Lament for a land lost in delusions of grandeur

Geopolitics and the Crown – how Britain kept its head “firmly in the sand” during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

A lone piper plays at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.
Alamy/Reuters, Phil Noble

Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-serving and best-loved monarch. But her reign shielded her subjects from the reality of their true place in the world, and fostered illusions that have had catastrophic consequences.

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