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Walk of Life
The Queen of England has died.
I wrote this piece the morning after her death was announced.
Seventy years she devoted her life to serving her country.
Suddenly I’m reminded of a song by Dire Straits called ‘Walk of Life.’
The tune enters my head.
“Dedication. Devotion.”
A ninety-six years’ Walk of Life’ of which seventy years were dedicated and devoted to being the Queen of England.
Broadly covered and reported on all possible news outlets and social media around the globe.
Here’s a quote from one of the English newspapers this morning.
“Our hearts are broken: It just seems unimaginable. That wisest and most steadfast of women, our guiding light in the darkest of nights, has gone.”
It must be unimaginable.
9 out of 10 people on this globe only have known the Queen as the monarch of the British Commonwealth.
When you’ve never been exposed to another person in a role, it will feel weird when someone else takes over.
