"She is comfortable and at Balmoral where she has always been happiest" were the words of BBC's Robert Hardman this lunchtime. One cannot escape the feeling that Queen Elizabeth II of England, I of Scotland and head of the Commonwealth has been aware some time of her increasing frailty and, while seeking to maintain her duty to state and people, has chosen to spend her declining days where she has marvellous memories and away from the floodlights of the media. It seems significant that of all the engagements which she has cancelled three stand out. She made an exception of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, horses having always been her predominant interest, and of the Chelsea Flower Show where she was no doubt able to renew acquaintance with Chelsea Pensioners. And she was determined to shake hands with her fifteenth prime minister. She will have been glad to welcome another woman in the post who, though clearly flawed, is more responsible than her predecessor.
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