Bala was barely a year old when the Queen was crowned and had never known another monarch. She would see Charles ascend to the throne she supposed possibly William if she lived long enough but she wouldn't see that fat baby become George the seventh life was finite civilizations rose and fell and in the end everything was dust and sand even that fat royal baby nothing beside remained hotels maybe so let's hear another clip now and this is from 2012 love mercy pity and peace the Queen sailed on heroically through wind and rain her diamond Jubilee Bala said to Teddy she's been on the throne for 60 years that's a long time can you remember her coronation and we are in a basement studio
Kate Atkinson brings an antique silver hare, a Halifax Bomber and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony to the Penguin Studio to talk about her latest book ‘A God In Ruins’ with host Richard E Grant. The topics of conversation include the long-term effects of war on veterans, The Queen, how we age and the power of classical music to evoke an emotional response in us all. #PenguinPodcast
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