The outpouring of sentimentality leaves me cold – and I am sure the Queen feels the same. But silliness always stirs my national pride
There was only one thing Mr Z wanted from 2022, which was to be out of the country for the jubilee. Unfortunately, I failed to prioritise this one solitary wish, and now it’s too late because I am committed to making a trifle.
Somehow a significant voice has been lost in the conversation about this joyful event. There are the people who love the Queen more dearly than their own kin, who have been making bunting for months and practising how to bake in red, white and blue; and then there are the enemies they constantly shadow-box, those who would tear down the monarchy for Marxism, or whatever. Missing from this are all the people who have, let’s say, a more textured view. We don’t hate the Queen – far from it.
