Charles in charge: Prince is now the Queen’s closest counsellor
For the first time in 70 years, the Queen does not have the Duke of Edinburgh to rely on for counsel. The responsibility now falls to Prince Charles, who despite a sometimes difficult relationship with his father, is ready for the job.
The simplicity, magnificence and grandeur of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh commanded a moment of British national unity and reflection possible only in an old country, with a long and serene history of monarchy.
Her Majesty, like so many of her subjects bereaved in this time of pandemic, had to stand alone, with only a few of her family around her.
