Earl
I think she had a good footing to start from and that helped.
Father (and mother) who stayed around in London during the war / blitz
even though everyone else wanted them out of London.
HMQ also did her bit for the war effort.
And of course HMQ has of course done a superb job since.
Re the cost of the Monarchy, I think many people forget what they bring inand 62p is peanuts in the scheme of things. IMHO money well spent.
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