I have always been, and will always remain a staunch republican, but I think the Queen deserves at least some respect for representing virtues which regrettably have long fallen out of fashion.
She committed herself to duty and service over self-indulgence and egotism, and to stoicism over the tiresome modern fashion for soul-baring.
Having said that, I hope that her passing is the beginning of the end for the ludicrous and anachronistic institution of monarchy.
Photo : Queen Elizabeth II on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, 1971
*Orbis Non Sufficit* 