their granddaughter, beth moore, recorded the reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen. absolutely delighted and very saddened by the news that came through on the lunchtime of an anniversary that the family had been summoned. the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich. but i was at the accession proclamation in victoria square, birmingham, in february 1952. and so we both have full memories of the full reign. and we think we were saddened and shocked by, like so many millions, because she d only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. sophie haines is a primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, the queen celebrated her 90th birthday, and sophie and her class
Amid an economic crisis and waning support for a monarchical system, when the queen s mourning period ends, some Britons think it s time to talk about the monarchy.