One of my favorite films is Criminal (2005 - John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal). It's based on an Argentine film with the title Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas).
"Nine Queens" makes me think of the 15 prime ministers who served under Queen Elizabeth II.
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
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Washington Post Reader Comments
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~ Truly the end of an Era. Winston Churchill was PM, Harry S. Truman was the US President when she assumed the throne! Television was so nascent at the time, that some hallucination is required to make out the images on the video.
RIP, QEII.
~ "the end of an Era"
And a bridge between eras...consider this: Her first PM (Churchill) was born in 1874....her last PM (Truss) was born in 1975.
~ Wow. I hadn't realized that. That's part of the value of the British monarchy; it's a link between the eras.
There is a ceremony at the Tower of London called the ceremony of the keys, in which a guard of six presents the keys every night. Obviously, it is now just a formality, as the security at the Tower is very high tech.
But the membership of the group of six is staggered. There are Wardmen A, B, C, D, E, and F, and when Wardman A retires, a new person is added. So there is an unbroken chain of people going back to 1078.
~ Chris New York
I have no use or admiration for the monarchy, but she did, and she did it right, she was a strong woman who served and loved her people, RIP.
~ kat1813
I disagree. I think the stability the monarchy brings, especially in crises or periods of change, can't / shouldn't be underestimated. RIP, Queen Elizabeth.
~ Condolences to the UK and the Commonwealth countries. Whether for or against the monarchy, I don't think you can deny that this woman spent her whole life in service to her country.
Would that many of our leaders be so diligent about abiding by the oaths they took.
RIP, Queen Elizabeth II.
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