope when the nation’s rock was no more?
15 February 2024, The Tablet
Long live the King
Charles: first change of monarch in 70 years
photo: Alamy, Ian Shaw
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