Introduction

It's surprising how often we use this phrase, end of an era to talk about really insubstantial, insignificant things. She has been this monarch of stability and continuity in all our lives. And yet, she was there through decades when people would gather round a wireless set to hear what the news was. There's so many odd new phrases, louis, that we're going to have to get used to. The king, the king. Long live the king.